Relentless. Shipping.
Two words to aptly summarize XION's progress in 2024.
Let's look back at many of the incredible milestones achieved last year that have laid the foundation for hyper growth in 2025.
January 15th, 2024: XION launches its Generalized Abstraction testnet.
January 16th, 2024: XION reaches more than 100,000 users on its testnet in just under 24 hours alongside.
January 19th, 2024: Formerly an Inner Syndicate, PJ joins XION's core contributing Business Development team.
January 24th, 2024: XION reaches 250,000 Syndicates on Discord.
January 25th, 2024: Crash Game launches on XION, showcasing Generalized Abstraction in action with a whopping 2 million transactions in just 24 hours, reaching 11,000 requests per second.
February 2nd, 2024: XION launches
#XionEverywhere, showcasing the ability to use XION from virtually anywhere and any device including from an Xbox, Apple Watch, Tesla car, Blackberry,
@KyleSamani's Apple Vision Pro, and more.
February 5th, 2024: XION integrates with
@BandProtocol, providing high-speed data queries, cross-chain compatibility, and customizable data feeds to XION builders.
February 6th, 2024: XION begins working with College DAO to expand its reach to the best universities in the world.
February 8th, 2024:
@BlockX_Fun (formerly BetFi) launches on XION, becoming the first consumer-friendly Web3 mobile gaming marketplace.
February 10th, 2024: XION hits 10M transactions on its chain.
February 13th, 2024: XION partners with
@HalbornSecurity, an industry leader in cyber security.
February 19th, 2024:
@Aeroscraper launches its user-friendly stablecoin lending and borrowing app on XION.
February 29th, 2024: The team lands in Colorado for ETHDenver.
March 1st, 2024: Moseiki, an Abstractathon winner and user-friendly decentralized social network, launches on XION.
March 7th, 2024:
@BurntBanksy sets himself on fire in New York City, marking the 3 year anniversary of the burning of the Banksy.
March 18th, 2024: XION launches its new Fungible Duality token standard, enabling novel use cases that involve fractional ownership and loyalty systems.
March 20th, 2024: XION joins
@OmniFDN's Open Liquidity Network to enhance liquidity and user experience.
March 22nd, 2024: XION launches the most user-friendly staking dashboard on testnet.
April 1st, 2024: XION raises $25M from the likes of Multicoin Capital, Animoca Brands, Spartan Capital, and Arrington Capital to continue making crypto disappear.
April 8th, 2024: XION partners with
@Moca_Network, intending to bring chain abstraction to one of the most prolific ecosystems in the industry.
April 21st, 2024: XION hits Discord’s 500,000 user limit, then hurtles past it after the platform increases the server’s capacity.
April 24th, 2024: Burnt Banksy posts a job description for the role of Cult Leader, before promptly taking the role for himself.
April 25th, 2024: XION brings Chain Abstraction to
@Injective, creating over 200,000 interchain accounts within a few days, the most interchain accounts ever created.
April 30th, 2024:
@NotifiNetwork integrates with XION, bringing real-time notifications to projects across XION’s expansive ecosystem.
May 2nd, 2024: XION begins bringing chain abstraction to
@BNBCHAIN via
@TokiFinance.
May 9th, 2024: XION is bringing Chain Abstraction to
@Sagaxyz__ chainlets, combining its Generalized Abstraction with SAGA's infinite horizontal scalability
May 13th, 2024: XION’s Twitter followers hit 600,000.
May 14th, 2024:
@PythNetwork launches on XION, empowering app builders to leverage high-quality data to create the next generation of consumer-ready applications.
May 16th, 2024: XION is bringing Chain Abstraction to the
@avax ecosystem via
@Landslide_Labs.
May 23rd, 2024: XION integrates with Analog, expanding Chain Abstraction to numerous new chains.
May 30th, 2024:
@EarnOS_io launches on XION, disrupting a $1T advertising industry, and enabling major household names such as Uber, Baskin Robbins, the North Face, and Sunglass Hut to leverage chain abstraction to effortlessly acquire, reward & engage global customers.
