Looking back at 2023,#IOSThas always adhered to the ecological construction concept of "innovation, openness, collaboration, and sharing", closely focusing on the firm goal of "realizing the combination of diversified innovation and high-dimensional openness of the on-chain ecology", and actively connecting with major communities, strategic partners and users around the world, and continuously promoting multi-dimensional, full-ecological innovation construction in all aspects such as mainnet iteration, infrastructure, node partners, market expansion, ecological construction and global activities.
With everyone’s attention and support, IOST has too many “key frames” worth remembering and too many “milestones” worth applauding.
Next, let’s review IOST’s main achievements in the second half of 2023!
Riding the wind of the times, creating an encrypted future
In late June 2023, IOST officially announced the roadmap for the second half of 2023, the Blazing Sun Plan
In the second half of the year, IOST will continue to promote the mainnet upgrade and open more APIs to make it more developer-friendly, expand and improve the multi-chain ecosystem, launch a multi-chain governance solution, accelerate the ecological construction of EVM and AI sub-chains, and incubate and implement projects such as Web3+AI and RWA.
In late September 2023, IOST will join hands with BitValue Capital to continue empowering Web3 startups to support the innovative development of the Web3 ecosystem.
Mainnet Data
As of January 5, 2024, the data from IOSTSCAN, the IOST blockchain browser, shows the following:
The block height on the chain reaches 300 million
On-chain transaction volume exceeds 728 million
The number of accounts on the chain exceeds 820,000
The number of contracts deployed on the chain is 1,412
Data source: iostscan.com
In late August 2023, IOST mainnet Olympus V3.10.1 will be officially launched
The Olympus V3.10.1 version has been iteratively upgraded in the following two aspects: improving the libp2p module; and adding yamux support in addition to mplex.
In late December 2023, IOST mainnet Olympus V3.11.4 will be officially launched
IOST mainnet Olympus V3.11.4 has been officially launched. This version is a non-compatible upgrade that mainly optimizes node stability and filters transactions sent to high-frequency robots.
On December 28, 2023, the IOST mainnet block height exceeded 300 million, and the number of accounts exceeded 800,000
The block height of the IOST mainnet has now exceeded 300 million, and the number of accounts has exceeded 800,000. In the future, IOST will work hand in hand with developers and the community to jointly build a decentralized blockchain project based on the next generation of global expansion, and build a unique and representative decentralized system with multi-complexity and multi-dimensional consensus.
infrastructure
On August 11, 2023, IOST officially launched the [Mainnet Account Grant Program]
IOST has launched an ecosystem tool for creating IOST mainnet accounts for free on the chain, in order to lower the threshold for users to participate in the co-construction and sharing of the IOST ecosystem, and to streamline the development team’s integrated development costs on the IOST chain.
September 6, 2023, Sigma-Bridge is now available on mobile devices
Sigma-Bridge is an asset cross-chain tool developed by IOST node partner Sigma for fast asset transactions and contract calls between major compatible networks. It was originally created to achieve two-way conversion between IOST and ETH assets, and now it can achieve asset conversion between other ecosystems (such as IOST and BSC). Sigma-Bridge has been adapted to mobile terminals on September 6, 2023.
On November 7, 2023, iWallet Pro added NFT viewing and sending functions
Users can view and transfer the IOST official chain NFTs in their accounts in iWallet Pro.
On December 17, 2023, the IOST block browser has been upgraded
The IOST block browser has been upgraded and the domain name has been changed from iostabc.com to: iostscan.com.
Node Partner
In mid-August 2023, ChainUp Cloud announced that it would officially become an IOST ecological node partner.
ChainUp Cloud, an integrated Web3 infrastructure platform incubated by ChainUp, has officially established a strategic partnership with IOST and become an IOST ecological node partner.
The two parties will leverage their respective strengths to carry out in-depth cooperation in multiple areas such as ecological development, brand integration, technological innovation and community consensus building, and are committed to promoting the construction and improvement of Web3 digital infrastructure, and creating a decentralized, open, low-cost, diverse, stable and efficient series of Web3 products and services for users.
