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IOTA is an open, fee-less, and scalable distributed ledger built for the "Internet of Everything," designed to support frictionless data and value transfer. It aims to be a transaction settlement and data transfer layer for the Internet of Things (IoT). Its distributed ledger, the Tangle, is based on a data structure referred to as a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG).
Oracle Protocol Switchboard Suspected of Attack, Suspends Multiple On-Chain Services Including Aptos and Sui
Oracle protocol Switchboard issued a statement disclosing a report of a potential overnight attack. The Switchboard team has partnered with relevant projects and security agencies to take measures, suspending its network services on the Aptos, Sui, IOTA, and Movement chains. Currently, there are no similar reports indicating a comparable intrusion attack on the Solana chain. However, for security reasons, official channels recommend that users migrate to alternative oracle solutions as soon as possible, at least temporarily, during the investigation period. The team continues to investigate the incident and will release further details subsequently.
IOTA Announces Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria as the First Countries to Implement the ADAPT Program
According to an official announcement, the blockchain infrastructure protocol project IOTA has named Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria as the first countries to implement the ADAPT initiative. These three countries were selected through a rigorous evaluation process assessing their political commitment, regulatory readiness, maturity of digital infrastructure, and private-sector engagement. Launched in November 2025, the African Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade (ADAPT) initiative is spearheaded by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and co-developed with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the World Economic Forum, and the IOTA Foundation. ADAPT aims to build shared digital infrastructure for intra-African trade, covering digital identity, cross-border data exchange, and payment interoperability.
IOTA Completes Major Consensus Upgrade, Mainnet Switches from Mysticeti to Starfish
According to official announcements, the blockchain infrastructure protocol project IOTA has completed a major consensus upgrade, migrating the IOTA mainnet from Mysticeti to Starfish. Cross-border trade systems operate across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes; thus, the infrastructure underpinning trade, logistics, and regulatory environments must remain reliable even under unpredictable real-world conditions. As an evolutionary iteration of the consensus engine Mysticeti, Starfish represents a novel prototype of distributed ledger technology that decouples the consensus process from validator synchronization. This design ensures network reliability and stability—even if certain validator nodes experience latency or disconnection—much like a starfish, which can regenerate lost limbs without dying. Starfish’s design goals extend beyond performance enhancement: it aims to reinforce IOTA’s position as a foundational platform for global trade and regulated systems. Starfish recognizes that global trade systems must remain available despite latency, volatility, and partial failures—and with Starfish, IOTA can continue advancing and recovering even amid unstable participation.
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Oracle Protocol Switchboard Suspected of Attack, Suspends Multiple On-Chain Services Including Aptos and Sui
Oracle protocol Switchboard issued a statement disclosing a report of a potential overnight attack. The Switchboard team has partnered with relevant projects and security agencies to take measures, suspending its network services on the Aptos, Sui, IOTA, and Movement chains. Currently, there are no similar reports indicating a comparable intrusion attack on the Solana chain. However, for security reasons, official channels recommend that users migrate to alternative oracle solutions as soon as possible, at least temporarily, during the investigation period. The team continues to investigate the incident and will release further details subsequently.
IOTA Announces Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria as the First Countries to Implement the ADAPT Program
According to an official announcement, the blockchain infrastructure protocol project IOTA has named Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria as the first countries to implement the ADAPT initiative. These three countries were selected through a rigorous evaluation process assessing their political commitment, regulatory readiness, maturity of digital infrastructure, and private-sector engagement. Launched in November 2025, the African Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade (ADAPT) initiative is spearheaded by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and co-developed with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the World Economic Forum, and the IOTA Foundation. ADAPT aims to build shared digital infrastructure for intra-African trade, covering digital identity, cross-border data exchange, and payment interoperability.
IOTA Completes Major Consensus Upgrade, Mainnet Switches from Mysticeti to Starfish
According to official announcements, the blockchain infrastructure protocol project IOTA has completed a major consensus upgrade, migrating the IOTA mainnet from Mysticeti to Starfish. Cross-border trade systems operate across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes; thus, the infrastructure underpinning trade, logistics, and regulatory environments must remain reliable even under unpredictable real-world conditions. As an evolutionary iteration of the consensus engine Mysticeti, Starfish represents a novel prototype of distributed ledger technology that decouples the consensus process from validator synchronization. This design ensures network reliability and stability—even if certain validator nodes experience latency or disconnection—much like a starfish, which can regenerate lost limbs without dying. Starfish’s design goals extend beyond performance enhancement: it aims to reinforce IOTA’s position as a foundational platform for global trade and regulated systems. Starfish recognizes that global trade systems must remain available despite latency, volatility, and partial failures—and with Starfish, IOTA can continue advancing and recovering even amid unstable participation.