June 6th, 2024: Burnt Banksy publishes a vision piece, highlighting the real use-cases that XION is enabling by abstracting away the complexities of crypto and focusing on tangible products.
June 11th, 2024: XION is bringing Chain Abstraction to
@Solana via
@Picasso_Network.
June 21st, 2024: XION formally defines, “What is Chain Abstraction?” piece, highlighting a comprehensive solution that abstracts away the blockchain from end-users across many facets.
June 26th, 2024: XION integrates with
@Neutron_org, creating over 200,000 interchain accounts and enabling frictionless interoperability through chain abstraction alongside
@AbstractSDK.
June 26th, 2024: Digital Frontier publishes a piece on XION’s cult community and culture.
July 5th, 2024: XION joins
@DappRadar's new DappLaunch initiative to support builders at the earliest stage of the lifecycle.
July 8th, 2024: The team attends EthCC in Brussels.
July 15th, 2024: XION integrates with Nesa, bringing AI functionality to user-friendly apps.
July 17th, 2024: XION integrates with
@Hyperlane, bringing Chain Abstraction to 40 chains across 5 VMs.
July 18th, 2024: Following a highly successful beta launch, XION and EarnOS announce Uber and other major brands' commitment to mainnet.
July 23rd, 2024: Burnt Banksy sits down with CryptoNews to chat about Chain Abstraction and the importance of being UX-first.
July 26th, 2024: XION introduces Redemptions — a community-driven initiative to forever enshrine community lore on-chain.
July 31st, 2024:
@Xion_Space launches on XION, bringing AI-enabled digital assets to a broader audience.
August 13th, 2024: XION publishes a piece on its history, outlining how its inception has shaped its approach to solving the most pervasive issues in Web3.
August 14th, 2024: The XION Foundation is announced with the mission of expanding the network and bringing Web3 to everyone.
August 15th, 2024:
@blockworks publishes Burnt Banksy's op-ed on why blockchains should disappear.
August 17th, 2024: Highlights from community-created Redemptions showcase the Syndicates’ immense creativity, dedication, and global footprint.
August 21st, 2024:
@FluxionFi launches on XION, quickly attracting more than 50,000 users to its user-friendly launchpad.
August 22nd, 2024: XION is integrating with
@MultiversX, bringing Chain Abstraction to its ecosystem of Sovereign Chains.
August 24th, 2024:
@Blaze_Swap launches on XION’s testnet, bringing easy UX to social-fi.
August 27th, 2024: Burnt Banksy joins @TheBlock__ to discuss chain abstraction.
August 29th, 2024: Burnt Banksy joins investors from
@FigmentCapital,
@HashKey_Capital , and
@TheSpartanGroup to discuss why XION and Chain Abstraction will form one of the most important innovations in Web3.
August 30th, 2024: As the XION ecosystem continues to expand rapidly, the "Why Build on XION" article outlines all the benefits of building applications on XION.
September 2nd, 2024: The team lands in Korea for Korea Blockchain Week and Epoch Summit.
September 5th, 2024: XION is integrating with
@PlumeNetwork to bring Chain Abstraction to Real-World Assets (RWAs).
September 12th, 2024: The revamped
xion.burnt.com website is unveiled, highlighting the quickly expanding ecosystem.
September 16th, 2024: The XION team lands in Singapore for TOKEN2049.
September 17th, 2024: XION’s core contributors welcome ecosystem lead, Burnt Barrel, to the team.
September 20th, 2024: Burnt Banksy becomes a question on the mainstream TV show,
@Jeopardy.
September 23rd, 2024: XION’s core contributors welcome Burnt Butter to the team as resident propaganda specialist.
September 26th 2024: XION is integrating with
@SeiNetwork, bringing Chain Abstraction to Sei’s high-speed multi-VM environment.
