The foundation has been laid, and the future has begun.
It's been an outstanding quarter for Taiko! We deployed Pacaya on the mainnet, released the pre-confirmation feature on the testnet, launched our DAO, and got listed on Binance. The second quarter of 2025 significantly deepened Taiko's technical capabilities, governance structure, and ecosystem footprint, solidifying our path towards rollup equivalence with Ethereum.
Let's take a look at the achievements we've made so far in the second quarter of 2025 and the momentum we've built for the future:
Highlights of Q2 2025:


Pacaya hard fork launched: Activated on the Alethia mainnet, introducing batch-based proofs and multiproof, which are crucial for advancing pre-confirmations.


Pre-confirmations on Hekla: Launched on the testnet, achieving approximately 2 seconds of final confirmation, a key step for improving user experience on the mainnet.


TAIKO listed on Binance Alpha & Futures: TAIKO/USDT trading started, distributing 1,495,000 TAIKO rewards, enhancing market influence.


Taiko DAO launched on mainnet: Activated the security committee and governance proposals, strengthening decentralized decision-making.


Trailblazers Season 5 launched: 3 million TAIKO rewards, including 700,000 for Liquidity Royale.


Fabric & Commit-Boost collaboration: Collaborated on validator tools and pre-confirmation standards, strengthening infrastructure.


Taiko & Nethermind collaboration: Enhanced rollup performance and decentralization through Ethereum client expertise.



Protocol and technical milestones
On-chain activities
Taiko's growth has been exponential, processing over 847 million transactions in the past 12 months, including over 150 million transactions completed in Q2. The network's user activity is exceptionally high, with over 2.5 million unique wallet addresses created and an average of 289,000 daily active users.

Pacaya hard fork launched
The Pacaya hard fork has been activated on the Alethia mainnet, introducing batch-based proofs and multiproof. Batch-based proofs group multiple transactions into a single proof, reducing computational overhead, while multiproof allows for parallel generation of proofs, improving efficiency. This upgrade is crucial for pre-confirmations, enhancing proof system efficiency and supporting faster transaction processing.
Pre-confirmations on Hekla
Pre-confirmations have been launched on the Hekla testnet, achieving ultra-fast transaction finality of about 2 seconds. Pre-confirmation provides early assurance of block inclusion, reducing Ethereum's approximately 12-second block wait time.

DAO
The DAO soft-launched on May 1, 2025, with the security committee operational and proposal infrastructure in place. Once pre-confirmations are live, a full mainnet launch will occur, at which point the community will be able to submit proposals directly for security committee review. This marks a key step towards transparent, community-driven governance, with stakeholders actively shaping the protocol's future.

Ecosystem and partnerships
TAIKO listed on Binance
TAIKO has officially launched on Binance Futures, bringing deeper liquidity and greater access to the Taiko ecosystem. This listing allows users to trade leveraged TAIKO perpetual contracts, marking a significant milestone in Taiko's global expansion.

Fabric & Commit-Boost collaboration
Taiko collaborated with Fabric and Commit-Boost to develop pre-confirmation-based validator tools and standards. This collaboration focuses on creating interoperable protocols that ensure the security and efficiency of pre-confirmations. Standardization enhances ecosystem cohesion, reduces fragmentation, and promotes adoption.
Taiko & Nethermind team up to power the rollup-based ecosystem
This collaboration focuses on enhancing protocol performance, ordering, and execution layers. By leveraging Nethermind's deep Ethereum client expertise, this partnership strengthens Taiko's technical foundation for rollup design, driving scalability, decentralization, and broader developer adoption.
Taiko TakeOff
Taiko's Takeoff program has proven its value through tangible attraction. Avalon has completed three rounds of direct distribution to the Taiko community, rewarding early supporters and showcasing how builders can meaningfully engage in our ecosystem.
This is just the beginning; we have more and more projects ready to take off through Takeoff. More releases, more rewards, and more ways for community engagement are on the way.
DeFi


Axion Finance Campaign - The campaign conducted in cooperation with Axion offers over $8,000 in rewards through a DeFi-driven adventure experience that combines finance and gamification.


