IOST is a multi-chain blockchain infrastructure project that focuses on real-world asset tokenization, Web3 payments, and smart-contract infrastructure. IOST's Twitter Score is 32 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #29,651 (top 10%) among 485,188 tracked accounts.
IOST operates as a Layer-1 network using a Proof of Believability consensus mechanism, per Messari. The project launched its public testnet in June 2018 and migrated to mainnet in February 2019. It is affiliated with the IOST Foundation and the IOS Foundation, and is backed by Huobi Capital.
IOST describes itself as the first multi-chain RWA infrastructure, positioning its IOST 3.0 platform around unlocking real-world assets on-chain. The project claims over two billion in tokenized assets, more than fourteen million active accounts, over one billion transactions processed, and more than three hundred eighty-three million blocks produced. It also reports over three million smart contracts deployed, more than two hundred ecosystem projects, and listings on over fifty exchanges. In January 2025, the community passed a proposal to launch a BSC L2 with new BEP-20 tokens on the BNB Chain ecosystem.
IOST has 247,594 followers as of August 2026 and has published 7,653 posts. It has been mentioned by 156 accounts a total of 578 times.
IOST's portfolio includes Boba Network, FLASH AI, LeverFi, XRADERS - Trade to Earn T2E, Cryptid Games World X2E BNB and HandyOfficial.
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The accounts that follow IOST include 121 founders, 34 angel investors, 112 influencers and 12 VCs. Among them are CoinMarketCap, Matthew Graham, Ameen Soleimani, Yu Hu, The Rollup and Yi He.