September 30th, 2024: Burnt Banksy delivers a keynote speech at Mainnet 2024.
October 1st, 2024: XION reaches 700,000 followers on Twitter.
October 2nd, 2024:
@Chainbills_xyz, a user-friendly Web3 payment platform, goes live on XION.
October 4th, 2024: XION announces the launch of
@0xMercle on its testnet, empowering users with reputational graphs.
October 7th, 2024: XION’s core contributors welcome Burnt Toro to the team to lead Developer Relations.
October 10th, 2024: XION undergoes a major chain upgrade, preparing it ahead of its mainnet launch.
October 11th, 2024:
@FractItLabs, a crowdfunding platform democratizing global real estate investing, launches on XION.
October 16th, 2024: XION announces its integration with
@union_build, bringing Chain Abstraction to hundreds of new chains.
October 21st, 2024: XION’s core contributors welcome Burnt Unagi to the team, expanding its growth in the APAC region.
October 22nd, 2024: XION publishes the Korean translation of its whitepaper.
October 28th, 2024: XION’s Build Anything On XION series showcases the wide range of use cases built on XION.
November 4th, 2024:
@TalisOnXion launches, opening doors for independent artists to reach a wider audience through XION’s UX-focused functionality.
November 10th, 2024: The team lands in Bangkok for Devcon.
November 12th, 2024: XION leans into believe in something and launches its airdrop checker.
November 14th, 2024:
$XION pre-markets go live on
@Bybit_Official, @bitgetglobal,
@Gate_io,
@KucoinCom,
@HelixApp_, @MEXC_Official, and others - marking one of the most widely covered pre-market launches.
November 19th, 2024: XION’s 21-hour Building on XION course goes live on HackQuest, teaching Rust developers how to build consumer-ready applications on XION.
November 21st, 2024: The Believathon, XION’s global start-up competition, is launched.
November 22nd, 2024: Earth, a user-friendly on-chain stablecoin platform, goes live on XION's testnet.
November 28th, 2024: XION’s Yapper Leaderboard launches on @_kaitoai, measuring and rewarding the true believers who drive XION’s mindshare.
December 2nd, 2024: XION announces its dual-launchpool with Bybit and Bitget.
December 4th, 2024: Burnt Research releases the
$XION token white paper, introducing Proof of Abstraction.
December 5th, 2024: XION launches its mainnet and the
$XION token, hitting 2,500 requests per second (that translates to 9,000,000 per hour), and becomes the very first launch after Bitcoin hits $100k for the first time.
December 5th, 2024: True to its brand, XION also launches Double or Nothing, which allows airdrop recipients to try their luck at doubling their airdrop or losing it all.
December 9th, 2024: XION integrates with
@SquidRouter, allowing users to swap any token for
$XION seamlessly.
December 13th, 2024: XION launches its $12.6M Anti-Grant Grant Program alongside
@ThriveProtocol.
December 17th, 2024:
@Kado_Money launches on XION, empowering users to acquire
$XION and
$USDC from over 150 countries using credit card, Apple Pay, bank transfers, and more.
December 19th, 2024: Early Access to the Promethean Saga is launched, a multi-month campaign which will feature new app launches, ecosystem expansions, and community initiatives.
December 20th, 2024: XION celebrates 1M transactions on mainnet within 24 hours of launching the Early Access to the Promethean Saga.
December 22nd, 2024: Mercle launches on XION’s mainnet, introducing dynamic and fully composable identities which span across XION and connected ecosystems.
December 22nd, 2024: Talis launches Blaise, its very first collection, on mainnet.
December 24th, 2025: Community Redemptions go live on mainnet, allowing users to support creators on XION quickly and seamlessly.
December 24th, 2025: XION partners with Cyro Studios to continue its global expansion through a strong regional footprint.
December 25th, 2024: XION launches the Blaze Syndicate 2.0, a fully revamped ambassador program bringing the community into its next stage of growth.
The foundation is set. Get ready, 2024 was just the warmup.