Integrated with Halliday for onramp functionality, enabling seamless $IP token access through a unified onramp, integration, and checkout flow.

Upbit exchange accounted for 45% of $272M daily trading volume, with total volume spiking 400% in 24 hours.

Ranked as the 4th top weekly crypto gainer on CoinMarketCap for the week ending January 12, 2026.

Conducted an airdrop in 2025 with reported individual allocation of $3,540

Unleash Protocol, an intellectual property finance platform built on Story Protocol, suffered a $3.9 million security breach due to a governance failure that enabled unauthorized control and asset drainage, with the attacker laundering stolen funds through Tornado Cash before bridging them to Ethereum.

Genobank built on Story Protocol to enable breast cancer patients in Mexico to classify DNA, detect risks, and license their biodata for revenue.

Added as a default chain in Localsafe version 0.2.7.

Story Protocol partners with Eigen on verifiable compute for AI, focusing on provable data and verifiable inference according to CPO announcement.

$IP token shows 239.59% APR funding rate arbitrage opportunity, indicating market inefficiency in perpetual futures markets.

Story Protocol posts that next week will bring big news for AI x IP enthusiasts.

$IP token down 59% over the last 90 days, ranking among the worst performers in the top 100 tokens during Q4.

.ip domains launch on the platform, providing human-readable domain names for intellectual property assets instead of hexadecimal addresses.

MrFreeman, an IP project with 2.3M+ subscribers and 30B+ total views, lists Story Protocol as a partnership alongside OpenSea, Rarible, and Zora for their cross-chain NFT initiative spanning TON, Base, Solana, TRON, and Sui.

Token experiences over 10% weekly price decline caused by leverage cuts and Bithumb exchange upgrade that paused market for 2 days, impacting liquidity.

EigenCloud founder announces collaboration with Story Protocol on joint thesis for Verifiable Intelligence, integrating programmable IP provenance with verifiable compute infrastructure for AI systems.

Ecosystem app Verse8 (Verse_Eight) enables users to build AI-powered interactive game worlds with IP protection on Story.

Allora Network lists Story Protocol as a key partner for delivering valuation signals across IP assets.

Poseidon AI's data crowdsourcing campaign registers 3.75M IPs on Story Protocol with 5.5M submissions from 405k contributors over 2 weeks, generating 34k hours of rights-cleared audio for AI training.

$IP falls 72% in price during autumn 2025, ranking first among the top 10 projects by price decline in the period.

Founder receives Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition.

Story Protocol ($IP) comprises 9.29% of Grayscale AI holdings, making it the fifth-largest position in the fund's AI portfolio.

November shipping includes Confidential Data Rails infrastructure for encrypted data flows, Dune Analytics integration for real-time network data, and multiple ecosystem app launches: rcade browser-based music remix tool, MusicByVirtuals prediction markets, EDUM migration with millions of hours of learning data, and Aria's digital art distribution on Samsung, LG, and Apple smart TVs via Sedition partnership. Surreal World Assets buildathon kicks off with 10+ sessions and IRL London meetup, alongside Season 2 Event Grants program launch.

A $126.6M token unlock occurs on December 14.

KYVE Network stores Story Protocol chain data on Filecoin Onchain Cloud, providing decentralized archive data storage with petabyte-scale capacity and fast validator sync.

The protocol records $12M in TVL and generates $103 in daily fees after raising $216M in funding, listed among underperforming "dead projects" in a crypto trader's DefiLlama analysis.

The protocol records 4.7M total IPs registered and 3.76M voice data registrations spanning 20 languages, with English dominating followed by Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hindi, Russian, and Korean.

Ecosystem project Verse_Eight allows integration of crypto IPs including Moonbirds and Azuki into playable games, and Aria_Protocol launches a music remix contest with K-pop singer and actress NANA.

Token ranks #2 among top daily crypto gainers on November 26, 2025 based on CoinMarketCap data.

Poseidon, Story Protocol's first incubated project, raised $15M led by a16z crypto and now drives over 300K daily data shard IP registrations, pushing L1 daily transactions above 500K. Poseidon launches a training-data marketplace and begins contractual data licensing with frontier AI labs after collecting 34K hours of audio data from 405K contributors in two weeks.

The first prediction markets launch live on Story Protocol with MusicByVirtuals, enabling predictions on crypto prices and cultural metrics like Kpop charts to be settled onchain.

Token ranks #4 among top daily crypto gainers on November 24, 2025 based on CoinMarketCap data.

EDUMOfficial migrates to Story Protocol to turn millions of hours of verified learning data into licensable IP for education and AI training.

