The team at IOST says that 2021 was a year of “highs and lows” for not only IOST but the entire blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem.
They’ve noted that they’re thankful for IOSTIANS for staying with them through this “wild ride.” Now that they’ve got some time to reflect, they’ve shared some of the main highlights from last year.
January 2021
- January 5, the official launch of “Dream Monster” blockchain game by IOST Partner Node XPET
- January 18, IOST mainnet accounts number “surpasses 400,000 mark”
- January 28, Binance staking “officially joins the IOST node ecosystem, bringing 800M IOST staked and a big staking event for the users”
February 2021
- February 2, IOST partners with Platinum Egg to “officially open TokenLink NFT Marketplace for IOST gamers to trade NFTs and game items.”
- February 23, Binance “adds the IOST/BUSD trading pair.”
March 2021
- March 2, IOST x HashPalette partnership to “optimize NFTs for users”
- March 5, IOST announces the successful “completion of the cross-chain testnet for Polkadot“
- March 31, IOST rolls out Mainnet Olympus v3.5.1 update
April 2021
- April 9, Citadel.one mobile app official launch
- April 16, IOST rolls out Mainnet Olympus v3.6 update
- April 19, IOST is officially “listed on the Crypto.com exchange”
- April 20, IOST Partners Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Privacy Protocol Raze Network
May 2021
- May 6, IOST partners Linkflow to “further expand the DeFi and Prime Brokerage sectors”
- May 7, IOST partners with staking network Moonstake
- May 29, IOST is officially “listed on Bitpanda European Exchange“
June 2021
- June 3, IOST is officially “listed on Tokocrypto by Binance Indonesia Exchange”
- June 14, Crypto.com “adds RSS Feed Function for IOST”
- June 25, Donnie Finance “launches IOSTtarter, the first IDO launchpad on IOST”
July 2021
- July 6, IOST “introduces ADLink for NFT ads by Platinum Egg”
- July 14, IOST “sponsors the UZH Summer School: Deep Dive into Blockchain with the University of Zurich Blockchain Center”
- July 20, the EMOGI team officially “launches the Revival NFT platform”
August 2021
- August 10, IOST rolls out Mainnet Olympus v3.7 update
- August 11, Xigua Finance launches a multichain IDO platform
- August 13, IOST announces “HIVEHACK 2021” Blockchain Education Hackathon — NoCode! at Kindai University
- August 26, IOST is “selected for sports NFTs — Rizin Fighting Federation To Launch NFTs on IOST”
- August 26, Donnie Finance “announces summer airdrop to IOST Holders”
- August 29, IOST “unveils a cross-chain bridge to BSC via KokomoSwap”
September 2021
- September 1, IOST mainnet accounts number “breaks 500,000 milestone”
- September 2, IOST Collaborates with KnitFinance to “Enable Cross-Chain Transactions & Create Market Options”
- September 3, IOST is officially “listed on OKCoin Japan”
- September 14, Rising Play2Earn project Zodium “officially becomes IOST’s partner”
- September 20, IOST “debuts a never-before-heard song entitled the IOST anthem”
- September 27, IOST x Japan NFT Platform — Hash Palette partnership to “Deepen Cooperation in Expanding IPs”
October 2021
- October 4, IOST “becomes a member of the Japan Blockchain Association”
- October 19, Donnie Finance “announces the completion of the distribution of the DON summer airdrop.”
- October 21, IOST officially “join forces with MyCointainer, the innovative staking service platform”
- October 26, Binance “adds IOST to the Convert & OTC Portal”
- October 26, New P2E platform Ludena protocol “joins IOST”
- October 28, IOST “unveils and launches a new website”
November 2021
- November 2, BitKeep “adds full support to the IOST NFT ecosystem”
- November 16, “the 1st IOST monthly community call takes place”
- November 17, IOST mainnet accounts “break 600,000 mark”
- November 18, OKCoinJapan “becomes an IOST Servi Node and will promote GameFi and Metaverse in IOST”
December 2021
- December 10, Yokozuna Finance’s official launch. Sumo, NFT, & DeFi Entering The IOST Dohyo
- December 13, IOST “Partners with UNIC’s Institute for the future to empower women in blockchain”
- December 14, IOST “rolls out Mainnet Olympus v3.7.3 update”
(Note: for more details on this announcement, check here.)
The IOST team stated:
“Our solid ecosystem, enthusiastic community and committed team are the foundation for IOST’s future success. Rome was not built in one day! While many projects launched at the same time have left the race, IOST team is not the one to easily give up.”
They concluded:
“2022 will be a year of more accomplishments, more strategic plans in the fields of NFT, DeFi, and Metaverse, more high-quality partners, playable and rewarding dApps, and a stronger IOST ecosystem.”