Kalalohko joins the IOTA Business Innovation Program TL;DR: Kalalohko is rebuilding the seafood supply chain with transparency and fairness. As a new participant in the IOTA Business Innovation Program, it uses IOTA Identity, Notarization, and the Gas Station to trace seafood provenance, support local fishermen, and drive scalable, verifiable real-world adoption. IOTA’s mission to connect the real world on-chain by providing infrastructure that removes structural challenges holding industries back continues with…

Applications Close January 31, 2026 TL;DR: MasterZ and IOTA are launching a fully online European hackathon (Feb–Mar 2026) that starts with guided learning and leads to building real Web3 products. Top teams present in Berlin, with opportunities for grants, incubation, and long-term ecosystem collaboration. Blockchain training provider MasterZ and IOTA are introducing a new European hackathon with an online learning and building format. This initiative follows on from the success of earlier events such as last year's…

A Year of Rebirth, Growth, and Global Impact TL;DR: In 2025, IOTA marked its 10th anniversary with the Rebased protocol upgrade, expanded real-world trade adoption via TWIN, ADAPT, and Salus, strengthened digital trust with the IOTA Trust Framework, grew its ecosystem through hackathons and partnerships, and laid the foundation for enterprise-grade infrastructure in 2026. 2025 was a defining year for IOTA. Across protocol upgrades, ecosystem growth, developer activity, and global partnerships, the focus sharpened on…

TL;DR: BitGo now supports IOTA with its regulated infrastructure, enabling institutional investors to securely hold, manage, and leverage IOTA tokens. This integration provides compliance, advanced security, liquidity options, and operational flexibility, fostering broader institutional participation in the IOTA ecosystem. As IOTA marks its 10th anniversary, we’re expanding our institutional infrastructure with another long-standing pioneer: BitGo Trust Company, Inc. (BitGo). Since 2013, BitGo has been the digital…

Unlocking Interoperability for Enhanced Cross-Chain Communication TL;DR: The IOTA Mainnet is integrating with omnichain interoperability protocols LayerZero and Stargate, allowing IOTA to connect to more than 150 independent blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Base, and BNB Smart Chain (BSC). This strategic partnership aligns with IOTA’s vision of enabling interoperable ecosystems that support global trade and finance at scale. LayerZero, the world's leading interoperability messaging protocol, is now…

Now Part of the IOTA Business Innovation Program TL;DR: Turing Space specializes in secure digital credentials that cut verification time and improve trust for institutions and enterprises. As the latest project to be accepted into the IOTA Business Innovation Program, the team is now building on IOTA’s public infrastructure to power scalable, standards-based identity solutions. When we launched the IOTA Business Innovation Program, our goal was to empower builders to turn public DLT into practical infrastructure for…

IOTA’s Policy Insights TL;DR: Asia is modernizing crypto rules with balanced, innovation-friendly oversight. The IOTA Foundation supports this shift, advocating privacy-preserving compliance and risk-based regulation across Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and South Korea to foster trusted, growth-oriented digital asset markets. Across Asia, governments are redefining how digital assets fit into mainstream finance. Hong Kong has rolled out a dedicated stablecoin regime, Thailand is drafting rules on exchange-issued…

IOTA Partners on a New African Initiative TL;DR: IOTA is partnering with the World Economic Forum, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change on ADAPT, a pan-African digital trade initiative led by the African Continental Free Trade Area. ADAPT connects identity, data, and finance through a digital public infrastructure to enable trusted, efficient, and inclusive trade across Africa. Africa is on the verge of a trade transformation with the potential to reshape its economic future. IOTA is partnering with leading…

TL;DR: The IOTA Ambassador Program is now on GiveRep — with automated rewards, transparent points, and easy onboarding. Anyone can join, post, and earn $IOTA for promoting IOTA. The first campaign spotlights how IOTA and TWIN revolutionize global trade through blockchain innovation. The IOTA Ambassador Program rewards and connects builders, creators, and creatives who amplify IOTA, share knowledge, and expand the ecosystem across Web3 – whether it's through social media posting, event hosting, or content creation. And…

Enterprise-Grade Wallet Infrastructure for Builders TL;DR: IOTA integrates with Turnkey, giving builders enterprise-grade wallet infrastructure. Developers can now embed non-custodial wallets without seed phrases, automate transactions with policy-based signing, and balance UX with security. Developers building on IOTA can now integrate secure, policy-driven wallet infrastructure directly into their applications thanks to IOTA’s new integration with Turnkey, a private key management platform.This means less time…

Welcoming Karen O’Brien and Manuel Vigilius TL;DR: IOTA strengthens global communications with the appointments of Karen O’Brien as CMO and Manuel Vigilius as executive communications advisor and interim Head of Communications for TWIN. As the IOTA Foundation expands its role in unleashing the potential of global trade by building an open, trusted digital infrastructure – and enabling the tokenization of over $10 trillion in real-world value – we are pleased to announce two senior appointments that will enhance our…

Post-Quantum Security and Public Verifiable Credentials TL;DR: IOTA Identity 1.7 Beta ensures credentials issued today stay secure in the future. It introduces post-quantum and hybrid signatures for Verifiable Credentials, developed with the LINKS Foundation. It also adds on-chain public credentials for transparency and streamlined key handling, making digital identity more efficient, interoperable, and ready for real-world adoption. In the future, computers that use the laws of quantum mechanics could break much of…