Remixing application Magma registers 6,700 IP assets and generates 3,000+ licenses following Story Protocol integration for IP protection. Aria Protocol builds IP Real World Assets (IPRWAs) powered by Story Protocol and $IP.

Confidential Data Rails (CDR) releases as a new protocol feature enabling programmable confidentiality that turns encrypted data into onchain building blocks for privacy use-cases, with technical paper now available.

Story Protocol datasets now move through Filecoin's distributed storage network via KYVE Network integration with Filecoin Onchain Cloud.

Story goes live on Dune Analytics, enabling real-time network metrics tracking through customizable dashboards and queries.

$IP ranks as the #5 top daily crypto gainer on November 19, 2025 according to CoinMarketCap.

IP Strategy (Nasdaq: $IPST) reports Q3 results showing $196.3M net income, 3,337% YoY growth, and $1.9M validator revenue in 12 days at 97.2% margin, announces strategic acquisition of Aria Protocol tokens $ARIAIP and $APL, and schedules Investor Day for November 20, 2025.

Current TVL stands at $12M.

Funding rate arbitrage for $IP provides 155.27% APR returns for delta-neutral positions.

Story is one of the fastest-growing chains on a weekly basis measured by stablecoin inflow percentage, ranking alongside Taiko and Plasma.

$IP declines 16.8% in price action during market-wide volatility.

Aria Protocol and Story tokenize income rights to over $100M in Korean music tracks and billion-dollar music catalogues as IP Real World Assets for retail and institutional investors.

CoinMarketCap lists $IP as the third-highest daily gainer on November 13, 2025.

Story Foundation expands its buyback program from $82M to $100M and extends the purchasing window to February 1, 2026, having already completed over 60% of planned $IP purchases.

Delphi Digital publishes independent report on Story Protocol analyzing IP as crypto's next major asset class and the protocol's scalability.

rcade.co launches as a new ecosystem project enabling browser-based music remixing with Story-powered attribution and monetization, and NANA goes live.

Crypto.com enters strategic partnership with Nasdaq-listed IP Strategy (IPST) to provide custody, execution, OTC trading, and staking services for IP Strategy's treasury reserve of 52.5M $IP tokens valued at approximately $230M.

Grayscale adds $IP to its AI Fund for institutional access, Parasite film studio launches nPLUG on-chain film IP platform, Seoul Exchange tokenizes K-pop royalties through Story, and blue-chip NFT brands Moonbirds and Azuki register on the network.

An $82 million $IP buyback program launches on November 14.

IP token faces major linear unlocks exceeding $1 million per day over the next seven days according to Tokenomist data.

Aria Protocol completes launch with music royalties from Justin Bieber added to BTS and BLACKPINK backing, stakers receive daily yield payments, and remixable IP drops starting with NANA announced as next development.

Story Protocol launches the first advertising RWA in mainland China through partnerships with Starbase and Hangzhou Culture Assets and Equity Exchange, tokenizing high-traffic digital ad space in the $1T advertising industry.

ARIAIP token launches as the native token for Aria Protocol, the first IP RWA protocol in the Story ecosystem.

Competitor $CAMP operates at $24M market cap with partnerships including Black Mirror and other Netflix shows, representing a 40x smaller valuation compared to $IP.

ARIAIP token sale is 18x oversubscribed.

$ARIAIP launches tomorrow as the first token from STORY ecosystem through Vibe launchpad, raised over $10M, and brings musical IP from BTS and Blackpink to the ecosystem.

Aria opens a 1-month claim window for season 1 participants and $IP holders/stakers, tokenizing music royalties from major K-pop artists BTS, Blackpink, and Aespa on Story Protocol.

ARIAIP ICO terms include $60M FDV with 100% unlock at TGE, 30-day claimable refund if price drops below sale price, and 10% token allocation to $IP holders.

Grayscale adds Story Protocol to its AI fund portfolio. Validators report cumulative 422,664 $IP earned with $9.58M revenue potential and estimated annual fixed costs of $400k-$500k.

Seoul Exchange selects Story Protocol for RWA settlement infrastructure. Barunson, the studio behind Parasite, launches its IP platform on Story Protocol.

First month metrics reveal 42.5M $IP staked, 13k $IP validator fees collected, and 246k $IP distributed as staking rewards with near-perfect network uptime.

Aria ICO raises $12.4M against a $600k target (20x oversubscription), up from the $10.95M reported on Nov 3, with $IP token holders set to share in the upside from the tokenized music IP ecosystem.

Tokenomics for $ARIAIP token announced with launch coming soon, adding Justin Bieber and NANA remix IP to the ecosystem.

