IOTA

IOTA is a layer-1 network for trade data, digital identity and assets, run by delegated proof of stake and guided by the IOTA Foundation in Berlin.

IOTA is an open-source layer-1 network founded in 2015 and guided by the non-profit IOTA Foundation in Berlin. Since the Rebase upgrade on 5 May 2025 it runs the Move VM on a DAG-based ledger, with Mysticeti consensus (later Starfish) under delegated proof of stake. It focuses on public digital infrastructure: trade documents, digital product passports, business identity and cross-border flows.

The IOTA token pays transaction fees, which are burned, and refundable storage deposits. Holders can delegate IOTA to validators while keeping it in their own accounts; each daily epoch mints 767,000 IOTA for staking rewards, shared by validator performance. Supply is not capped: about 4.99 billion IOTA existed on 1 October 2026, and scheduled unlocks continue until October 2027.

IOTA is used in the Trade Worldwide Information Network (TWIN) and in ADAPT trade projects in Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco.