What Initia is
Initia (INIT) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 600th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Initia is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in INIT, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Initia (INIT) is a cryptocurrency designed to facilitate decentralized applications and services, promoting user engagement and ecosystem growth. It aims to combine blockchain technology with innovative features for enhanced digital interactions.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Validators propose and attest to blocks; honest behavior earns rewards, dishonest behavior burns the stake. That feedback loop is what lets Initia finalize transactions without miners.
Background & fundamentals
In sector terms it is most often filed under Ethereum (ETH) Token (ERC-20), Infrastructure, and Layer 1 (L1).
Where Initia sits in the market
Trading around $0.0598, Initia carries a market capitalization of $9.87M. Around $2.82M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 28.63% of the float — unusually high, the kind of churn that accompanies major news or speculative spikes.
Almost the entire INIT supply is already in circulation (~100.0% of the 1B cap), so future dilution is effectively off the table. INIT remains -96% beneath its all-time high of $1.44, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, INIT shows 24-hour +3.64%, 7-day +8.39%. Within its stored 365-day daily history, INIT mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 108% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Initia in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual.
How to evaluate Initia
A grounded read on INIT comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of INIT staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Initia over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.