Looking back on the first half of 2024, under the guidance of the ecological concept of "innovation, openness, collaboration, and sharing", we continued to promote mainnet upgrades, infrastructure construction, node partner expansion, market development, ecological construction, global activities and other aspects, and achieved fruitful results, laying a solid foundation for future development.
Now, let us review this wonderful journey together and witness these shining “key frames”!
Comprehensive layout, ready to go
On January 12, 2024, IOST released a review of major events in the second half of 2023
In 2023, IOST will continue to promote multi-dimensional, full-ecosystem innovation and construction in mainnet iteration, infrastructure, node partners, market expansion, ecosystem construction, and global activities.
In 2024, IOST will accelerate the global ecological expansion process as a pioneer, and strive to build an N+1 blockchain innovation ecological alliance, further improve the strategic planning layout of multiple tracks such as NFT, DeFi, AI, Metaverse, Web3.0 and RWA on the chain, and provide users with a more stable, reliable, flexible, convenient, safe and compliant one-stop blockchain platform and a comprehensive, rich, diversified and innovative series of products and services.
On January 26, 2024, IOST officially announced the roadmap for the first half of 2024 - the Youlong Project
In the first half of 2024, IOST will continue to promote the mainnet upgrade and optimize TPS to make it more friendly to DApp, and expand its advanced efforts in the global market to accelerate the strategic layout of multiple fields such as infrastructure, cross-chain ecology, Internet of Things, AI, DeFi, NFT, GameFi, Web3, RWA, STO, etc.
In addition to continuing to expand the IOST market teams in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Turkey, and Dubai, IOST also plans to expand its brand exposure in Southeast Asia, East Asia, North America, and Europe to find more high-quality VCs, KOLs, node partners, and other partners around the world, so that the entire IOST ecosystem can continue to make new progress, breakthroughs, and improvements.
Mainnet Data
As of July 16, 2024, the data from IOSTSCAN, the IOST blockchain browser, shows the following:
The on-chain block height reaches 334 million
On-chain transaction volume exceeds 888 million
The number of accounts on the chain exceeds 1.18 million
The number of contracts deployed on the chain is 1,430
On February 26, 2024, the number of IOST mainnet accounts exceeded 1 million
According to the IOSTSCAN blockchain browser data, the number of registered IOST mainnet accounts reached 1,010,456, breaking the 1 million mark. At the same time, the IOST block height reached 310,335,089, breaking 300 million; the block transaction volume reached 814,439,299, breaking 800 million.
At the end of June 2024, the mainnet Olympus V3.11.5 will be officially launched
The new version of the mainnet is a compatibility upgrade. The field BalanceString is added from the Rpc api GetAccount to ensure full precision output; Protobuf is upgraded to the latest version; Grpc is upgraded to the latest version; the latest snapshot of the mainnet is updated, etc.
infrastructure
On February 2, 2024, IOST will open the "Registration Code Creation" function
In the [Mainnet Account Grant Program], the number of free IOST Mainnet accounts per day is limited, so IOST has opened the "Registration Code Creation" function. If the free creation fails, you can try again on another day or choose "Use Registration Code to Create".
On March 21, 2024, IOST plug-in wallet iWallet Pro added node switching and custom node functions
After the IOST plug-in wallet iWallet Pro is upgraded, users can freely switch nodes or customize nodes in iWallet Pro.
On March 12, 2024, the one-click coin issuance function on the IOST chain was officially launched
Users can quickly create symbolic tokens belonging to individuals/teams by following the issuance steps on Meme Platform; after successful issuance, the created tokens can be added in iWallet Pro and the token information can be viewed on IOSTSCAN.
Node Partner
On January 19, 2024, Bitget officially became an IOST block producer, deeply empowering the diversified and innovative development of the IOST community and ecosystem
IOST announced that it has reached in-depth cooperation with Bitget, a world-renowned exchange from Singapore. Bitget has officially joined the IOST ecosystem and become one of the block production nodes.
In the future, IOST and Bitget will rely on the international high-quality resources and users of both parties to jointly promote the diversified and innovative development of the IOST community and ecosystem, support the optimization and upgrade of the IOST main chain and full nodes, and continuously, scaled, and systematically support outstanding Dapps developers around the world.
On March 26, 2024, Dana Web3 Club officially became an IOST block producer, deeply empowering the diversified expansion of the IOST ecosystem
IOST announced that it has reached in-depth cooperation with Dana Web3 Club, a full-chain developer team from Singapore. Dana Web3 Club officially joined the IOST ecosystem and became one of the block production nodes.
In the future, Dana Web3 Club will continue to develop integrated applications on multiple chains such as IOST, further promote ecological exchanges and cooperation with globally renowned projects, institutions and various media, and actively participate in industry exchanges/activities to deeply empower the diversified expansion and improvement of the IOST platform ecosystem.
market expansion
On January 15, 2024, Bitget will be officially launched on IOST
Bitget officially announced that IOST will be officially launched and deposits will be enabled at 11:00 (UTC) on January 15, 2024, and the IOST/USDT trading pair will be opened at 11:00 (UTC) on January 16. A 300,000 IOST event will also be launched at the same time.
