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Archived posts from 2021

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ICX Over-Issuance Postmortem

An over-issuance was caused by a bug in ICON 2.0’s ICX issuance module. With the help of P-Reps, we were able to quickly resolve the issue with the passing of the Revision 16 network proposal on December 25

December 28, 2021

ICE and SNOW — ICON’s Entry Into the Polkadot Ecosystem

ICE will be launching the SNOW canary network on Kusama before targeting an ICE launch on Polkadot later on

December 22, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — November 2021

The ICON team resumed work on BTP integrations, Java SCORE support and IISS upgrades

December 2, 2021

Introducing the $ICY Token

As part of the initial growth strategy, adoption, and decentralization of the ICE Network, ICE will be airdropping $ICY at a 1:1 ratio for $ICX or $sICX held by $ICX stakeholders during the last week of December 2021

November 21, 2021

ICON has a Brand New Look for the Launch of ICON 2.0!

The ICON logo and website have been completely redesigned just in time for the greatly anticipated ICON 2.0 upgrade

November 16, 2021

ICON’s Expanding Ecosystem

ICON’s ecosystem is expected for explosive growth as integration with BTP partner blockchains Moonbeam, BNB Smart Chain, Near, Edgeware, and Harmony make possible interactions ranging from basic token transfer to more complex transactions.

October 26, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — September 2021

Development update on ICON 2.0, BTP and ICE Network

October 1, 2021

ICONFi now supports ERC20 ICX for the Ethereum DeFi Ecosystem

ICON Foundation has partnered with ICONFi to mint the first 50 million ERC20-based ICX tokens

October 1, 2021

Introducing ICON’s Official Bounty Program, HX57

ICON's first official bounty program, HX57, offers rewards to community members for producing high-quality content about ICON including articles, animated GIFs, memes, graphics, promo videos, explainers, and tutorials

September 15, 2021

Fandiem Brings Music & Entertainment to ICON Network

ICON announces a new partnership with Fandiem, an innovative non-profit fundraising platform for fans, to help grow ICON’s NFT ecosystem

September 2, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — August 2021

ICON 2.0 migration is nearing completion, first BTP integration target to the Moonriver parachain (Kusama) is now complete and ICE network continues to progress in the background

September 1, 2021

ICON Foundation Makes a Strategic Investment in Bit2Me

ICON Foundation announces a strategic investment in Bit2Me, a leading blockchain platform in Europe with a fast-growing consumer base across its suite of financial products and services.

August 19, 2021

ICON Foundation is Now a Remote-first Organization

The ICON Foundation aims to build a world-class, distributed team without a headquarters. Remote first.

August 12, 2021

ICON Development Update — July 2021

Progress on the ICON 2.0 migration, detailed plans around the ICE blockchain and progress on BTP including the formal announcement of the addition of NEAR to the BTP ecosystem

August 2, 2021

ICON Foundation Partners with a Leading Market Maker Wintermute

ICON announces a strategic partnership with Wintermute, a leading global algorithmic trading market maker

July 21, 2021

The ICE Blockchain

In partnership with Parastate, ICON is buiding a new blockchain, called ICE, which will bring about a new application hub for the ICON ecosystem.

July 15, 2021

ICON 2.0 Migration — Community Update

The ICON 2.0 Mainnet launch is getting closer by the day

July 14, 2021

ICON Development Update — June 2021

Growing our developer ecosystem, IISS 3.1 update and ICE is a new EVM compatible side chain

July 2, 2021

Retiring Hannam and Gangnam TestNets

Hannam TestNet (ICON 1.0) and Gangnam TestNet (ICON 2.0) will be closed down, effective July 6th

June 22, 2021

ICON Development Update — May 2021

Progress on the migration of ICON 1.0 to ICON 2.0, BTP work for the Polkadot ecosystem and newe ICON hires

June 2, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — April 2021

ICON 2.0 migration and expansion of the BTP working group

May 3, 2021

ICON 2.0 Alpha Version Released!

The alpha version of the ICON 2.0 implementation has been successfully released

April 15, 2021

Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) Working Group Update: ICON Joins Forces with the Polkadot…

Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) Working Group to integrate BTP into the Polkadot Ecosystem

April 2, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — March 2021

Creation of the BTP working group, expansion of BTP’s solution and significant progress on ICON 2.0

April 1, 2021

Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) Architecture, Economics, and Key Differentiators

Latest technology advancements and details around the Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP)

March 24, 2021

The Blockchain of Blockchains: ICON as an Aggregator Chain

The Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) Working Group is a team of ICON core members along with a growing set of 3rd party developer groups

March 24, 2021

Official Response to ICONLOOP Investigation by Korean Tax Authorities

ICON Foundation is NOT under investigation. Investigation would not affect the ICON project.

March 8, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — February 2021

ICON 2.0 migration, preparations for BTP integration, and EVM compatibility

February 28, 2021

ICON Launches a Dedicated Audit Fund

ICON security audit fund for smart contract audits

February 17, 2021

Accelerating Ecosystem Diversification

Reliant Node P-Rep team is enhancing MyIconWallet with the support of the ICON Foundation

February 8, 2021

ICON Development Roadmap Update — January 2021

ICON Rosetta Implementation, Contribution Proposal System code review and ICON 2.0 alphanet

January 31, 2021