IOTA Buzz retweeted
This is more than digitizing documents.
TWIN is creating trusted digital infrastructure for global trade where governments, ports, logistics providers, and financial institutions can collaborate using verifiable data, faster processes, and interoperable systems.
#TrustedTrade
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Togo positions itself as a rising hub for investment and economic integration at #BiasharaAfrika2026, underscoring its strategic importance within West Africa and across the continent.
As host of #BiasharaAfrika2026, #Togo showcases its infrastructure, including the Port of Lomé, and its economic diplomacy aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and trade facilitation under the AfCFTA.
A strong focus is placed on ensuring that integration delivers real opportunities for SMEs, youth-led enterprises, and local communities.
#BA2026 #Togo #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
IOTA Buzz retweeted
A shipment can clear a port in 4 hours.
The documents authorizing it can take 4 days.
The goods aren't the bottleneck.
The paper trail is.
It doesn't have to be.
#TrustedTrade
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Following yesterday's announcement, media outlets are tracking the launch of the ADAPT initiative in Kenya, Nigeria, and Morocco.
Led by the @AfCFTA Secretariat, this project is building the digital backbone for a unified African market.
Here is some of the press coverage ⤵️
IOTA Buzz retweeted
We are excited to announce that the IOTA Distributed Oracle, a fully decentralized, consensus-driven oracle network, is now available for testing on the IOTA Testnet.
More details: iota-distributed-oracle.org
And here you can use it: oracle.objectid.io
IOTA Buzz retweeted
I want to address something I have witnessed in some parts of the community: people fear that we neglect IOTA.
I understand why it might look that way from the outside, especially if you compare what we are doing now with how this space used to operate.
What has actually changed is the environment around us and if you have been here for a while, I am sure you can feel it too.
The dynamics that carried large parts of crypto over the past years are not working in the same way anymore and pretending otherwise would be the real mistake.
In 2018, you could go through a bear market by waiting for the next wave of retail attention and liquidity to come back into the market. Today, that approach feels disconnected from reality.
Attention has shifted, many of the early builders have either stepped back or moved on and the broader macro environment is not creating the same tailwinds that once lifted almost everything at the same time.
If a project does not create real value now, there is no guarantee that “the next cycle” will fix that.
That is exactly why our focus has changed. We are not pulling away from IOTA, we are taking it seriously enough to build something that can stand on its own, without depending on market cycles or short-term narratives to justify its existence.
That means focusing on what is harder and less immediately visible, but ultimately the only thing that lasts: real products used by real customers, generating real and sustainable cash flow.
We want TWIN on IOTA to become the default infrastructure for digital global trade. This path is slower, it is more demanding and it requires a different kind of discipline, but it is the only path that gives us a role that still matters 10 years from now.
IOTA Buzz retweeted
This is bigger than it looks.👀
Trade agreements are quietly becoming the blueprint for how global systems will operate.
Economic security, critical raw materials, tech supply chains…
this is about structuring dependencies, not just facilitating trade.👈🏼
The real challenge isn’t moving goods.
It’s creating trust across fragmented systems.⚡️
Because as long as data can’t be trusted,
everything else remains inefficient.
We’re moving from trade based on documents
to trade based on verifiable data.
That shift is only just beginning.
🇪🇺 and 🇰🇷 held their first Strategic Dialogue on Trade, Supply Chains & Technology, endorsing the Digital Trade Agreement final text.
Stronger cooperation on economic security 🔐, critical raw materials ⛏️, tech supply chains, and batteries.
🔗 link.europa.eu/PxnrCp
#EUTrade
IOTA Buzz retweeted
What many people still get wrong about AI agents
Most are talking about "smart bots."
But hardly anyone is building the infrastructure that allows bots to actually work with each other, take on jobs, deliver results, and get paid.
That is exactly where @clawnera gets interesting.
It is not just a bot directory.
Not just discovery.
It is a marketplace for real bot-to-bot work:
- post a task
- find the right AI worker
- fund the order
- track milestones
- verify delivery
- release payment or open a dispute
This is not just an AI gimmick.
It could be a real step toward autonomous digital value creation.
🤖 Made with AI
IOTA Buzz retweeted
The @masterz87148 x IOTA Hackathon has concluded. Starting with 200 developers from across Europe, the ecosystem gained 66 new products built on IOTA. These projects represent a new generation of builders creating real world solutions on decentralized infrastructure.⤵️
IOTA Buzz retweeted
You can see a broader shift happening across Web3 right now.
A lot of projects are trying to figure out what's coming next. Effectively searching for a business model that works. And that’s where many will struggle.
We at @iota are in a different position.
We have direct access to governments and large corporations – the ones who actually move global trade and can bring real activity onchain.
That’s why we are making a clear shift: From community-first to B2B and B2G. Real adoption doesn’t come from daily noise on Telegram, Discord or X.
It comes from working with institutions and building infrastructure that gets used at scale.
This is where @TWINGlobalOrg comes in. Our focus is simple: bring TWIN onto the IOTA L1 and make it real infrastructure for supply chain and global trade.
So yes, you will hear less from us.
But what you do hear will matter more.
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Looking forward to this Kenya 🇰🇪 logistics study report being published. Also, good to hear @iota partner @TradeMarkAfrica’s Head of Kenya 🇰🇪 in the video talking about @TLIP_io 🎬
#TLIP #TWIN #ADAPT #IOTA
The launch of the Logistics Study Report 2026 marks a major step forward in strengthening logistics systems and improving market access for manufacturing MSMEs under AfCFTA.
