INJ is the native cryptocurrency of the Injective blockchain, and it serves several key purposes:

• Governance: INJ token holders can propose and vote on changes to the protocol, including upgrades and economic adjustments.
• Staking: Validators stake INJ to secure the network and validate transactions, earning rewards in return.
• Transaction Fees: INJ is used to pay for transaction fees within the network, offering cost-effective operations for users and developers.
• Burn Auctions: INJ is used in deflationary mechanisms, such as token burns, which are linked to on-chain activity and governance proposals.
• Ecosystem Participation: INJ enables access to DeFi applications built on Injective, including decentralised exchanges and financial products.

Injective supports artificial intelligence (AI) applications by providing a blockchain infrastructure that can host decentralised AI agents, smart contracts, and data analytics tools. This includes:

• AI-Powered Applications: Developers can leverage Injective’s CosmWasm smart contract layer to build AI-driven dApps for financial modelling, predictive analysis, or automated trading.
• On-Chain AI Agents: Injective recently launched an SDK for creating on-chain AI agents, which operate autonomously within decentralised applications.
• Data and Interoperability: The network’s cross-chain compatibility enables access to datasets and AI tools from other ecosystems, supporting distributed AI processing.
• Efficiency and Cost: Injective’s high-performance infrastructure minimises transaction costs, making it suitable for AI applications requiring frequent on-chain interactions.