Band Protocol Is Now Band!
After months of anticipation, our next journey is official:
Band Protocol → Band
Today, we’re not just changing our name, we’re launching a new chapter as the unified data layer to power blockchain applications and train AI engines with real-time contextual data.
Read the full announcement:
🧵 Or explore the change 👇
2/ Why the change?
The world is evolving. The rise of AI, the expansion of Web3, and the demand for reliable data inspired us to become more than a protocol.
We’re dropping “Protocol” because we’re building the connective tissue for the future tech stacks, as the Unified Data Layer for AI & Web3.

3/ What’s changing—and what’s not:
🔸 New name: Band
🔸 New logo, website, & visuals
🔸 New mission: Powering AI & blockchain as the unified data layer
✅ Our services, core values, $BAND token, team, and support remain the same.
4/ Our Vision
Band is now the foundation for open, composable, and secure data for AI and Web3.
🔘 For Web3: More robust, lower latency, and more tools
🔘 For AI: Real-time context for LLMs and AI models - we create a better RAG system for AI
🔘 For the Ecosystem: Data moves freely, reliably, securely

5/ 🚀 Introducing the Band Developer Portal!
Create and deploy data feeds to any chain—in under 10 minutes.
1️⃣ Select your symbols
2️⃣ Pick your chain
3️⃣ Test on testnet
4️⃣ Deploy to mainnet with us
Now in free trial for 2 weeks!
Explore:

6/ What’s next on the Band roadmap?
🔹 Q3 2025: Launch of Band’s new AI-focused product, Membit, and major developer tooling
🔹 Q4 2025: Strategic AI & blockchain partnerships, community programs, hackathons
🔹 2026+: Global data, privacy, composability
Stay tuned for detailed updates!

7/ What does this mean for you?
🔘 Users: No action needed—your apps and assets keep working seamlessly.
🔘 Developers & Partners: Band v3 brings even smoother integration, faster onboarding, and new ways to build and scale—no heavy lifting required.
🔘 Community: More opportunities than ever to get involved, contribute, and help shape the next era of data for AI & Web3.
8/ It’s been a long time since 2017.
Thank you to our incredible community, devs, and partners.
Your support powers Band’s journey.
Join us as we build the next era of open data for AI & Web3—together. 💜
9/ Ready to join Band?
Explore the new Band at
Feedback, ideas, and collabs welcome!
The old Band Protocol is dead. Long live Band—the unified data layer for AI & Web3.

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