In mid-August 2023, IOST reached a cooperation with HG Ventures, a leading venture capital company in South Korea
HG Ventures, a leading blockchain venture capital company in South Korea, has officially established a partnership with IOST and become an IOST ecological node partner.
The strategic cooperation with HG Ventures will help to continuously enhance IOST’s international market influence. This cooperation aims to promote more high-quality potential projects to join the IOST ecosystem and promote the further development of the incentive incubation plan.
In mid-September 2023, HashKey DX officially became an IOST node partner and will continue to support the development of IOST Japan Web3 ecosystem
The formal establishment of the partnership between IOST and HashKey DX aims to jointly promote the innovative development of Web3 and further support the in-depth technical development of Web3 services for local enterprises. IOST will work with HashKey DX to provide various innovative technical support for local Japanese Web3 enterprises, empowering the "blockchain +" innovation and digital reform of Japanese enterprises in a compound way, and continue to be committed to raising people's awareness of the security of Web3 services.
In late December 2023, Japanese compliant exchange CoinTrade (Mercury) officially became an IOST ecological node partner
CoinTrade (Mercury), a Japanese compliant exchange, has officially become an IOST ecological node partner. In the future, the two parties will work together to improve the user experience of the cryptocurrency market, create a safer and more humane market environment, jointly promote the innovative development of digital asset transactions, and combine the traditional points system with innovative blockchain technology to promote a seamless transition between traditional online platforms and the emerging Web3 space.
market expansion
On July 7, 2023, the well-known art company Art Group and IOST officially established a strategic partnership
Art Group, a well-known art company in Hong Kong, has officially joined the IOST ecosystem. The two parties have established a strategic partnership. The two parties will focus on many aspects such as "artwork authentication and traceability", "integration and development of Web3.0 art products and services", and work together to build an open, diversified, and in-depth digital art bridge linking Web2.0 and Web3.0 for global users (artists, collectors, and dealers, etc.).
In late July 2023, IOST and Lifty officially reached a cooperation agreement and will jointly promote the development of Web3 games and blockchain promotion.
IOST officially announced a strategic partnership with Lifty, a leading Web3 gaming platform. The two parties will jointly promote the sustainable innovation and development of Web3 games and the popular adoption of blockchain technology.
In mid-August 2023, IOST will be included in the Wormhole3 community section
After users register for Wormhole3, they can get wIOST by posting tweets with IOST and gain more benefits on the Wormhole3 platform in the future.
In mid-September 2023, IOST and Cregis reached a strategic cooperation
IOST has reached a strategic cooperation with 0xCregis to jointly build an ecological entrance and provide a more secure and reliable on-chain asset management solution.
Cregis is a commercial-grade clearing and settlement infrastructure in the Web3 era. It has been operating safely for 6 years, serving more than 3,200 Web3 institutions and projects, and generating more than 5.84 million wallet addresses for end users.
On December 19, 2023, IOST and Defam reached a strategic cooperation
IOST has reached a strategic partnership with Defam and will cooperate in media promotion, community activities and other aspects.
Ecological Construction
In mid-July 2023, IOST reached a cooperation with HAVAH and officially became a HAVAH HIIP validator
IOST has reached a strategic partnership with the next-generation interchain platform HAVAH HIIP (HAVAH Interchain Infra Partners) and officially became its validator.
On July 21, 2023, the cross-chain bridge Sigma-Bridge was officially launched
IOST node partner Sigma officially launched the cross-chain bridge Sigma-Bridge. In the future, Sigma will gradually expand Sigma-Bridge to Layer2, Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync and other high-performance mainstream public chains, support multiple types of tokens, and iteratively develop cross-chain bridges that support multi-chain ecosystems.
In late July 2023, IOST AI LABS and AWS will jointly develop blockchain + AI integration innovation development
IOST AI LABS and AWS strategically explore the innovative development of blockchain + AI integration. With the help of AWS's global infrastructure and the professional technical services provided by IOST AI LABS, IOST AI LABS has simplified the development difficulty and quickly brought services to market in the process of exploring the combination of generative AI and blockchain applications, achieving multiple results.
In mid-August 2023, IOST’s two major blockchain services will be officially launched on Tencent Cloud
IOST’s two major blockchain services - NFT service and Blockchain traceability service are officially launched on Tencent Cloud.
