On December 11, news broke that Aligned Layer, a ZK verification layer based on EigenLayer, announced that its first product, Proof Verification Layer, has entered the mainnet Beta phase and released the $ALIGN token plan. In addition, Aligned also released details of the $ALIGN token, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens and an initial circulating supply of 30%. The tokens will be used to pay for verification fees (on-demand payments or subscription model) and for dual staking to ensure network security. The token distribution is 44% for the community and ecosystem, 10% for the foundation, 23.5% for the team, and 22.5% for investors. The Aligned team stated that more products will be launched in the future, including Proof Aggregation Layer and zk-powered bridging services, and has partnered with over 30 projects to promote the application and development of zk technology.