Autheo launches Mainnet for decentralized Internet OS

Autheo has launched Mainnet for a decentralized operating system designed to let the traditional Web, blockchain networks and AI agents interoperate natively. The company opened its public testnet in 2025; after a year of testing and a Phase 1 announcement on May 12, 2026, the network moved into production with cumulative testnet totals that the project reported as of June 24, 2026: 1,812,088 wallets, 968,502 smart contracts and about 8.8 million transactions.

Autheo describes the platform as a coordination layer that exposes identity, scheduling, messaging, state, compute, storage and execution as open, programmable primitives. Key components include TheoID, a W3C-compliant decentralized identifier system; PQCNet, a post-quantum communications and identity framework built on NIST-standardized cryptography including implementations aligned with FIPS 203, 204 and 205; a sovereign Cosmos SDK Layer 0 with native IBC interoperability; and an integrated EVM-compatible Layer 1 that runs as a delegated proof-of-stake network with CometBFT block finality.

The network supports Solidity smart contracts that can be deployed natively or migrated from other EVM-compatible chains. Autheo says its research has produced multiple patent families tied to the platform architecture. Independent security audits were completed by Halborn for the testnet and by CertiK for Mainnet.

Autheo reported that its testnet attracted roughly 350,000 wallets and 60,000 smart contracts in the first year, then accelerated after the May 12 announcement. Daily averages over the month before June 24 were about 30,000 new wallets and 20,000 new smart contracts, figures the project provided to describe recent developer activity.

Governance and validator programs are active. The Sovereign Validator Node program is capped at 399 nodes; 275 slots are fully subscribed and 124 remain reserved for enterprise partners and ecosystem customers, according to the company. Developer access programs, including Core Node and Prime Node tiers, remain available and provide eligibility for long-term THEO token emissions. Autheo indicated THEO is expected to appear on Hydrex.fi in early July 2026, with additional exchange listings to follow.

Autheo was founded in July 2021 by Todd Mortenson and Scott Bayless. Bayless described the project as an attempt to connect existing web, chain and agent systems so they can coordinate using common identity and communications standards. Mortenson noted that Mainnet includes post-quantum security components built into the platform to support authentication and encrypted communications.

The project lists roughly 100 contributors across 25 countries and partnerships with infrastructure and ecosystem providers that support validator and node operations, security, custody and token services. Documentation, public RPC endpoints and block explorers for Mainnet are available from the project for developers seeking access. Autheo said its near-term priorities are expanding partnerships across Web2, Web3 and AI communities and supporting builders deploying applications, agents and protocols on the platform.