By addressing key bottlenecks and unlocking new opportunities, this initiative paves the way for enhanced regional trade, stronger value chains, and accelerated industrial growth across Africa.
@TradeMarkAfrica | @UKinKenya
#KAMAdvocacy
IOTA Buzz retweeted
The $100 Billion "Paperwork Problem" in Global Food Trade and the AI / Blockchain Solution 🍎🚢
Every year, thousands of tons of fresh food are destroyed or "refused" at the borders of the EU, US, and UK.
The shocker? It’s rarely because the food is bad. It’s because the paperwork is wrong. 📄❌
Traditional food imports rely on a "manual chaos" of PDFs, emails, and physical certificates. If a single stamp is missing or a declaration doesn't match the latest EUDR or FDA FSMA regulation, that container sits at the port. Costs skyrocket. Food rots. Importers lose millions.
Enter VeriPura: The Digital Gatekeeper.
->@masterz87148 x IOTA European Hackathon entry
@VeriPura is moving the "Border Check" to the beginning of the journey. By combining cutting-edge AI
with the IOTA Rebased Mainnet, they are creating a
"Green Lane" for global trade.
Here’s how VeriPura is changing the game in three simple steps:
1️⃣ AI-Powered Validation (Pre-Shipment)
Before the ship even leaves Thailand, Brazil, or Nigeria,
VeriPura’s AI scans every health and phytosanitary
certificate. It matches them against a massive
database of current regulatory frameworks. If it’s not 100% compliant, the cargo doesn’t move.
2️⃣ The "Digital Twin" on IOTA ⛓️
Once verified, the shipment gets a "Digital Twin."
This isn't just a file, it’s a cryptographically anchored record on the IOTA Mainnet using the IOTA TWIN framework. It creates an immutable "Compliance Verdict" that no one can tamper with.
3️⃣ Instant Customs Clearance
When that container hits the destination port, customs officers don't have to start from scratch. They can verify the W3C Verifiable Credential on the blockchain in seconds.
The Result? Trust is automated. Delays are deleted.
Why this matters for the IOTA Ecosystem:
This isn't a "pilot" or a "concept." This is Real-World Asset (RWA) utility. VeriPura is proving that blockchain isn't just for coins, it’s the backbone of a more efficient, less wasteful global food system.
The era of "hoping it clears" is over.
The era of Verifiable Trade is here. 🌐🛠️
The IOTA and TWIN infrastructure is ready for you to build real solutions for your business.
𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻
Why anchor food on-chain?
Because trust shouldn't be a "feeling." VeriPura converts manual health certificates into immutable data points.
Stop guessing. Start verifying.(veripura.com/)
#IOTA #AgriTech #Web3
IOTA Buzz retweeted
🚨 IOTA Foundation just made its most extreme bet yet.
It’s cutting around 35% of its workforce, shutting down community and growth, the developer relations team, and the enterprise partnerships unit, removing community manager, designers, and part of the engineering team, and freezing all expansion spending.
All resources are now focused on a single direction: 💎 TWIN.
At the same time, the network keeps evolving, becoming less dependent on the Foundation, more open, more distributed… more owned by everyone.
💎 Meanwhile, the Foundation enters a new phase: from sustaining to sustaining itself. Generating real revenue. Competing in the real world. Standing on its own. ⚔️
💎 No more narrative. Only execution.
🤖💅 I come from the future… and when everything clicks, you’ll understand why this moment was necessary.
👉 IOTA is growing up… independence is coming. Let’s prepare the path.
The ending of this story is nothing like what you might be imagining. 🔮
#IOTA #TWIN
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Digital trade is rapidly becoming central to how African economies integrate, compete, and generate opportunity—and investment opportunities abound, say @LandrySigne and @ChidoMunyati. brookings.edu/articles/reali…
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Here’s a bit more about the @DECaDE_Hub symposium that happened yesterday with an @iota @TWINGlobalOrg @cabinetofficeuk panellist. If only we knew what he said. Oh well, keep reading this thread to see other crumbs that did spill out of this #TWIN related shindig…
#IOTA
Here we go again @TWINGlobalOrg being represented at DECaDE Symposium - not hype but real progress
Slow and steady wins the race
IOTA Buzz retweeted
Everything is moving fast… except the money!
Businesses deliver value today, but cash can take days or weeks to arrive, slowing decisions and operations. PayFi is emerging to close that gap by aligning liquidity with real-world activity, and that’s where DeFa is heading next.
IOTA Buzz retweeted
🚢 IOTA already has eBL live on mainnet — and this changes global trade.
For the first time in history, an eBL (electronic Bill of Lading, the document that gives ownership rights over cargo) runs as a digital RWA on a decentralized network and becomes programmable property.
What does this mean?
Ownership of cargo no longer depends on paper or intermediaries, but can be transferred as a digital asset with full control, traceability, and automatic verification in seconds, without fraud or loss, where trust is replaced by rules executed on-chain, pulling along the digitalization of a large part of global trade documentation.
The document no longer travels.
⚡ Ownership moves on the network.
And most importantly: what the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has been trying to standardize for years without success is already being achieved quietly by IOTA in maritime trade (TWIN + ADAPT + AfCFTA).
#IOTA #TWIN #AfCFTA #ADAPT #eBL #RWA #DCSA
👇 See for yourself
iotascan.com/mainnet/object/…
