Features in Venice Biennale 2026 crypto-art exhibition scheduled for May 7-8, 2026, curated by Abramovskiy with an objkt release.

Hosts Film Photography Day exhibition opening on April 12, 2026, featuring analog-only photography from ecosystem photographers.

Hosts Tezos Soirée event for builders, founders, and ecosystem teams in Paris on April 14, 2026, the evening before Paris Blockchain Week.

Trading for XTZ-PERP perpetual futures will be suspended on Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange on 2026-04-21 at approximately 13:00 UTC.

Hosts OBJKT4OBJKT community exchange event April 7-12, 2026, celebrating five years of NFT minting, collecting, and curating, featuring affordable mints, cross-platform exchanges, and a scale of 10,000 editions for 17,000 XTZ across 481 artists.

Holds AI Hackathon on Etherlink (Tezos EVM) with submissions closing 2026-04-09, offering $5,000 in prizes. Features live finalist presentations 2026-04-15 and a competition showcase on 2026-04-16 with project presentations, judge Q&A, and 3 winners.

The Hallucination Field curated collection on objkt has reached 1,780.00 tez in trading volume.

The Storms XS collection on objkt has reached 11,000.00 tez in trading volume.

The Irreversible curated collection on objkt has reached 6,010.00 tez in sales volume.

The Algorithm Victims Ruin Art History collective collection has reached 8,240.00 tez in trading volume.

Arthur B presented at EthCC on April 1st, 2026, on post-quantum readiness, detailing strategy and advocating for immediate introduction of post-quantum keys for users. Also participated in a Hack Seasons panel on the "post-banking economy."

Listed on Bitstamp by Robinhood for trading.

Introduced Tezos X and launches Intents feature in 2026, enabling cross-chain asset movement from smart accounts with zero gas for intent declaration and RFQ-based solver execution.

Expands into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization through collaboration with Metals Official platform, tokenizing physical metals including uranium, gold, and rare earth elements.

Etherlink on Tezos achieved 27 Mgas/s throughput.

Serenia collection has reached 7,560 XTZ in volume as of March 27, 2026.

Research collection by Frank Manzano has reached 4,090 XTZ in total volume.

Elysium Rising collection has reached 48,970 XTZ in total volume since inception, with 200 XTZ traded in the last 24 hours.

Tezos Foundation awarded grant to Teia Community to support community-led initiatives, events, and curations across the ecosystem.

Objkt introduces categories feature allowing artists to tag works (generative art, AI, photography, GIFs, and more) for improved discoverability.

Featured in SuperRare and objkt.com Festival at OFFLINE NYC from April 16–29, 2026, including solo shows and Equilibrium exhibition; also hosts Artist Talk on April 19, 2026, at Moving Image NYC featuring LICK PIC by isthisanart and yehwansong with Regina Harsanyi.

Updated me:DERU EFX Engine on Tezos, an Extensible Multi-EFX Engine tool with layer-based and node-based modes offering 20+ effects.

Tie Terminal dashboard incorporates Etherlink data alongside existing Tezos coverage, providing institutional clients with comprehensive ecosystem metrics including onchain activity, token markets, real world assets, NFTs, and liquidity data across both networks.

Sponsors EthCC in Cannes as a sapphire partner, holding activations featuring the ecosystem on April 1-2, 2026.

Classified a digital commodity, not a security, by the SEC and CFTC, March 16-20, 2026.

Concluded TezDev 2026 conference on March 30, 2026, in Cannes. Featured Arthur Breitman and Ledger, covering protocol roadmap, onchain earn, core protocol features, ecosystem support, creative communities, and AI agents.

Integration with Lava Network scheduled for April 17, 2026 as part of Phase 2 expansion

Generated over 20,000 XTZ in NFT sales on objkt platform during the week ending March 14, 2026, from the IRREVERSIBLE art drop, with sales split evenly among 15 artists and nearly all artworks sold out.

Square Enix runs a Tezos validator.

Partnered with HEK Basel for virtual exhibition 404_LAND opening on 2026-06-12, alongside public installations and education programs.

Bar CodeX exhibition by WenNew_Atelier opened at MAC Lyon on March 6, 2026, featuring Tezos-based NFTs and running through July 12, 2026, with interactive elements and NFT claims via secret codes on coasters.

Objkt hosted Art After Dark at TezDev Cannes on March 30, 2026, with a 360° immersive art show, IRREVERSIBLE curation by @5tr4n0 for @artontezos_, an Art on Tezos booth for free NFT collection, and 600+ RSVPs.

Marks five years since Hic et Nunc launched on Tezos, highlighting the platform's role in enabling open minting, low fees, and experimentation in the ecosystem.

Appointed Efe as Head of Gaming at Trilitech to build gaming on Tezos.

