Our solver is getting smarter — with more chains and ‘exact out’ on the way. Allowing more customisable swaps, at the best rates, to even more of your favorite assets. This and more in February’s Tech update!

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

February 2025: Preparing for Solver Expansion was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

In a final decision on the Shin case, the court awarded ICON all requested legal fees and ordered that seized assets be converted to ICX prior to their destruction.

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

Final Rulings by U.S. District Court — A Complete Win for ICX was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Starting April 1, 2025, the ICON Foundation will fully discontinue delegation under the Validator Support Program, completing its phased wind-down. Validators can explore the ICX/sICX liquidity pool on Balanced as a supplementary yield producing venture.

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

Sunsetting the Validator Support Program was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

This month we have shifted gears, focusing on optimising connections and trades, while working to bring the full experience of Balanced to our connected chains.

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

December 2024: Same experience, any chain was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

We’re summing up a massive year of development for ICX; With the enshrinement of Balanced, acquisition of NOL and new products bringing together our longstanding vision for interoperability. On to another big year and even more ICX burnt!

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

2024: Delivery like never before was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Stellar and Solana are now live on Balanced, while intents-based trading and cross-chain liquidity features begin their rollout to improve the trading experience and bring a fully-native Balanced experience to our integrated chains.

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

November 2024: The Dawn of Intents was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

ICX has evolved from a gas token to a growth-focused asset driving DeFi innovation. Find out how Network Owned Liquidity (NOL), Balanced, Hana and more developments are making DeFi Powered by ICX.

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“ICX powers the future of DeFi, driving sustainable growth, innovation, and seamless value creation across diverse networks and ecosystems.”

What is Powered by ICX? was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Coinspect have completed audits on the Soroban contracts for General Message Passing and Balanced. This ensures robust security as Balanced expands to its tenth blockchain, Stellar.

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“ICON’s Cross-Chain Framework simplifies cross-chain development with its easy-to-use general message passing standard and connections to secure bridging protocols”

Coinspect Complete Stellar Audit for Balanced and ICON GMP was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Starting Dec 20, The ICON Foundation’s Validator Support funds will be redirected to boost ICX/sICX liquidity on Balanced. Bond requirement and support delegation will reduce, aligning validators with network goals.

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“ICON’s Cross-Chain Framework simplifies cross-chain development with its easy-to-use general message passing standard and connections to secure bridging protocols”

Upcoming Changes to the Validator Support Program and Bond Requirements was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

We’re enhancing ICX-powered applications with key contracts and integrations. Stellar and Solana are set for front-end launch via Balanced, while intents-based trading and cross-chain liquidity features enter testing, driving integrations forward.

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“ICON’s Cross-Chain Framework simplifies cross-chain development with its easy-to-use general message passing standard and connections to secure bridging protocols”

October 2024: Stellar Front-end Cleared For Launch was originally published in Hello ICON World on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.