Sonic, the leading gaming Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) on Solana, and Injective are launching the first cross-chain AI agent platform. This innovative solution will integrate the Solana and Injective ecosystems through a new Smart Agent Hub, leveraging Sonic's HyperGrid technology. The AI Agents built on the SVM will seamlessly integrate into the Injective ecosystem through the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC).

Key Features of the Smart Agent Hub

The Smart Agent Hub is designed to

TruFin has successfully launched on Injective, bringing the institutional-grade liquid staking solution, TruStake, and its liquid staked token, TruINJ, to Injective. This integration brings a new tool and asset for users in the Injective ecosystem that meets strict institutional standards. TruFin is a major institutional player working with giants like Laser Digital to bring about unique yield opportunities for liquid digital asset holdings. TruFin aims to leverage Injective's purpose-built infr

What a month! November was here and gone in no time at all. From major events to developments across AI, DeFi, memes and more the month was chock full of updates. The Injective community never sleeps and ships like there’s no tomorrow.

Grab a hot fall drink, this monthly update stands to be one that needs to be read top to bottom. Strap in ninjas, it’s a good one.

Chain Milestone: Three Years of Mainnet

Injective celebrated its third year of mainnet with significant achievements across variou

The Injective Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, wasn’t just an event - it was a defining moment for the future of finance.

With nearly 1,000 attendees, 20,000+ livestream viewers, and over 30 industry-defining speakers and panelists, the Summit showcased the unmatched energy and innovation occurring within the Injective ecosystem. 

Top projects, including Agora Finance, Monad, Binance, Keyrock, and Offchain Labs, took to the stage to lead dynamic debates and discussions that cut through the noise a

Injective has officially launched iAgent, a groundbreaking SDK that enables anyone to create their own on-chain AI agent.

This innovative software development kit (sdk) allows users to execute tasks like sending lighting fast payments on Injective, placing market or limit orders across Injective DEXs, and checking wallet balances through simple, AI-driven commands. By leveraging large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, iAgent redefines AI finance, making it intuitive, fast, and ef

Hex Trust officially joined Injective as a validator this year and is now expanding its offering of products like custody, staking and trading services to institutional Injective users. 

Since joining Injective, Hex Trust’s validator has experienced a rapid influx of delegation with over 1.5 million INJ tokens currently delegated which represents over 2% of the voting power of the Injective blockchain. 

What is Hex Trust?

Hex Trust, established in 2018, offers regulated institutional digital

Today, Injective has activated Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) channels with the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI), marking a significant milestone in blockchain interoperability and innovation. This integration brings together two powerhouses in the Web3 space, combining Injective's dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) with ASI's cutting-edge AI technologies.

The collaboration, overwhelmingly supported by both communities through ASI’s Governance Proposal 30 which passed wi

October was filled with new foundational updates across the chain, ecosystem, and community sectors of Injective.

Tap in on the important developments that happened in October and explore how each update provides a building block to bring TradFi and DeFi together. Only on Injective.

Transaction Milestone Reached

One billion. One followed by nine zeroes. That is the amount of transactions that has been validated on the Injective blockchain. Only a handful of blockchains, like Bitcoin, Ethereum

Agora, co-founded by Nick Van Eck, tethers AUSD to assets backed by Van Eck and custodied by State Street; AUSD bolsters liquidity between DeFi and TradFi markets

Injective, the blockchain optimized for finance, today announced the launch of its first native stablecoin on the Injective blockchain: Agora’s fully collateralized U.S. digital dollar, AUSD. Backed by VanEck and custodied by State Street, AUSD offers users one of the industry’s foremost stable assets to facilitate efficient transacti

Paxos South America* has officially launched the yield-bearing stablecoin, Wrapped Lift Dollar (wUSDL), to the Injective ecosystem. Now users can utilize this new stablecoin across Injective’s suite of DeFi protocols all while earning yield by holding the asset.