On February 5, 2024, CoinStore will be listed on IOST
South Korea’s compliant exchange CoinStore officially launched IOST and started deposits at 17:00 (UTC+8) on February 5, 2024, and opened IOST/USDT trading pairs and withdrawal functions at 17:00 (UTC+8) on February 6.
On March 5, 2024, IOST and Bee Network reached a strategic cooperation to jointly promote the global popularization of Web3
IOST and Bee Network have officially reached a strategic cooperation. In the future, the two parties will rely on their common expertise, resources and vision to jointly empower the next generation of blockchain innovators and fully unleash the potential of Web3.
On March 6, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will refer to IOST’s suggestions and proposals submitted to the HKMA and FSTB’s consultation paper on FRS supervision when formulating the detailed regulatory system.
Core proposals: 1. Balance innovation and effective regulation; 2. Prioritize user protection and financial stability; 3. Implement technology-neutral regulations.
On March 11, 2024, IOST became the official partner of the "2024 Dubai Web 3.0 Spring Summit"
On April 15, 2024, IOST will be listed on HTX Hong Kong
On April 22, 2024, IOST and Fansland reached a strategic cooperation
On April 23, 2024, IOST and Fansland jointly launched the Bangkok [Fansland 2024 Web3 Music Festival] limited edition joint 2-day NFT ticket
On April 30, 2024, IOST and GameCene formed a strategic alliance to jointly promote the vigorous development of Web3 games
IOST announced a strategic partnership with Web3 gaming platform GameCene, aiming to drive changes in the Web3 gaming landscape.
The collaboration focuses on: technology integration, community growth and engagement, game development and content expansion, token economic empowerment and value creation; committed to creating a powerful, scalable and user-friendly ecosystem for players and developers.
On May 13, 2024, IOST and the emerging artificial intelligence-driven NFT platform Batching AI officially reached a strategic cooperation
IOST officially announced a strategic partnership with Batching AI, an AI-driven NFT platform and leader in blockchain technology integration. The two parties will work together to integrate the advantages of multiple resources and use artificial intelligence technology to continuously empower the expansion and improvement of the global blockchain ecosystem, especially in the field of NFT and multi-chain.
On May 27, 2024, IOST and moledao reached a community cooperation, and the two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in innovation and growth in the blockchain field.
On June 18, 2024, Bitunix officially launched the IOST/USDT perpetual contract
Ecological Construction
On January 31, 2024, IOST officially joined the Cyberport Incubation Programme and plans to launch the IOST BaaS (Blockchain as a Service) Solution.
IOST announced that it has officially joined the Hong Kong Cyberport Incubation Programme and will launch the "IOST BaaS (Blockchain as a Service) Soluion" this year. In addition, in order to deeply empower the multi-dimensional expansion and improvement of the Hong Kong ecosystem, IOST will actively implement strategic cooperation with local Hong Kong customers; continue to recruit local and global distributor partners; and connect with global ecological partners to come to Hong Kong to sign a "cross-domain partnership and cooperation agreement."
On February 15, 2024, the first multifunctional Meme Platform on the IOST chain has been launched to support two major functions: Donation and Airdrop Gaining.
Donation: Community users can decide whether to donate to high-quality projects based on their own circumstances. The minimum donation amount is no less than 100 IOST
Airdrop Gaining: Community users who participate in the donation can receive the corresponding project tokens and airdrops.
On February 19, 2024, IOSTDex, the decentralized exchange on the IOST chain, completed a new upgrade
The main contents of the upgrade are:
1. The time for matching trading orders is shortened;
2. Optimized the update and query of transaction data and improved the response speed;
3. Added data query, which fully displays user assets, pending orders, completed transactions and other data.
On February 29, 2024, the first multi-functional Meme Platform on the IOST chain launched three new features
Staking: Community users can conduct lossless mining, and the time period can be flexibly selected;
Restaking: Users who stake IOST will receive both IOST and idragon benefits;
Token Issuance Function: All community users can issue their own/team’s symbolic tokens with one click.
On March 4, 2024, IOST node partner Dana Web3 Club officially announced the launch of the first Meme Platform on the IOST chain and launched the first donation project - "idragon"
The total issuance of idragon is 100 billion, of which 10% will be used for community donations. For every 1 IOST donated, 250 idragon tokens will be rewarded. In addition, 2% of the total idragon will be airdropped to users who participate in the donation.
On March 9, 2024, the IOST first MemeCoin idragon team will airdrop 1 billion $idragon to IOST chain users for free.
Airdrop rules: As of 17:00 (UTC+8) on March 9, 2024, the mainnet account with an IOST balance greater than or equal to 10,000 IOST.
On March 28, 2024, the first MemeCoin-idragon donation on the IOST chain ended
Total number of participating mainnet addresses: 827, number of donated IOST: 5,806,709; total donation value: 72,245.8 USD.
On March 19, 2024, the first MemeCoin on the IOST chain - $idragon was officially launched on IOSTDex
On March 21, 2024, Meme Platform will open idragon airdrops
Users who participate in the donation can receive $idragon every day on the airdrop page; total airdrop amount: 2 billion, and the period of receipt: 24 months.
