{"id":10589,"date":"2023-03-10T20:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=10589"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:22:56","slug":"what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work","title":{"rendered":"What is Aragon (ANT) and how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#history_of_aragon\" >History of Aragon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#how_does_aragon_ant_work\" >How does Aragon (ANT) work?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#aragon_client\" >Aragon Client<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#aragon_court\" >Aragon Court<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#vocdoni\" >Vocdoni<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-aragon-ant-and-how-does-it-work\/#aragon_network_token_ant\" >Aragon Network Token (ANT)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><p class=\"p1\">Aragon is one of the most promising open source projects in the crypto world. This project is aimed at developing a\u00a0<strong>blockchain infrastructure that allows to create DAOs or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations<\/strong>. If you want to learn more about this project, in this article we tell you all about how it works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Aragon project is a development framework oriented to allow its users to easily and quickly build projects that require\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-dao\/\">DAO<\/a>\u00a0structures. For this purpose, the project has its own token called Aragon Network Token or ANT. Below we will see everything related to this cryptocurrency and how it works.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"history_of_aragon\"><\/span><b>History of Aragon<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">\nAragon has its origins in\u00a0<strong>2016<\/strong>\u00a0when developers L<strong>uis Cuende and Jorge Izquierdo<\/strong>\u00a0decide to create a blockchain project that helps users to develop and manage DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-blockchain-and-how-does-it-work\/\">blockchain technology<\/a>. To do so, both developers share the same goal of facilitating the creation of new\u00a0<strong>self sustainable and efficient infrastructures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The final\u00a0<strong>whitepape<\/strong>r of the project was released on\u00a0<strong>April 20, 2017<\/strong>. This whitepaper reflected the characteristics and objectives pursued by Aragon. On\u00a0<strong>May 17 of the same year<\/strong>, Aragon surprised many users with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-an-ico-initial-coin-offering\/\">ICO or Initial Coin Offering<\/a>. This ICO was scheduled to end as soon as the sales target set by the company was reached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The ICO was very successful, raising a total of\u00a0<strong>$25 million in Ethers (ETH)<\/strong>\u00a0in just 30 minutes. Moreover, just\u00a0<strong>15 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0after the opening of the ICO, the cryptocurrency had reached a market capitalization of about<strong>\u00a0$24,750,000<\/strong>. Thanks to this ICO, the project was able to continue its development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A year later, specifically in June\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>, the Aragon development team was already testing the set of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-smart-contract\/\">smart contracts<\/a>\u00a0that contribute to the functioning of Aragon,\u00a0<strong>AragonOS<\/strong>. Just a few months later, on October 30,\u00a0<strong>Aragon 6.0<\/strong>\u00a0was launched on the\u00a0<strong>Ethereum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-the-mainnet\/\">mainnet<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In August<strong>\u00a02019<\/strong>, after an\u00a0<strong>audit<\/strong>\u00a0on the DAO creation templates or\u00a0<strong>Aragon DAO Templates<\/strong>, another damaged part of the ANT system was audited. In November of the same year the team announced the launch of the new\u00a0<strong>Aragon Network<\/strong>\u00a0and its token called ANJ (Aragon Court). This launching meant a before and after in the project since it was possible to elevate complete<strong>\u00a0functionalities of the network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The use of the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-token\/\">token<\/a>\u00a0was essential for<strong>\u00a0Aragon Courts<\/strong>. This functionality was intended for\u00a0<strong>dispute resolution in the system<\/strong>. This phase of the project completed its launch in February\u00a0<strong>2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Currently Aragon has become a widely recognized project. The total supply of the coin is<strong>\u00a030 million tokens<\/strong>. Below we will see what aspects of its operation make it so special.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"image_359117571\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Que%CC%80-es-aragon2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Qu\u00e8-es-aragon2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Qu\u00e8-es-aragon2-300x205.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Qu\u00e8-es-aragon\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Qu\u00e8-es-aragon2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Qu\u00e8-es-aragon2-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Qu\u00e8-es-aragon2.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_does_aragon_ant_work\"><\/span><strong>How does Aragon (ANT) work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">As we already know, Aragon\u2019s main objective is to\u00a0<strong>facilitate the creation of DAOs<\/strong>\u00a0with users who want to make use of the values and resources of this system. All this is possible thanks to unique functionalities developed by Aragon to achieve it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aragon_client\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Aragon Client<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\nThis part of the project is currently known as\u00a0<strong>Aragon Govern<\/strong>\u00a0since V2 of the protocol. It is a functionality oriented to\u00a0<strong>the creation of DAO<\/strong>\u00a0within the Aragon network. Its goal is to develop a DAO where users can choose\u00a0<strong>various templates with governance modules<\/strong>\u00a0that help them to\u00a0<strong>easily<\/strong>\u00a0adapt to the needs of the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Aragon Client templates are also known as\u00a0<strong>Aragon DAO Templates<\/strong>. These options allow you to quickly select certain capabilities chosen by the users to\u00a0<strong>integrate<\/strong>\u00a0them into the DAO being developed at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To start creating the DAO there are a set of\u00a0<strong>settings<\/strong>\u00a0that must be entered. These settings such as voting can be\u00a0<strong>modified later<\/strong>\u00a0by all those who have\u00a0<strong>the DAO token.