IoTeX closes out October and November with major milestones across Real-World AI, DePIN, governance, infrastructure upgrades, global events, and an unprecedented surge in ecosystem activity. Despite extreme volatility across crypto markets mid-October, the IoTeX network proved its resilience, continuing to advance technology, partnerships, and community reach across two transformative months.

Real-World AI Comes Alive in Singapore

October opened with a milestone moment for IoTeX: the launch of the Real-World AI Foundry, a global alliance setting standards for AI systems rooted in verifiable real-world data.

This milestone was announced at the Real-World AI Summit, co-hosted with Messari and HashKey during Token2049 Singapore. The event brought together pioneers in AI, DePIN, RWAs, and Web3 — generating packed panels, standing-room-only discussions, and widespread demand for IoTeX’s stack of real-world-ready tools.

Right after the Foundry launch, the excitement in Singapore was palpable. Rooms filled quickly, panels ran shoulder-to-shoulder, and live showcases of ioID, Quicksilver, and Realms sparked intense interest among builders and partners. Across the event, teams from the IoTeX ecosystem demonstrated how Real-World AI is becoming a reality.

The Foundry launch set the tone for the next two months as IoTeX strengthened its position as the chain for intelligent systems connected to the real world.

Quicksilver Growth & AI Agent Adoption

IoTeX’s AI data layer, Quicksilver, saw major momentum:

• Daily agent usage doubled since June — reaching 621 daily and 3000+ peak requests
• Developers expanded integrations across new data sources, including DePIN networks, APIs, and analytics platforms like Messari Copilot and CoinMarketCap

This growth demonstrates how AI agents increasingly rely on verifiable, real-world data — exactly the kind IoTeX is uniquely built to provide.

IoTeX also highlighted the emergence of AI Agent Swarms, revisiting the July 4th moment when two IoTeX-powered AI agents (Caila and Bino) began autonomously exchanging data and payments.

This is the future IoTeX is building towards:

real-world data → verifiable intelligence → autonomous economic activity.

Major Partnerships Strengthen Real-World AI Infrastructure

October and November saw high-profile collaborations reinforcing IoTeX’s leadership in AI + DePIN:

Vodafone × Pairpoint × Chainlink × IoTeX

A landmark partnership connecting telecom infrastructure, devices, and on-chain verification. IoTeX becomes a core enabler for connecting telecommunication networks and real-world usage directly to blockchain systems. → Read the announcement

Roba Labs Robotics Integration

IoTeX’s ioID and Quicksilver now power Roba Labs’ open robotics platform, giving robots verifiable identity and real-time telemetry onchain. → Read the announcement

Wingbits Aviation DePIN

Wingbits’ 5,000+ global aviation data stations were featured, showcasing how DePIN networks solve real-world problems like flight inefficiencies. → Read the post

Network Upgrades: IoTeX Core v2.3.0 + Governance Progress

IoTeX released core version 2.3.0, delivering critical enhancements:

• IIP-50 slashing mechanism for higher validator performance
• BLS key registration enabling future scalability and advanced consensus structures
• Strengthened support for large-scale Real-World AI workloads

→ Read the announcement

Governance

IIP-40: Unified Address Migration

November saw the rollout of the new 0x-format IOTX address, replacing the legacy “io1” format.

This migration simplifies interoperability across EVM ecosystems and prepares IoTeX for multi-chain use cases in Real-World AI.

Ecosystem & Delegate Expansion

IoTeX welcomed POSTHUMAN as a new decentralized network delegate, bringing the validator set to 123 active delegates, increasing decentralization and resiliency.

Ecosystem partners including Nubila Network, GetAxal, ReplyCorp, and many others were active throughout the months, with continued collaboration across DePIN, AI, and data verification.

IoTeX has been selected as a winner in The BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025, in the “Best Ecosystem Program for Developers” category!

🏆 This recognition highlights our outstanding impact on the Web3 ecosystem, and we’re excited to celebrate the achievement globally.

Crypto’s Got Talent — Season 2 Momentum

CGT was a major narrative throughout October and November.Highlights include:

• Live Singapore editions during the Real-World AI Summit
• Weekly pitch sessions with judges from Cointelegraph, 0G Labs, CMC, and IoTeX
• A packed stage with founders competing for $500K in grants
• Winner spotlights, including ReplyCorp and Nubila Network

CGT continues to be one of IoTeX’s strongest channels for discovering, funding, and accelerating emerging real-world builders.

Market Volatility: IoTeX’s Steadfast Response

Around October 10–11, crypto markets experienced a rapid systemic crash that temporarily affected IOTX display prices on some exchanges.IoTeX responded with:

• immediate clarification that the network remained fully secure
• coordinated communication with partners and market makers
• transparency around liquidity, data, and network activity
• public statements reinforcing trust and stability

Binance later confirmed the displayed “0.0000” price was a UI/system issue, not an actual market event. IoTeX emphasized the importance of verified on-chain data and accelerated plans to expand liquidity transparency across chains.This period showcased IoTeX’s commitment to clear communication and operational resilience.

