January 31, 2025
The year is off to an exciting and eventful start!
Let’s take a look at the technical progress, key announcements, and news from around the world of Chromia from the last month:
Chromia’s Q1 AI Focus
We kicked off the year by announcing and outlining our Q1 focus on blockchain-enabled AI and AI Agents. The announcement was accompanied by an update to our Official Roadmap. Here is a short summary of the roadmap changes:
- Added ‘Postchain Python Client’ in Q1
- Added ‘Neural Interface 2.0’ in Q1
- Kept ‘AI Inference Extension’ in Q1
- Added ‘Vector Database Extension in Q1
- Added ‘Mimir Mainnet Upgrade’ in Q1
- Moved ‘Data Availability Extension’ to Q2
These developments will enhance Chromia's capacity to support AI-driven solutions, solidifying its role as a leading platform at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence.
We have already publicly released the first version of the Postchain Python Client, and we are diligently moving ahead on our next objectives.
EVAL Engine and the launch of ‘Chromia’s $EVAL’ on Virtuals Protocol
On January 22nd, we announced the launch of EVAL Engine, the first AI Agent Evaluation Plugin powered by Chromia.
EVAL’s January 27th launch was accompanied by the creation of the $EVAL token on Virtuals Protocol, which was airdropped to Native CHR stakers and has enjoyed early success.
You can check out EVAL Engine’s website here and its X account here.
Integration of Marlin Protocol
News kept coming this week as we announced the integration of Marlin Protocol.
By integrating Marlin's infrastructure, Chromia can provide enterprise-grade secure chat applications with high performance. This allows developers to process chat agent operations in isolated environments while ensuring sensitive data remains protected.
This joins a list of other collaborations and integrations that include Elfa AI, LoveAI, Crossmint, and more.
However, AI is not the only thing happening in the wide world of Chromia. Next up, let’s take a look at our emerging DeFi ecosystem.
Colorpool Update
Colorpool is building ‘Chromia’s All-in-One Crypto Experience’, including a wallet, a bridge, a DEX, and fun mini-games.
The project recently sent out this post on X, which outlined two exciting developments that are on the way:
- Prism Dawn, which allows users to bridge CHR tokens between BSC and Chromia Economy Chain directly in the ColorPool Wallet.
- Chromatic Wave, which allows users to bridge USDC and trade on the Colorpool DEX directly in the wallet.
As a reminder, a snapshot of Native CHR stakers was taken on January 15th, and $COLOR tokens will be airdropped to these stakers in the future.
Specific dates Prism Dawn, Chromatic Wave, and the airdrop are TBA. Follow Colorpool for the latest.
Explorer Updates and Key Takeaways
Earlier this month, some notable updates were made to Chromia Explorer. Check out this article, where we look at some key takeaways and significant statistics. Here are some brief highlights:
- There are now 84M Native CHR staked.
- Mainnet has surpassed 50M transactions.
- We are nearing 240k user accounts.
These are steps in the right direction, but we are just getting started and have a long way to go! Check out the full article for more insights.
Traced Systems and Digital Product Passports
Traced Systems has completed a pilot program with Cling Systems, Instagrid, and Batteriretur using Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to track the life cycle of a battery from creation to recycling.
Check out this Telegram post, which features a short video showcasing the pilot program kickoff event as well as a site visit to Batteriretur by members of the ChromaWay team.
Intract Campaign
A reminder to all of our community members who enjoy learning and earning: our Loyalty Campaign is live on Intract! Complete simple, daily recurring tasks effortlessly and unlock rewards like XPs and USDC.
Staking Updates and Reminders
In December 2024, we began encouraging all of our CHR holders and stakers to migrate their tokens to Chromia’s mainnet.
In January, CHR staker snapshots were taken for both Colorpool and EVAL Engine airdrops - but these airdrops were both exclusive to Native CHR stakers only.
To ensure you get to participate in as many future promotions as possible, consider staking on Chromia’s mainnet. If you need more information, check out our Native CHR and Migration FAQ.
Several months ago, we updated the entire staking system. Rewards earned under the old staking system can still be claimed at https://old-staking.chromia.com. Unclaimed rewards will expire in March 2025!
About Chromia
Chromia is a Layer-1 relational blockchain platform that uses a modular framework to empower users and developers with dedicated dapp chains, customizable fee structures, and enhanced digital assets. By fundamentally changing how information is structured on the blockchain, Chromia provides natively queryable data indexed in real-time, challenging the status quo to deliver innovations that will streamline the end-user experience and facilitate new Web3 business models.
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