Irys 2025 Annual Summary Report: From Storage Protocol to Programmable Datachain Transition
1. Executive Summary
The year 2025 is a pivotal turning point in the development history of Irys (formerly known as Bundlr). In this year, Irys successfully completed its comprehensive transformation from a storage middleware within the Arweave ecosystem to an independent Layer-1 Programmable Datachain. With the official launch of the mainnet on November 25 and the issuance of the native token $IRYS, the project established its leading position in the fields of decentralized AI, verifiable data storage, and high-performance execution layers. This report will conduct an in-depth review of Irys in 2025 from four dimensions: technological breakthroughs, token economy, ecological expansion, and market performance.