Aria raises $10.95M from 4k+ wallets and brings $100M+ worth of music IP including BTS and BLACKPINK catalogs onchain, with a 30-day refund window if token trades below sale price.

$IP token joins Grayscale's Decentralized AI Fund in quarterly rebalance. Lombard Finance integration unlocks $3B+ in BTC infrastructure for Bitcoin-backed payments and rights guarantees, while Magma integration goes live enabling 3.6M+ Web2 artists to license and monetize work.

Token ranks #4 among top weekly crypto gainers according to CoinMarketCap data for 3/11/25.

Large linear token unlocks (over $1 million per day) scheduled for IP token in the next seven days, according to Tokenomist data.

Aria Protocol increases $ARIAIP allocation for $IP holders from 2% to 10% (5x increase), with distribution starting from TGE. $IP token has $82M buyback closing around Nov 16, and Aria approaches $100M+ TVL.

1300 people register attendance for an IP ecosystem app's first major ICO meetup.

Token ranks as the 2nd worst performing altcoin among the top 100 from local top.

Aria Protocol raises $15M in funding and partners with Contents Technologies (handles 50% of Korea's music distribution) to bring $100M+ worth of music IP from BTS, BLACKPINK, and Aespa onchain, with ICO launching soon.

ARIAIP announces as the first native IP RWA token launching on Story Protocol with a Community Sale.

Blockworks media accused of promoting the project as a scam and receiving tokens for promotion, with the token referred to as "IP" listed among several projects allegedly shilled without proper disclosure.

ZenOGlasses integrates Story Protocol for IP registration and monetization of robotics AI training data to ensure rights-cleared content.

Protocol generates less than $200 per day in revenue, as CEO explains revenue flows through the chain to apps rather than to the protocol itself.

Lombard Finance partners with Story Protocol to enable LBTC use for IP payments and secure the L1 with Bitcoin-grade infrastructure.

CEO confirms in upcoming podcast that a co-founder departed right after the token launch and will address the circumstances behind this departure. The podcast releases Thursday.

IP token listed as one of today's top gainers in the crypto market.

Grayscale adds $IP token to its AI Fund, Seoul Exchange selects Story for RWA settlement, and Barunson studio (behind film Parasite) launches its IP platform on Story network.

Tokenomist reports IP token scheduled for linear daily unlocks over $1 million per day in the next 7 days.

Story Protocol listed at $5B valuation in comparative analysis alongside other AI and crypto projects including Bittensor ($8B) and 0G Network ($2B).

Featured in a16z's state of crypto report with current market cap at $1.62B.

Meteora AG lists Story Protocol as one of its partnerships in a podcast episode, mentioned alongside Trezor, Bitwise Invest, and Sui Network.

Aria Protocol announces Season 1 airdrop of $ARIAIP tokens with 2% allocation reserved for $IP community holders.

$IP token distributes airdrop worth a few hundred dollars to users.

Aria Protocol launches $APL as the first IPRWA token backed by 48+ songs including Justin Bieber's Billboard #1 hit "Peaches" with 1.6B+ Spotify streams, powered by Story Protocol.

Story Protocol hosted an Origin Summit during Korea Blockchain Week 2025 in Korea.

IP token has linear daily unlocks exceeding $1 million scheduled over the next 7 days, part of $431 million in total market unlocks according to Tokenomist.

Story Protocol incubates Posiedon, a robotics data layer project that raised $15M from A16z.

Grayscale launches Decentralized AI Fund for accredited investors with $IP as one of six holdings alongside $TAO, $NEAR, $RENDER, $FIL, and $GRT.

MEXC Ventures confirms investment in Story Protocol, providing exchange-backed support beyond capital including listing opportunities and marketing exposure.

A $220M+ Digital Asset Trust with IP Strategy provides regulated exposure to $IP token for institutional investors. The validator network reports 43M $IP tokens staked with $1.5M+ in rewards and ~95% operating margins.

Aria Protocol tokenizes $100M+ of K-pop music assets from artists including BTS, BLACKPINK, and Aespa onto the Story blockchain.

A $15k prize pool launches for creating remixes of NANA's new songs on ARIA.

NANA joins Story Protocol's roster as a new IP and creator addition to the platform.

Tether partnership confirmed as mentioned in podcast episode with Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, listing the project alongside partnerships with Trezor, Bitwise, and Sui Network.

Story Protocol partners with Pieverse, a TimeFi payment platform with over 1.1 million users that provides timestamping and compliance infrastructure for crypto payments.

Aria Protocol airdrop claims are now live for users.