NFT service focuses on providing one-stop services for digital brands, helping users issue exclusive NFTs, digitizing brand IPs, and quickly deploying the Web3.0 NFT field.
Blockchain traceability service is based on the core technical advantages of blockchain such as immutability and decentralization, providing users with one-stop traceability services such as information entry, equipment management, regulatory reporting, and traceability query.
In early December 2023, IOST and its ecosystem partner Platinum Egg officially launched the IOST Climbing Warrior character for the game “The Climbers”
The Japanese Platinum Egg team, known for creating next-generation online games, announced that it will introduce the IOST warrior character in its self-developed competitive racing game "The Climbers" and hold a battle tournament featuring this character on December 8 and 9, 2023.
The game "The Climbers" won the highest award in the Web3 game hackathon "ASOBIHACK TOKYO" hosted by Alibaba Cloud.
In early December 2023, IOST blockchain technology will be officially used for fragrance ingredient data and membership certification
The EverSystem team and aromatherapist Maai have launched an innovative project on the IOST decentralized network - the digitization of fragrance/essential oil blend data (smell). This innovative project provides digital authentication and protection for aromatherapy blend data and membership credentials.
On December 19, 2023, the first inscription project IOSK on the IOST chain was officially launched
The IOST inscription platform IOST Inscriptios created by the "IOSK Team" and the first inscription project IOSK on the chain have officially been launched.
The official launch of IOSK aims to further improve the inscription infrastructure of the IOST public chain, strive to create inscription popularity on the IOST public chain ecosystem, introduce new traffic to IOST, and is also a multi-modal test of the performance of the IOST mainnet.
IOSK team members are all ETH ecosystem developers and early participants in the BTC ecosystem, and have relatively mature development experience.
In late December 2023, IOST and Meta Akita officially reached a cooperation to jointly promote the digital revival of Web3 and the protection of Akita dogs
IOST officially announced that it has established a strategic partnership with Meta Akita, the official spin-off company of the Akita Dog Protection Association, together with its ecosystem partners Platinum Egg and EverSystem. The parties will collaborate in depth to use emerging digital technologies such as blockchain, cloud computing, AI, and XR to empower the diversified digital revitalization of the Akita region and the high-quality development of the local community economy.
Global Activities
On July 18, 2023, IOST released the "iMUXIC" NFT concert ticket + large IOST limited-time grab event
IOST and MUXIC connected the global community to hold the "Love Fund 10th Anniversary Charity Concert MAD SHOW 3 "Accidental Encounter with Legend"" at the STAR HALL of the Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong and issued the IOST chain NFT ticket "iMUXIC".
On July 18, 2023, IOST✖️MUXIC "Love Foundation 10th Anniversary Charity Concert MAD SHOW 3 "Accidentally Encountering Legends" was successfully completed at the Star Hall of the Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong.
From July 25 to 26, 2023, IOST AI Labs and its ecosystem partners will participate in the WebX Asia conference held in Japan.
On the first day of the WebX conference, IOST and OKCoinJapan organized an exclusive event for the community, which was attended by more than 150 community members. IOST Co-CEO Blake emphasized the enthusiasm of the Japanese community and promised to further develop the Japanese market.
On August 15, 2023, IOST held the IOST AI Labs Meetup in Dubai
The offline conference jointly organized by IOST, Cypher Capital, Bitunix and Onecloud was successfully held in Dubai. The event brought together a large number of enthusiasts from all over the world who share a common passion for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. They conducted in-depth discussions with industry experts on topics such as "IOST's strategic layout in the AI era" and established a good interactive relationship.
On August 29, 2023, the sixth BIG DEMO DAY co-organized by IOST was successfully completed
The sixth BIG DEMO DAY roadshow was jointly organized by Hong Kong Cyberport and Central Research, and co-organized by Techub NEWS and IOST. The theme will be an in-depth discussion on the planning of public chain and Hong Kong WEB3 ecological development. During the event, Carter, head of IOST Hong Kong, shared and exchanged in-depth views with the participants on topics such as IOST's ecological construction, global compliance layout, Web3 innovation advantages, and Web3 digital innovation cases.