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When all the<strong>\u00a0parameters<\/strong>\u00a0are implemented, the DAO contract\u00a0<strong>gas rates<\/strong>\u00a0are paid, it is deployed on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-ethereum-eth-and-how-does-it-work\/\">Ethereum<\/a>\u00a0network and goes on to\u00a0<strong>have its own<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>DAO address<\/strong>. The Aragon Client tool is somewhat\u00a0<strong>easy to use, but very powerful<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>and full of options<\/strong>\u00a0to explore. In addition to the configuration options, Aragon allows you to develop custom configuration options increasing\u00a0<strong>flexibility<\/strong>\u00a0in the creation of DAOs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aragon_court\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Aragon Court<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\nIn addition to Aragon Client, the project surprised all its users with another great feature called\u00a0<strong>Aragon Court<\/strong>. This is a system that allows users to<strong>\u00a0resolve disputes<\/strong>\u00a0in all organizations that are hosted on the Aragon network and cannot be resolved through\u00a0<strong>smart contracts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This functionality aims to provide a\u00a0<strong>decentralized justice system<\/strong>\u00a0but also\u00a0<strong>compensates<\/strong>\u00a0all those users who want to be part of the Courts as\u00a0<strong>Judges. Jury members have the task of analyzing the documents<\/strong>\u00a0of certain disputes and vote according to their position in the dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To become part of Aragon Court users must exchange their\u00a0<strong>ANT<\/strong>\u00a0coins for\u00a0<strong>ANJ<\/strong>\u00a0tokens. These tokens must be wagered or frozen in special contracts on the network. As in most cryptocurrencies, the more tokens a user bets, the more chances he has to be selected as a member of the jury. To make the conversion we can use other tokens such as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-dai-the-complete-guide\/\">DAI<\/a>, USDC or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-ethereum-eth-and-how-does-it-work\/\">ETH<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To gain access to the system we must have at least\u00a0<strong>10,000 ANJ<\/strong>\u00a0blocked and then choose which Aragon Court cases we want to\u00a0<strong>solve<\/strong>. When the case is solved, the members of that jury\u00a0<strong>receive a reward in ANT<\/strong>\u00a0coins and the DAO updates the results through\u00a0<strong>software programming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It should be noted that the Cortes de Aragon works in a rather\u00a0<strong>peculiar<\/strong>\u00a0way. Jury members use the \u201c<strong>Rule of Plurality<\/strong>\u201d to vote. They do not pronounce impartially, but vote based on what they expect the rest of the jury to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When a dispute starts, a part of the jury tokens is<strong>\u00a0blocked<\/strong>\u00a0until the end of the dispute. This is to encourage them to reach a\u00a0<strong>consensus<\/strong>. Jury members who\u00a0<strong>do not vote in favor of the final result have their blocked tokens removed<\/strong>. On the other hand, members who\u00a0<strong>vote in favor<\/strong>\u00a0of the final decision are\u00a0<strong>rewarded<\/strong>\u00a0with dispute fees and tokens in\u00a0<strong>ANJ<\/strong>\u00a0of the jury that voted against.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vocdoni\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Vocdoni<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\nVocdoni is another<strong>\u00a0tool<\/strong>\u00a0that Aragon added to its project. This is a\u00a0<strong>decentralized voting platform<\/strong>. Such a blockchain voting system is decentralized, secure and anonymous. Its main objective is to enforce\u00a0<strong>the European Union\u2019s GDPR rules<\/strong>\u00a0regarding the use of user data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Vocdoni also allows the\u00a0<strong>creation of voting systems<\/strong>\u00a0tailored to the needs of users through the use of its development\u00a0<strong>stack<\/strong>\u00a0and a powerful\u00a0<strong>API<\/strong>. All this with the aim of making available to users a secure,\u00a0<strong>transparent and anonymous voting<\/strong>\u00a0tool that allows democracy among citizens,\u00a0<strong>developers<\/strong>\u00a0or whoever needs this tool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aragon_network_token_ant\"><\/span><b>Aragon Network Token (ANT)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">\nAs we already know, Aragon has its own\u00a0<strong>ERC-20 token<\/strong>. Aragon\u2019s native token is called\u00a0<strong>Aragon Network Token<\/strong>. Each token owned by a user represents a part of the governance power in the system. The more tokens a user owns, the more voting power he\/she has.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The ANT token issuance is limited to a maximum total of\u00a0<strong>39,609,524 ANT<\/strong>\u00a0tokens. Aragon Network Token was created thanks to the ICO on\u00a0<strong>May 18, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0and was the reason why it managed to raise $25 million. Thanks to this investment the project continued its development. Since then the ANT token has become a token of\u00a0<strong>interest<\/strong>\u00a0for many investors which has contributed to the growth of its market capitalization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It should be noted that ANT is not a token for exclusive use on the platform, in fact, to participate in the Aragon Courts we have to change the token to\u00a0<strong>ANJ<\/strong>\u00a0and thus we can earn rewards as part of the jury. The<strong>\u00a0ANT<\/strong>\u00a0token can also be used in the Aragon\u00a0<strong>DAO<\/strong>\u00a0as a decision power and in decentralized\u00a0<strong>exchanges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you are interested in learning about another similar project that attempts to create juries that dispense justice in a decentralized manner, check out our article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-kleros-pnk-the-crypto-court\/\">What is Kleros? The cryptocurrency court<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>Aragon is one of the most promising open source projects in the crypto world. This project is aimed at developing a\u00a0blockchain infrastructure that allows to create DAOs or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. If you want to learn more about this project, in this article we tell you all about how it works. The Aragon project is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrencies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24635,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10589\/revisions\/24635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}