Update: @octralabs will be deploying wrapped OCT and the native bridge on HyperEVM in preparation for listing on Hyperliquid spot markets. We aim to finalize the process this week. Perps will probably take longer and depend on spot volumes, Nova and the Hyperliquid community.

Most people will not onboard to Bitcoin through a staking dashboard. They will onboard through something that feels like Robinhood. @sat_pay will bring millions to Core. 🔶

💫 We owe you an apology. One week ago, we said Phase One of the new ION direction was expected to launch within two weeks. We were wrong. Phase One is already finished — and the controlled launch is scheduled to begin first thing Monday. That means we are moving one week earlier than expected. Over the past week, our small team pushed harder than ever. We have integrated AI deeply into our development, QA, testing, iteration, documentation, and automation workflows. In total, last week, we processed more than 17 billion AI tokens across agentic development pipelines, automated QA loops, regression testing, edge-case simulations, code reviews, optimization tasks, technical documentation, campaign preparation, and product validation work. While we were sleeping, our agents were still working. Testing. Breaking things. Finding issues. Re-running flows. Improving outputs. Validating user journeys. Preparing the product for real clients. This is exactly the speed we were missing in the past. We had strong ideas before, but we often lacked the execution velocity needed to bring them to market fast enough. This time, things are different. Phase One is not a hype launch. It is a controlled launch with a small initial client base, where we will calibrate campaigns, optimize acquisition costs, collect real feedback, improve conversion flows, and validate demand with actual users. The goal is simple: Build a product that brings real utility, real monthly revenue, and real value back into the ION ecosystem. This new direction is connected to the AI industry, but it is not dependent on crypto hype, KOLs, market noise, or empty speculation. It can be marketed through real business channels, including search, social, and direct acquisition campaigns. We have already prepared multiple campaign angles. Once we begin collecting data, I will share updates as transparently as possible: what works, what does not, what we are improving, and how the product is performing. Some people will say this is just marketing. That is fine. If it is only marketing, it will not survive contact with real clients, real campaigns, real feedback, and real numbers. The project is 100% open-source under the MIT license and will be shared publicly at the right moment. For now, we launch, measure, learn, improve, and grow. This is the rebuild. This is the speed we needed. And this is how we make ION stronger, sharper, and useful again. Zeus

The next wave of Bitcoin products will look very different. Neobanks. ETPs. RWAs. Institutional yield. CORE is the infrastructure underneath. 🔶