Airdropped "Artemis II Launch (Found Glitch Art) Tezos Edition" NFT to full moon token holders on Tezos and Base; snapshot taken April 2, 2026 on Manifold and Tezos; commenced March 3, 2026.

Receives deployment of "Ghost in the grid - LAN version" application or game.

Etherlink processed 18.6 million transactions in Q4 2025, representing a 50% quarter-over-quarter increase.

Etherlink daily active addresses reached 9,900 in Q4 2025, nearly doubling with a 96.6% quarter-over-quarter increase.

Layer 1 DeFi TVL declined to $36.2 million in Q4 2025, down 19.7% quarter-over-quarter.

Etherlink DeFi TVL stands at $68.3 million in Q4 2025, down 30.3% quarter-over-quarter.

Layer 1 daily active addresses decreased to 1,700 in Q4 2025, down 28.1% quarter-over-quarter.

Layer 1 contract deployments totaled 2,780 in Q4 2025, down 24.8% quarter-over-quarter.

Stablecoin supply reached $54.2 million in Q4 2025, down 0.1% quarter-over-quarter.

Presents 50 Quayola "Storms" works at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026's Zero 10 section via Objkt, each paired with a physical print.

"Context Collapse" group exhibition by second_guess and objktone opened on February 27, 2026 in Marina Del Rey during LA Frieze Week.

Generated 2,000 XTZ in 24-hour volume on madebyoona's new OONA series artworks, featured in her solo show at Schlachter 151 by OOR Studio, Berlin, from March 19 to April 23, 2026.

vandaloruins won a public grant to exhibit darktalesxyz "Edmund's Bazaar" in Parma, Italy in May 2026.

francis_ost and Merzmensch announced their first joint poetry reading "Voicing Machines: Poems Between Human and AI" on March 3, 2026 at House of Literature Kiel.

Launched integration with Blockfort's Swiss Digital Art Fortress, enabling professional galleries and institutions to store and manage Tezos NFTs via a regulated Swiss custodian.

Tezos Commons is awarding community members with monetary grants for their ecosystem contributions through a nomination-based program.

Released Octez.connect, an open-source wallet connection library that enables dApps to connect to Tezos wallets, request signatures, and interact with smart contracts.

Migrated Ghostnet testnet to Shadownet, with objkt.com redirecting; includes Temple wallet support, faucet, and Michelson interface development tools.

Concluded "Screen Time" auction series by RJ on objkt platform, totaling 13,550 tez in proceeds.

Participated as a blockchain partner in InnovateDenver conference alongside 20+ other blockchain projects and institutions.

Teia Community launched a new donations page supporting the treasury and TEIA Fountain, with an on-chain blogging platform currently in development.

TezCanvas, a virtual gallery app for Tezos art built for Android TV screens, released a demo with support from Jack Tezos and objkt's API.

Objktify, a free analytics tool for artists and collectors on Tezos, was shared allowing users to fetch stats and see collector data by address.

objkt is exploring social features directly on platform with a community survey currently live.

Collaborated with dropart on "Love Is Blind" campaign starting 2026-02-14, matching funds for collectors of works by absurdeity, Crip2DaX, tinoch, unityofmulti, and yangwong on Drobbit's website.

Hosts AI hackathon on Etherlink with $5,000 prizes ending April 12, 2026, and #OBJKT4OBJKT 2026 community event April 7–12, 2026, featuring affordable mints.

FART NOISES tool launched on February 6, 2026, providing Telegram notifications for Tezos NFT transactions (buys, sales, offers) with per-wallet configuration.

THE PLAN live art show scheduled for February 20, 2026, in Prince George, Canada, featuring on-stage Tezos NFT drops and physical exhibition.

Bitnomial lists the first US futures contracts for Tezos.

Provided a grant to KindredAI (formerly MetaPals), which the Tezos Foundation later stated failed to deliver against initial promises and did not meet specific conditions or deadlines, leading to efforts to secure the return of grant funds and potential legal action.

Hosting a community breakfast event at The Wild venue during Ethereum Denver on February 17, 2026 from 10:00-12:30 GMT-7.

Completed the Tallinn protocol upgrade (20th upgrade), implementing 6-second block times with 12-second Layer 1 finality, enhanced attestation mechanism requiring all bakers to attest every block once ≥50% adopt tz4 addresses, and an Address Indexing Registry providing up to 100x storage efficiency gains.

Partnership with Manchester United ended in 2025.

Established strategic partnership with TENX PROTOCOLS, which acquired approximately 5.5 million XTZ for validator operations and yield generation.

Generated 721,130 ꜩ in total sales volume for the "horizon(te)s" NFT collection since its 2022 release, with 400 ꜩ moved in the last 24 hours as of January 17, 2026.

