IMGN is the native token of IMGN Labs, a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) created to house and govern the products developed by the imgnAI project. Originally launched as $imgnAI, the token was reissued as IMGN in early 2025 to resolve technical issues tied to its bridged deployment, enhance decentralisation, and support expanded governance features.

IMGN operates on the Base blockchain and serves as a standard ERC-20 token with no admin privileges or token tax functions. It is positioned not only as a utility token, but also as a governance and ownership instrument within the IMGN Labs DAO, which functions as a registered legal entity under U.S. jurisdiction.

IMGN has several integrated functions in the IMGN Labs ecosystem:

• DAO Ownership and Governance: IMGN confers full ownership and voting rights within the IMGN Labs DAO. Holders can vote on treasury usage, governance proposals, and strategic development decisions.

• Revenue Participation: IMGN Labs receives publishing fees from all imgnAI-developed products. These revenues are held in the DAO treasury and may be used to fund projects, reward contributors, or distribute returns to token holders, pending governance approval.

• Access to Products and Services: IMGN is used to unlock premium features within the imgnAI ecosystem, including content generation, subscriptions, and agent-based tools such as PumpNai.

• NFT Minting and Creator Rewards: Users can mint AI-generated content as NFTs using IMGN and participate in creator reward programmes. An updated, automated reward system tied to engagement and traffic will replace manual selection systems.

• Liquidity Incentives: IMGN is integrated with platforms like Aerodrome for more capital-efficient liquidity provisioning. The protocol has retired its legacy auto-LP model in favour of community-managed, ranged liquidity pools.

• Ecosystem Mergers: IMGN absorbed NOVA DAO and its treasury through a merger, with NOVA holders airdropped IMGN based on USD-equivalent snapshots. The integration brings in DeFi, GameFi, and tooling IP under the IMGN Labs umbrella.