IOTA is becoming an infrastructure that institutions can actually use 🏛️
$XLM expanding payments and
$PENDLE evolving yield markets show where onchain finance is trending. IOTA built the plumbing behind it in 2025.
Key unlocks:
• BitGo integrated IOTA for regulated custody
• Uphold enabled native IOTA trading in the U.S.
• LayerZero + Stargate connected IOTA to 150+ networks
• Turnkey added secure wallet rails for builders
• Liquid staking via Swirl
• Stablecoin access via Virtue
• Pools
#DEX + CyberPerp + Liquidlink dashboards
• A DeFi stack forming around real economic flows
Identity stayed front and center:
• Trust Framework matured
• Notarization,
#Tokenization + gasless transactions live
• Builders shipped through Hackathons + Moveathon
• GiveRep automated community incentives
• Meetups spanned Taipei, Lagos, Accra, Jakarta, and Singapore
Adoption looks like builders choosing the rails they want to ship on.
In 2025, more chose IOTA.
The next cycle rewards networks ready for real value.
IOTA is lining up to be one of them in 2026.