On August 30, 2023, IOST was invited to attend the "Exchange Meeting between Representatives of Innovation and Technology Industry and Development Bureau and Innovation and Technology Bureau"
IOST was invited to attend the “Exchange Meeting between Innovation and Technology Industry Representatives and Development Bureau and Innovation and Technology Bureau” held in the meeting room of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong at San Tin Science Park.
At the meeting, Carter, head of IOST Hong Kong, discussed with representatives of other science and technology companies their observations, thoughts and suggestions on Xintian Science Park, and delivered an important speech on the theme of "How science and technology companies can use blockchain technology to promote the future development of Xintian Science Park."
Hong Kong Legislative Council members Hung Man and Cheung Yan-yu attended the meeting together with relevant representatives from the Development Bureau, Science and Technology Bureau and innovation and technology enterprises.
On September 2, 2023, the "Coffee With Crypto Weekly Meetup" event hosted by Coffee With Crypto and supported by IOST was successfully concluded in Dubai.
On September 11, 2023, IOST was invited by Boba Network to attend the "Scale - Web 3 Meet up" held in Dubai and participated in the roundtable discussion during the event.
On September 9, 2023, the "DeFi on Bitcoin & Bitcoin Sidechains" event hosted by Coffee With Crypto and supported by IOST was successfully concluded in Dubai.
From September 15th to 20th, 2023, IOST Ecosystem Leaders were invited to attend the Shanghai Blockchain International Week
The head of the IOST ecosystem attended 20+ live events at the Shanghai Blockchain International Week, met with a large number of practitioners and enthusiasts of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency around the world, and reached cooperation intentions with multiple institutions and project parties.
On September 27, 2023, the seventh BigDemoDay, hosted by Hong Kong Cyberport and CentralResearch and co-organized by IOST and others, was successfully held at Hong Kong Cyberport.
IOST Hong Kong Head Carter was invited to attend the 7th Big Demo Day jointly organized by Hong Kong Cyberport and Central Research, and co-organized by IOST, Nautilus Chain, Techub News, and CryptoPhd. He had in-depth discussions and exchanges with other participating representatives on the theme of "The sustainability of Hong Kong's policy on #Web3".
On September 28, 2023, Lafeng V2.0 was upgraded, and IOST launched the "IOST Lafeng Planet Warrior" NFT event
On June 12, 2020, IOST Space Exploration Officer — IOST Lafeng met with global community members for the first time. On September 28, 2023, Lafeng V2.0 was upgraded and officially launched. Coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, IOST held a Lafeng V2.0 fan event.
On October 16, 2023, IOST overseas partner Kylie attended the "Dubai Future Blockchain Summit"
On October 24, 2023, the IOST Chinese community held an AMA with the theme of "Talking about the essential "security measures" in the blockchain world"
On October 26, 2023, IOST Hong Kong Director Carter was invited to attend the 8th Big Demo Day co-organized by Hong Kong Cyberport and Central Research and co-organized by IOST and others, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with other participating representatives.
On October 27, 2023, IOST released the Halloween global event
Halloween Event | Cute and cool “ghosts” invite you to create IOST styles together. The IOST community has also prepared IOST Halloween materials and a large number of IOST rewards for participants.
On November 1, 2023, IOST Hong Kong Head Carter was invited to attend the 2023 Hong Kong Fintech Week (HKFTW2023) joint event
Carter, head of IOST Hong Kong, was invited to attend the joint event of Hong Kong Fintech Week 2023 (HKFTW2023) to discuss with other industry experts such as Alpha Blockchain Capital Director, Aereve CEO, and Hong Kong Fintech Association Board Member on "The impact of Hong Kong dollar stablecoin and RWA revolution on the prospects of Hong Kong's financial industry."
On November 2, 2023, the head of IOST Hong Kong was invited to attend the "LSEG Digital Asset Leader Lunch" and had an in-depth discussion with the leaders of the London Stock Exchange Group on the future development direction of digital assets in Hong Kong.
