# Aerodrome Finance (AERO) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/aero.html

## Definition
Aerodrome Finance is the dominant automated market maker (AMM) on the Base blockchain, using a vote-escrowed token model to direct liquidity incentives to pools.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
AERO is the protocol token of Aerodrome Finance, the DEX on Base. Holders can lock AERO as veAERO to vote on liquidity-pool reward allocations (governance) and earn trading fees and incentives; AERO is also distributed as emissions to liquidity providers.

## Verification verdict
Class B (Class B) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 VERIFIED · q3 VERIFIED · q4 VERIFIED · q5 PARTIALLY VERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Governance and rewards token for the Aerodrome Finance protocol.

## Key risks & notes
Per the official whitepaper, AERO has no intrinsic value or asset backing and derives worth entirely from protocol utility. Risks disclosed: weekly emission-driven supply inflation, significant price volatility tied to Base DeFi activity, dual-token complexity (AERO vs veAERO), and regulatory uncertainty for DeFi governance tokens. Aerodrome's fortunes are concentrated on the Base chain ecosystem.

## Primary source
- https://aerodrome.box/documents/AERO/legal-disclosures.pdf

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