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What Is OriginTrail?

OriginTrail (ticker TRAC) is a decentralized knowledge infrastructure project built around the Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG), a peer-to-peer network for publishing, discovering, and verifying structured knowledge. Instead of storing files or token balances, the DKG stores Knowledge Assets, verifiable containers of linked data whose ownership and integrity are anchored on a blockchain. The goal is to make information traceable to its source, whether that information describes a shipment in a supply chain or a fact an AI assistant relies on when answering a question.

OriginTrail was founded by Žiga Drev, Tomaž Levak, and Branimir Rakić. The team's roots go back to 2011, when the founders built a data exchange system that helped around 100 organic beef producers in Slovenia prove the provenance of their products. That work grew into the OriginTrail supply chain solution and the company Trace Labs, the project's core developer. In January 2018 the project held a token sale for its Trace (TRAC) token, reaching its hard cap of 22.5 million dollars, and has been building decentralized data infrastructure ever since.

Technically, the DKG is a network of nodes that host Knowledge Assets using W3C linked-data standards, so the data is semantic and machine-readable rather than locked in proprietary formats. Each Knowledge Asset has a blockchain-anchored ownership record and a cryptographic fingerprint, letting anyone verify that the data has not been tampered with while the content itself stays on DKG nodes, off chain. The DKG is multichain by design: it runs across Ethereum-compatible blockchains including NeuroWeb, Gnosis, and Base, so publishers can choose where their Knowledge Assets are anchored.

TRAC is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum with a fixed supply of 500 million; no new tokens are issued. It is the DKG's utility token: publishers pay TRAC fees that are locked in smart contracts when they create or update Knowledge Assets, and node operators stake TRAC as collateral to host the network and earn those publishing fees in return. Token holders who do not run a node can delegate TRAC to existing nodes and share in the rewards, a model where yield comes from actual network usage rather than inflation.

It is important to distinguish TRAC from NEURO. In 2022 OriginTrail won a Polkadot parachain slot, and the resulting OriginTrail Parachain was later rebranded as NeuroWeb, an EVM-enabled blockchain secured by Polkadot validators. NeuroWeb has its own native token, NEURO, which rewards "knowledge mining," the contribution of useful knowledge to the DKG. TRAC remains the token for publishing and staking on the DKG itself, on whichever chain it operates, while NEURO is specific to the NeuroWeb blockchain and its incentive economy.

OriginTrail's early adoption came from supply chains and standards bodies; the project works with GS1 standards and has collaborated with organizations such as the British Standards Institution and Oracle. Its current focus is artificial intelligence. The DKG V8 release introduced Edge Nodes and a paradigm the team calls decentralized retrieval-augmented generation (dRAG), in which AI agents and assistants retrieve answers from verifiable Knowledge Assets instead of unverified web data, reducing hallucinations and making AI outputs traceable to their sources.

Getting Started With OriginTrail

Getting started with OriginTrail usually means holding TRAC, staking it to support the network, or building on the Decentralized Knowledge Graph:

  1. Step 1: Set up an Ethereum-compatible wallet such as MetaMask. TRAC is an ERC-20 token, and the chains the DKG uses are EVM-compatible.
  2. Step 2: Acquire TRAC on a centralized or decentralized exchange and withdraw it to your own wallet.
  3. Step 3: Stake your TRAC by delegating it to a DKG node to earn a share of the network's publishing fees, or run a node yourself if you are technical.
  4. Step 4: Explore the DKG Explorer to see Knowledge Assets being published, or follow the documentation to build agents and applications on the DKG.

How to Get an OriginTrail Wallet?

TRAC is an ERC-20 token, so any wallet that supports Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks can hold it.

MetaMask

MetaMask is the most widely used Ethereum wallet, available as a browser extension and mobile app. It can hold TRAC on Ethereum and connect to the EVM-compatible chains the DKG runs on, such as Base, Gnosis, and NeuroWeb, as well as to the delegated staking interface.

Mobile and Multi-Chain Wallets

Wallets such as Trust Wallet and Rabby support ERC-20 tokens like TRAC and make it easy to manage assets across multiple EVM networks from one interface.

Hardware Wallets

Ledger and Trezor devices support ERC-20 tokens and can be paired with MetaMask, keeping your private keys offline. This is the recommended setup for larger holdings or long-term staking positions.

OriginTrail Resources

How to Buy OriginTrail?

TRAC has been trading since 2018 and is available on both centralized and decentralized exchanges.

Centralized Exchanges

TRAC is listed on major exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken, KuCoin, Gate, and HTX, typically traded against USD or USDT pairs.

Decentralized Exchanges

As an ERC-20 token, TRAC can be swapped on Uniswap on Ethereum, and on Base it trades on decentralized exchanges such as Aerodrome. TRAC can also be bridged to Gnosis and NeuroWeb for use on those networks.

Latest OriginTrail News

OriginTrail's recent development has centered on DKG V8, which began rolling out in December 2024. V8 introduced Edge Nodes that can run on everyday devices, large-scale "knowledge mining" incentives, and tooling for AI agents that use the DKG as collective, verifiable memory. The V8.1 release in mid-2025 added usability improvements for node operators and delegated stakers. The ecosystem has also expanded beyond crypto: Microsoft selected OriginTrail to demonstrate its AI products at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris in 2025, and umanitek, a venture co-founded by the OriginTrail team, launched its Guardian AI agent built on the DKG to help fight harmful content and misinformation.

The broader theme is positioning the DKG as trusted infrastructure for the AI era, where information used by AI agents carries verifiable provenance. Because node counts, staking parameters, and supported blockchains evolve, the official documentation and the DKG Explorer are the best sources for the current state of the network.