Connect your Cardano wallet to adopt wildlife NFTs, stake AARK for DePIN rewards, vote on conservation causes, and track every dollar of foundation spending on-chain in real time.
Each adoption tier is a unique CIP-68 NFT on Cardano. Higher tiers unlock bonus staking APY, governance weight, and exclusive live animal updates.
Stake AARK and earn from the DePIN network reward pool. Your NFT tier adds a bonus yield multiplier on top of the base APY.
Base DePIN APY: 12-18%. Your NFT tier adds the bonus below.
| NFT Tier | Staking Bonus | Total APY (est.) | Vote Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supporter | +0% | 12-18% | 1x |
| Guardian | +2% | 14-20% | 2x |
| Protector | +5% | 17-23% | 4x |
| Champion | +10% | 22-28% | 8x |
| Legendary | +20% | 32-38% | 16x |
APY estimates based on current DePIN network traffic. Rewards distributed weekly. Minimum stake: 500 AARK. No lock period.
AARK holders and NFT adopters vote on conservation causes, network upgrades, and treasury allocations. Every vote is recorded on-chain.
Any AARK holder with 1,000+ AARK staked can submit a governance proposal. Proposals require 5% of circulating supply to vote for quorum.
Submit a ProposalReal-time treasury wallet balances and a live expenditure feed. ACIS-verified with CRYSTALS-Dilithium3 signatures on every transaction record.
Real-time AARK token metrics pulled from the Cardano blockchain.
Full CIP-30 wallet connector support. Any Cardano-compatible wallet works. Recommended wallets below.
Every layer of the Animalis aRK dApp is built for performance, security, and interplanetary scale.
Native token on Cardano main net. Ouroboros Praos consensus. Final settlement in 3-5 minutes. EUTXO model prevents double-spend at protocol level.
Adoption NFTs, staking contracts, and governance voting all execute on Plutus V3. Formal verification ready. Full auditability on cardanoscan.io.
All wildlife NFTs use CIP-68 for on-chain datum metadata. Animal location, health history, and adoption records are stored directly in the Cardano UTXO set.
Post-quantum digital signatures on all audit trails. NIST FIPS 204 standard. Resistant to Grover and Shor algorithm attacks on quantum hardware.
Apeiron Crypto Investigations Stack provides real-time wallet verification, fraud detection, and CRYSTALS-Dilithium3 signed expenditure records on all foundation transactions.
Disruption-Tolerant Networking for remote DePIN node communications. Supports interplanetary data propagation. Engineered for zero-coverage-gap scenarios in remote habitat zones.
All tokens issued through the Apeiron and Aphelion platforms - including AARK (Animalis aRK), WINAY (WINAY LAEF Foundation), LAEF, and utility tokens from Apeiron-incubated startups - are Cardano Native Tokens (CNTs). EVM support provides broader accessibility but carries meaningful differences in rights, fees, and benefits.
The fee structure on EVM is dominated by Ethereum gas costs and the bridge service fee. The Cardano-side ADA fee is minor by comparison. All fees are displayed at checkout before you sign any transaction.
| Feature | Cardano | ETH / EVM |
|---|---|---|
| Token standard | CNT (native) | ERC-20 (bridged) |
| Applies to | AARK, WINAY, LAEF + all | Bridged equivalents only |
| On-chain governance | Full binding weight | Snapshot only (advisory) |
| Staking / yield | Cardano DeFi native | Uniswap / Balancer |
| DePIN node rewards | Yes | No |
| Platform NFTs (CIP-68) | Primary holder | ERC-721 receipt |
| Cardano-side fee | Minor ADA fee only | Minor ADA + bridge + ETH gas |
| Dominant fee | Low (ADA only) | ETH gas + bridge service |
| Bridge-back option | N/A | Yes, fee applies |
For full platform benefits across all Apeiron and Aphelion projects - DePIN rewards, binding on-chain governance, CIP-68 NFT primary rights, Cardano DeFi yields, and zero bridge fees - use a Cardano wallet.