The stablecoin earns yield from short-term treasury bills and cash equivalents, and this in turn is passed back to the holder of the asset. Potential use cases include: using wUSDL for margin when trading derivatives, using the asset fo

Q4 is already here. Wasn’t it Q1 a month ago?!? Onwards! KBW and Token2049 are now complete and all the focus is now on shipping some exciting updates in Q4.

September was packed with new markets, integrations, events, and groundbreaking product launches, including several world-firsts. Read on to discover the innovative releases from September.

Tokenized Asset Bonanza

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization was a major theme in September, with many new developments, including the launch of a mar

The Injective team showed up and got down to business during Token2049—one of the premier web3 conferences in the world. Each day was jam-packed with activities, from keynotes and panels to merch giveaways at the Injective booth. The vibe during the conference was electric, providing an opportunity for builders and community members to learn what Injective was all about.

Day 1: Evangelizing the Injective Message

Tuesday, the madness began. Starting with a keynote presentation delivered by Mirz

By Katherine Ross & David Canellis

I did get a chance to chat with Eric Chen, CEO Injective Labs, about the blockchain’s newest offering. 

“This is an election perpetual futures contract, allowing users to gain leveraged exposure to an elections market. Unlike traditional crypto assets, an election perp on Helix is a perpetual futures contract that tracks the price of a market on Polymarket. Traders can go long (buy) or short (sell) the election perp with up to 3x leverage, enabling them to ta

During the week of September 2nd, 2024, the Injective team was in Seoul, South Korea, for the largest web3 conference in the country—Korea Blockchain Week (KBW). Injective's presence was felt throughout the event, with team members leading technical workshops, participating in panel discussions, and hosting three key events. It was an exciting opportunity for the South Korean crypto community to engage directly with Injective’s vision and innovations.

Day 1: DSRV NEOHAUS Workshop

The week kick

Let’s face it, the biggest headache in crypto is onboarding – going from bank account or credit card to on-chain wallet. It stops many in their tracks, frustrates others, and generally makes for a not so fun experience filled with too many steps.

Enter Mercuryo. Enter the Injective Bridge.

As of today, Mercuryo has integrated with Injective and is now available on the Injective Bridge, bringing users a seamless, one-step solution for getting INJ. 

Mercuryo is an industry-leader in payment sol

💡 Learn how to onboard onto Injective through the fiat on-ramp payment solution provided by Mercuryo.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial or investment advice.  The information contained in this article is intended to be current at the time of publication but may not remain so indefinitely.

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Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developer

Today, Injective is introducing the tokenized index for BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund, allowing users, for the first time, to access the fund with innovative on-chain financial instruments.

This is the first perpetual index market of its kind that tracks the supply of the BUIDL fund itself. The BUIDL fund is BlackRock’s first tokenized fund, giving holders U.S. dollar yields. The BUIDL Index will be exclusively accessible via a range of different dApps only on Injective, such as Helix, offering a new

September already? This summer flew. Fortunately, while everyone was soaking up the sun, Ninjas were heads down, grinding, and most importantly — shipping.

The past month was big for Injective on nearly every front. A massive chain upgrade was implemented without a hitch, a jam-packed conference schedule was unveiled, and pivotal integrations were rolled out. 

It’s the August Community Update, and it’s time to get down to business. With that said, drop what you’re doing, pop in your headphones

Injective today is releasing its Remix Web IDE plugin, a new web-based integrated development environment (IDE). This launch marks an important milestone for the Injective ecosystem, as it allows developers to write, test, and deploy smart contracts directly from their web browser.

Background

One of the most significant challenges in software development is the initial setup—downloading the necessary tools and dependencies, configuring everything correctly, and ensuring compatibility with your

Balanced, a cross-chain platform allowing users to borrow, swap and bridge native assets cross-chain, is now live on the Injective mainnet. This launch introduces the overcollateralized bnUSD stablecoin to the Injective ecosystem. Balanced allows users to borrow the Balanced native stablecoin (bnUSD), swap cross-chain, and transfer assets to Injective from any network integrated with Balanced.  As with all dApps on Injective, users can expect near-instant transaction finalization and fees that c