On March 26, 2024, the first MemePlatform on the IOST chain started the Restaking function
MemePlatform has enabled the Restaking function. Users who stake IOST can obtain both IOST and idragon benefits.
Global Activities
On January 3, 2024, IOST launched a donation campaign for the earthquake in Noto Peninsula, Tokiwa Prefecture, Japan, to contribute to public welfare.
On January 25, 2024, IOST was invited to participate in the Asian Financial Forum held in Hong Kong.
On February 8, 2024, IOST launched the global Spring Festival event
IOST launches a global Spring Festival event and issues the on-chain NFT "Dragon". Users who complete New Year tasks can participate in the draw for 240 "Dragon" NFTs and 100,000 IOST!
On February 11, 2024, the "New Senses Lecture Event" with the theme of "Fussion Vol.1" was successfully held in Nagoya
The event aims to achieve the fusion of multi-source heterogeneous data of fragrance and Web3 applications to give the senses a new creative experience.
Fussion is an emerging digital innovation project developed by Dr. Wada and aromatherapist Maai from EverSystem, a company that uses IOST blockchain technology to develop comprehensive services (aims to digitize fragrance blending data). In the future, the fragrance project team plans to create a unique fragrance for IOST. (Now completed)
On March 7, 2024, IOST held Japan Financial Week and other related activities
IOST Co-CEO Blake attended the Japan Financial Week side event held by IOST, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with other guests and on-site audiences on the theme of "The Infinite Possibilities of IOST".
April 6-9, 2024, IOST ✖️ IKROD Information｜Meet you at the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival
The 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, jointly launched by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group, was officially held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. During the event, IOST and Ikrode Information launched an on-site check-in and peripheral activities at booth G36.
On April 8, 2024, "IOST 2024 Web3 HK Night" was held in Hong Kong
IOST and CIS Group, a world-renowned one-stop financial management service company, held the "2024 Web3 HK Night" on Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong from 19:00 to 22:00 on April 8. On the day of the cocktail party, more than 70 top capital institutions, incubators, celebrity public chains, well-known exchanges, community media, DApp developers, KOLs, and Web3.0 practitioners from around the world participated in this innovative and international event.
On April 17, 2024, IOST supported event: "Uniting Crypto Capital Networks" was held in Dubai
On April 17, 2024, IOST supported the TOKEN2049 Side Event: "AI and Web3" held in Dubai
On April 19, 2024, the head of IOST Hong Kong was invited to attend [When Dubai Meets Hong Kong], the first interactive roadshow event across Dubai and Hong Kong Web3 Roadshow Halls.
On April 19, 2024, IOST was invited to attend the Dubai offline event [Meme Night] and communicated with the guests on site about future cooperation
On April 26, 2024, the head of IOST Hong Kong market was invited to attend BIGDEMODAY as a roundtable guest
On April 28, 2024, IOST global partners were invited to serve as judges for the "AI-City Quest 2024" hackathon held in Sharjah AUS
On May 6, 2024, IOST and Japanese ecosystem project Aroma jointly held the [Web3 Digital Art Roadshow] event
The event was held at Nagoya Zokei University. Through the innovative integration of culture and technology, participants experienced the harmonious fusion of music, scent, and visual art, explored the application potential of IOST, and brought a new dimension to the integration of the world of aroma and digital art.
On May 8, 2024, the head of IOST Hong Kong was invited to participate in the roundtable discussion of [HK Anicyber Demo Day]
The head of IOST Hong Kong participated in the roundtable discussion of [HK Anicyber Demo Day] with Harmon Capital partner, OSL ETF Custody Head, HKBA Co-Chairman, and Hashkey representative. The event was hosted by Anicyber and co-organized by IOST, Koola, and Finmeta.
On May 28, 2024, the 13th Big Demo Day supported by IOST was held at Hong Kong Cyberport.
On June 5, 2024, the Web3 Night co-hosted by IOST was held in Tokyo, Japan.
【IOST Tokyo Web3 Night】 was co-hosted by IOST, Cabinet and HashKey DX. During the event, Dr. Takahashi from Hitachi R&D Group, Mr. Li from HashKey DX and Mr. Ishida, the organizer of this event, introduced the latest developments and series of actions of Web3 services.
On June 7, 2024, IOST held a Dragon Boat Festival global community event, where participants had the opportunity to share 30,000 IOST
The prelude is over, and the new chapter is about to begin. In the future, IOST will continue to surpass the infinite imagination of the era of multi-dimensional digital innovation in all dimensions, and as a pioneer, accelerate the process of global ecological construction, and strive to build an N+1 blockchain innovation ecological alliance, further improve the strategic planning layout of multiple tracks such as DePIN, AI, RWA, NFT, DeFi, Web3.0 and Metaverse on the chain, continue to iterate and innovate, break down encryption barriers, strengthen digital empowerment, and provide users with a more stable, reliable, flexible, convenient, safe and compliant one-stop blockchain platform and a comprehensive, rich, diversified and innovative series of products and services.
