Aelf la mot he dieu hanh cho blockchain co the tuy chinh boi cac nha phat trien, noi cac nut day du chay tren cac may chu dam may va moi Hop Dong Thong Minh chay tren chuoi cua rieng no. Aelf hinh dung viec tro thanh Linux cua the gioi blockchain, cho phep cac to chuc xay dung he thong cua rieng ho voi bat ky co che dong thuan nao mong muon tren blockchain. Ve co ban, no la mot mang dien toan dam may phi tap trung, tu phat trien cung co kha nang tuong tac xuyen chuoi.