Ionix AI Chain's Staged Pricing Attracts Investors Amid Ethereum's Near $2,400

Ionix AI Chain is gaining attention from newer American investors, even as Ethereum hovers near $2,400 in September 2026. This interest comes despite the project's still-moderate entry pricing and the fact that fundraising has only just passed the midpoint. The official website at https://ionixaichain.com/ lists Ionix Chain as an AI-native Layer-1 blockchain that blends Proof-of-Stake with Directed Acyclic Graph architecture.

The central technical idea, called Quantum AI Consensus, aims to deliver more than 500,000 transactions per second with average fees near a fraction of a cent. If these numbers are eventually delivered on a live mainnet, the chain would rank among the higher-capacity options available for applications that need both speed and low cost.

The native token is $IONX, designed to cover transaction fees, power staking, allow holders to vote on protocol changes, and unlock access to planned AI services. Once the mainnet is running, holders who keep their tokens in non-custodial wallets are promised a share of 15 percent of daily gas-fee revenue. Staking is projected to deliver up to 12 percent APY.