A 2023 Recap From the Aergo Foundation: Medium Article

29.12.2023

An Article has been published on Medium summing up the Results of the past Year.

You can read the Contents of this Article via the link or on our website below:

Greetings from the Aergo Foundation! It’s truly inspiring to see the remarkable achievements and milestones reached in 2023. The notable expansion of Aergo’s public blockchain ecosystem, marked by numerous mainnet updates throughout the year, underscores the commitment to growth and innovation.

Furthermore, Aergo’s strategic technology partner, Blocko, has earned recognition in the Gartner Vendor Report as a blockchain-specialized Managed Service Provider (MSP). Together, Aergo and Blocko have been at the forefront of providing blockchain-based SaaS solutions, encompassing areas such as NFTs, STOs, and SBTs, catering to enterprises, businesses, governments, and non-profits. The vibrant and dynamic Aergo ecosystem is evident in the noteworthy growth in active addresses and transactions over the past 12 months.

Collaborations with key dApps and partners like CCCV, BOOOST, and Fingerlabs contribute significantly to the diversity and success of the Aergo ecosystem. Here’s to continued success, innovation, and growth in the coming year.

A Year in Review: Aergo’s 2023 Highlights

Key Updates of 2023

  • Aergo 2.0 Whitepaper and 2023–24 Roadmap: Aergo 2.0 signifies a shift from being primarily an enterprise-focused blockchain to a platform that accommodates and nurtures a spectrum of decentralized applications and business models.
  • Mainnet Updates: There have been 8 updates from v2.4.3 to v2.4.10 on the Aergo mainnet this year to deliver the industry’s most efficient blockchain-based infrastructure and services. Starting from the upcoming 2.5.0 release, Aergo is set to broaden its scope toward interoperability with public blockchain ecosystems. This expansion involves the incorporation of Web3.js, Metamask Snaps, and, notably, the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
  • Aergo Connect/Aergo Scan: There also have been key feature updates on the mobile/desktop wallet and the Aergo Explorer.
    – Aergo Connect 3.0 (iOS, Android): supports Aergo-based crypto collectibles, NFTs, and SBTs with new design language and user experience.
    – Aergo Scan v2.4: supports interactive features in the Aergo Connect and also expands the mainnet’s key features to Aergo-based private networks.
  • Exchanges: The $AERGO-trading pair has been listed on three major crypto exchanges including Binance, Bitmex, and Bybit.

Key Milestone Moments for 2023

Ecosystem Partnerships & Launches for 2023

  • Fingerlabs: Aergo has entered into a strategic partnership with Fingerlabs, a subsidiary of KOSDAQ-listed FSN, to provide mutual technical support for the expansion of Web 3.0 and blockchain ecosystems.
  • Korea Blockchain Trust Framework (K-BTF): Aergo and Blocko recently attended the Korean government’s new blockchain trust framework(K-BTF) roundtable to discuss the possibility of utilizing hybrid blockchain infrastructure in the public sector. Aergo and Blocko are planning to connect government blockchain-based services based on the strong compatibility of Aergo Enterprise and SQL-based architecture.
  • BOOOST: Aergo-based social app, BOOOST, has released a v2.0 update with major infrastructure change positioning BOOOST as the next socialFi app of Web3.
  • CCCV: Aergo incubated NFT-as-a-Service project CCCV has successfully launched the first limited edition NFT with Samsung in Southeast Asia. Samsung is taking steps to integrate NFTs into its platform with a focus on accessibility, user-friendliness, and blockchain-backed security. Samsung’s first NFT membership is built on the Aergo blockchain to ensure the authenticity and ownership of the NFTs.

We’ve shared a glimpse of what Aergo has done in 2023, and there are more innovations planned across the ecosystem. We hope the roundup of Aergo’s achievements has been as exciting for you as it has been for the team to reflect on how much the entire ecosystem has matured. We can’t wait to see what 2024 on Aergo looks like!