October and November defined IoTeX’s trajectory for 2026 and beyond:

• The Real-World AI Foundry planted a global flag for trustworthy AI
• Quicksilver’s adoption signals increasing demand for verified intelligence
• Infrastructure upgrades strengthened the network for new agent-driven economies
• Governance and address unification improved ecosystem alignment
• Global partnerships demonstrated the real-world need for verifiable data

The foundation is strong. The momentum is real.And IoTeX is more aligned than ever with the next frontier of AI, DePIN, and decentralized intelligence.

Originally published at https://iotex.io on December 30, 2025.

IoTeX is proud to be a core sponsor of the Gitcoin Grants Round 10 (GR10) Hackathon, which kicks off June 16th and concludes July 7th with a total prize pool over $650K. Gitcoin is the premier destination for Web3 developers to collaborate on open-source projects, learn new technologies, and meet like-minded developers — it’s time to expose IoTeX technology to the developer universe!

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Our ioTube cross-chain bridge now supports two-way token swaps between IoTeX and Polygon, Ethereum, BSC → tube.iotex.io.

ioTube v4 is IoTeX’s decentralized cross-chain bridge that enables bi-directional token swaps between IoTeX and Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and now Polygon (Matic)! Starting now, Polygon tokens can live on IoTeX and IoTeX tokens can live on Polygon! We are excited to take this major leap in expanding the footprint of IoTeX to Polygon, one of the fastest growing blockchain networks in the world, to broaden the utility of IOTX + XRC20 tokens and bring new liquidity to the IoTeX Network.

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IoTeX & Travala Partner to Enable IOTX Payments for >3 Million Flights, Hotels, and Travel Experiences

IoTeX is excited to partner with Travala.com, the world’s leading cryptocurrency-friendly online travel agency backed by Binance, to integrate IOTX as a payment option on the Travala platform. This will enable IOTX token holders to book over 2.2 million hotels and homes, flights from 600+ airlines, and 400,000+ travel experiences across more than 230 countries, giving a massive boost in utility for IOTX token holders.

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The Department of the US Navy has awarded Consensus Networks a $1.5M contract for HealthNet, a blockchain-enabled logistics tool targeted at medical supply chains. HealthNet will leverage IoTeX technology, including Pebble Tracker and Decentralized Identity (DID), to secure data across medical supply chains and ensure the US Navy is utilizing the most trusted information to manage their medical inventory at home and abroad.

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Mainnet v1.2 — Activating the Cambrian Explosion on IoTeX

Today is a big day for the IoTeX Network — Mainnet v1.2 is officially LIVE! This is not just your typical code upgrade. Mainnet v1.2 introduces paradigm-shifting capabilities that will activate a Cambrian Explosion of new DApps, tokens, and protocols on the IoTeX Network. Just as the Cambrian Explosion birthed the world’s first advanced organisms over 500 million years ago, Mainnet v1.2 will spark IoTeX’s largest wave of innovation yet and cement our position as an indispensable hub for the decentralized economy.

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Dr. Xinxin Fan, Head of Cryptography at IoTeX, has been appointed Vice Chair of the IEEE P2418.1 Standard for “Framework of Blockchain Use in Internet of Things (IoT)”. This new effort brings together experts comprising academic researchers, startups, and enterprises to develop a universal standard that “provides a common framework for blockchain usage, implementation, and interaction with the Internet of Things (IoT)” and will address the “security and privacy challenges with regards to Blockchain in IoT” across both permissioned and permissionless blockchains.

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IoTeX is proud to announce our partnership with Sifchain, a Cosmos SDK blockchain and the leading omni-chain decentralized exchange (DEX). Sifchain utilizes Thorchain as a reference implementation to support a wide array of blockchains. In the future, Sifchain will support the Cosmos Inter-blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) and facilitate cross-chain transactions for 20+ of the top blockchains, such as Bitcoin, Binance Smart Chain, Polkadot, Cosmos, and IoTeX!

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Burn-Drop v2 Tokenomics Kickoff: Airdrip IGNITE (Apr 28 — May 31)

It’s official! There are now 3,000+ devices on the IoTeX Network, which means Burn-Drop v2 tokenomics are officially LIVE. To celebrate, we are hosting a special kickoff campaign called Airdrip IGNITE where Burn-Drop eligible stakers will receive $100,000 worth of mimo liquidity pool (LP) tokens (i.e., IOTX-XRC20 token pairs) from now until May 31!

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IoTeX Mainnet v1.2 — Web3.js for Ethereum Tools on IoTeX & Node/Database Upgrades

During the first quarter of 2021, we saw an overflow of announcements from IoTeX, including new research, partnerships, and ecosystem initiatives. But that just scratches the surface of what the IoTeX core team has been up to. Behind-the-scenes, we have continued aggressive development to enhance the “heart” of the network, iotex-core, the blockchain protocol run by all Delegates and full-nodes that gives life to the entire IoTeX Network.

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