Hosts art event 'I've missed our conversations' opening on January 27th, 2026 in Berlin, featuring multiple artists in a group show curated by @postanika focused on AI, emotions and being human.

Hosts 'Luxuria' collective exhibition on objkt launching on January 27th, 2026, organized by @Boundless8D and curated by multiple curators.

Partnered with Museum of Moving Image (MoMI) for 2025-2026 programming, featuring "Lick Pic" by isthisanart_ and yehwanyensong, an interactive installation with mechanical tongues activating screens via objkt activity, and a free NFT mint on objkt. Hosts FA2 Fellowship sessions with Moving Image NYC and NFTPROTECTOR through objktlabs.

Hosts community event #1of1SZN: Cloud Dancer running from January 26th to February 1st, 2026, featuring only 1/1 artworks with soft white hues theme and maximum 3 mints per artist.

Hosts #RetrospecTez community event centered around nostalgia theme running from February 3rd to February 10th, 2026.

TzKT explorer released a major update featuring an improved bakers list, reworked schedule tab, and new charts.

Hosts Genuary event via editart_xyz offering 3,300 tez in prizes, judged by notable creators including piterpasma, annaluciacodes, sableRaph, UnknownCo123, and pifragile.

Holds Artz Friday community call on January 3, 2026, hosted by TezosCommons, featuring discussions about art, stories, resolutions, and friendship.

Launched TEZ FM, a radio player application for streaming Tezos music NFTs, featuring curated playlists, audio-reactive visualizer, lock screen controls, and offline functionality as a progressive web app.

Hosts a free mint scheduled for March 2025 for all previous FxHash collectors on the platform.

Staking fully migrated to Etherlink, the EVM-compatibility layer, using tez (XTZ) as its native token.

Featured in a long-form research paper by HivemindCap analyzing decentralization approaches across major blockchain networks, examining how protocol design choices shape trust enforcement and system integrity.

Sapling protocol, developed by Zcash developers, went live on Tezos mainnet in 2021, enabling shielded transactions where amounts and counterparties are private by default with selective disclosure via viewing keys.

Has a staking ratio of 59.8% of circulating supply.

Auction activity on objkt.com shows final visible bid at 51 XTZ after competitive bidding escalated from 20 XTZ through multiple participants.

Artwork "Royalty" (edition of 25, minted 2022) sells for 3,500 XTZ in secondary market. Artist OriginalGoldCat drop scheduled for tomorrow.

New artwork "I've Been a Gem" by artist Lorna Mills launches on teia/objkt with 20 editions at 50 XTZ each.

New artwork "Goblin night files" launches on drop.art with 11 editions at 50 XTZ each, 6 of 11 editions already minted.

New artwork "Her Heart Signals" launches as part of OneLoveArtDAO Collection for Art Basel Miami on objkt.com with 10 editions at 22 XTZ each.

New artwork "not unimpossible" launches with 25 editions at 4 XTZ each.

New artwork "Elevate" by artist Oaknarrow launches in THE OCEAN HAS INFINITE WAVES Superchief Exhibit on objkt.com, edition of 20 at 50 XTZ each.

Day 2 of 12-day Tezmas advent calendar launches with Etherlink quest offering NFT edition giveaway by artist ilyabliznets.

New artwork "Primal Fear" by artist paperbuddha launches in IMMORTALITY Superchief Exhibit on objkt.com, edition of 10 at 200 XTZ each.

New artwork "metamirage" by AI artist pactalom launches in THE OCEAN HAS INFINITE WAVES Superchief Exhibit, edition of 20 at 50 XTZ per piece on objkt.com.

New 1/1 auction "Panoptic" goes live on objkt.com with 500 XTZ reserve price as part of IMMORTALITY Superchief Exhibit, featuring generative artist loackme_.

dropdotart, a customizable blind drop launchpad, goes live with multiple NFT releases scheduled throughout December. InfiniteInk allocates 3000 XTZ to collect new artworks minted this month during its second week of operations, while a holiday meme art contest offers 6000 XTZ in prizes with Dec 14 deadline.

Open edition poster variants launch December 13 at 30 XTZ for 7 days, created for Syncretismo Art Residency with immersive display at Un Sueno Digital in Mexico City.

Superchief Exhibit "THE OCEAN HAS INFINITE WAVES" goes live on objkt.com with artist Haich_ releasing 20-edition artwork at 50 XTZ per piece.

The platform launches 12 Days of Tezmas from December 12-23, featuring daily quests that reward participants with free artworks from prominent artists.

TEZ gains 6% to lead top movers, outperforming the broader crypto market where BTC dropped 2%, ETH fell 4%, and SOL declined 4%.

Sogni Protocol develops AI infrastructure on Tezos and Etherlink. Artist niceaunties transitions Auntieverse to Tezos with Paris Photo Fair 2025 exhibition.