On November 4, 2023, Carter, head of IOST Hong Kong, was invited to attend the "Blockchain Technology Exchange and Sharing Session" co-organized by the Hong Kong Alumni Association of the University of International Business and Economics and the Hong Kong Youth Professionals Association of the Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars Association.
At the "Blockchain Technology Exchange and Sharing Session", the head of IOST Hong Kong, together with Bybit Chief Listing Manager May Liu, CentralResearch co-founder Dylan Lee and others, combined their own experience and insights to bring participants an in-depth analysis of cryptocurrency and Web 3.0!
On November 5, 2023, the IOST x HashKey DX｜Web3 blockchain development case roadshow was successfully held in Nagoya, Japan
On November 5, the "Web3 Blockchain Development Case Roadshow" organized by IOST and HashKey DX was successfully held at the "Wink Aichi", the Industrial Labor Center of Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya, Japan.
As the two co-organizers of this event, HashKey DX and IOST have always been actively committed to promoting the development and support of blockchain-based enterprises/services. In the future, the two parties will further promote global ecological linkage and strategic cooperation to raise public awareness of the importance of Web3 service security in Japan.
In mid-November 2023, IOST Co-CEO Blake was invited to serve as a judge for the "Builder Demo Day" of the 10th anniversary of JuBi
On November 19, 2023, IOST and its partners held an online conference with the theme of [Web3 Development and Ecosystem Building]
IOST held a special online conference on November 19th with the theme of [Web3 Development and Ecosystem Building] as a warm-up event for the third blockchain education hackathon - "HIVEHack 2023". Binance Japan General Manager - Mr. Chino, Hitachi Ltd. - Dr. Takahashi and Kinki University alumni - Professor Moriyama and Mr. Oka attended this warm-up conference as special guests.
On December 18-19, 2023, IOST and other organizations jointly hosted the [Web3 FutureFi 2023 Summit] at Hong Kong Cyberport.
From December 18th to 19th, Carter, head of IOST Hong Kong, was invited to attend the [Web3 FutureFi 2023 Summit] co-organized by IOST and Cyberport, Central Research, Hong Kong 01, TechubNews, Cointime and other institutions, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with other participating representatives on the theme of [Web3 Games-Ignite the Next Crypto Bull Market].
On December 1, 2023, IOST and CRYPTO TIMES jointly held an educational seminar on "Digital Future - Web3 Leading Regional Revitalization" at Akita International University in Japan.
On December 1, IOST and Japan’s leading Web3 media platform, CRYPTO TIMES, held an educational seminar at Akita International University with the theme of “Digital Future - Web3 Leading Regional Revitalization”.
In the future, IOST will continue to promote exchanges and cooperation with Japanese Web3 industry professionals, and continue to contribute to Japan's Web3 education and talent development.
On December 24-25, 2023, the third blockchain education series hackathon "HIVEHack 2023" co-organized by IOST and Kinki University Moriyama Laboratory was successfully held at Kinki University.
This industry-university cooperation has further narrowed the distance between the Web3 field and the academic community, taking an important step forward in promoting the large-scale adoption of blockchain technology. It continues to build an industry-university digital innovation engine to promote innovative development in the global blockchain and Web3 fields.
On December 12, 2023, the 2023 Web3 Community Annual Conference co-hosted by IOST and OKCoinJapan was successfully held in Japan.
The 2023 Web3 Community Annual Conference, co-organized by IOST and OKCoinJapan, was successfully held in Japan. The event brought together diverse members from the Web3 community, further emphasizing the common vision of the Web3 industry in the hope of jointly exploring the possibilities of cooperation and innovation.
On December 22, 2023, IOST launched a global Christmas event
The IOST global community held a Christmas event with rewards of 100,000 IOST and 400 IOST-linked NFTs "Christmas Cool".
In the future, IOST will continue to surpass the infinite imagination of various dimensions for the era of diversified digital innovation. As a pioneer, it will accelerate the process of global ecological expansion and strive to build an N+1 blockchain innovation ecological alliance. It will further improve the strategic planning layout of multiple tracks such as NFT, DeFi, AI, Metaverse, Web3.0 and RWA 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, secure and compliant one-stop blockchain platform and a comprehensive, rich, diversified and innovative series of products and services.