Bitget Wallet support - Taiko reaffirms its mission as a public good through support for the 'Everyone Should Have Access to Cryptocurrency' initiative, bringing cryptocurrency access to a broader user base through wallet integration and education.


AI, tools, and infrastructure


Rivalz's AI-driven oracle - An AI-driven oracle has been launched on Taiko, providing developers with a dynamic, trustless data source for building smart decentralized applications.


Hashlock - Joined the Taiko Takeoff program to provide security services for early-stage projects within the ecosystem, such as auditing and infrastructure consulting.


Quack AI Passport Drop - All Taiko Status holders are eligible to claim AI-generated identity passports through Quack AI, showcasing the integration between on-chain credentials and AI tools.


Others


Brigade Multiverse - Launched its Alpha season on July 1. In this pixel-style game, players can farm, build, and compete for a share of the Taiko prize pool, combining GameFi and community-driven creativity.


D’Cent Wallet Campaign - The campaign conducted in cooperation with D’Cent Wallet offers wallet users smooth mobile-native interaction and reward opportunities, lowering the barriers for mainstream participation.


Simplified bridging through Interport - USDC and USDT can now be bridged or swapped to Taiko with one click via Interport, simplifying the user journey and improving the onboarding UX for first-time DeFi users.



Community growth and global influence
In Q2, Taiko continued to strengthen one of the most vibrant and fastest-growing communities in Web3. The total number of followers on X and Discord exceeded 1 million, with the community remaining at the core of the protocol's development.
The Trailblazers program has entered its fifth season, engaging thousands of users through interactive tasks, on-chain tasks, and gamified learning experiences.
In addition to Trailblazers, monthly Galxe events highlighted key ecosystem projects such as Pheasant Network, PoPP, Symbiosis, TakoTako, etc., which are effective tools for guiding and expanding the Taiko audience.
These initiatives collectively drive community engagement, inspire interaction, and broaden awareness of the Taiko ecosystem.
Community education and accessibility remain a top priority.
In Q2, the team continually released new educational blog posts and published explainer videos on YouTube to support user understanding and developer onboarding.
Events
Taiko's global visibility has rapidly increased through appearances at major blockchain events. In Q2, the team participated in:


EthereumAsia


The Boundless House of ZK


ETHBratislava


Hong Kong Web3 Festival


LBank x AI


In Q2, Taiko led panel discussions, hosted workshops, and connected with the community at major events, strengthening its role as a respected voice in the leading Layer 2 and Ethereum ecosystem.
Rollup-based Summit - Cannes Edition
On July 1, Taiko hosted the second Rollup-based summit, this time in Cannes, gathering over 500 participants from the Ethereum and broader Web3 ecosystem. The summit featured a strong lineup of thought leaders, including Justin Drake, Tomasz K. Stańczak, Ryan Kim (Hashed), Shiv Sankar (Boundless), Alon Muroch (SSV Labs), and many more.
The event focused on the future of rollups, ordering, and decentralization principles. Through panel discussions, keynote speeches, and informal discussions, the summit reinforced Taiko's vision for open research, protocol neutrality, and collaboration in the L2 space.
The Cannes summit was not just a meeting; it marked a further step for Taiko in establishing its leadership role in the rollup movement, building infrastructure and helping shape its future.
Yes, the Rollup-based summit will return again. Stay tuned.


Looking ahead
The past quarter has been incredible, but in many ways, Taiko is just getting started. As we move into the remainder of 2025 and beyond, we will continue to focus on several core priorities that will shape the future of the protocol:
Pre-confirmations
Our top priority is to activate pre-confirmations on the mainnet, with plans to launch this feature this summer. This upgrade will provide users with near-instant transaction confirmations for everyday use cases without compromising decentralization or neutrality.
DAO empowerment
With Taiko DAO now live, we are preparing for a hard launch of DAO governance following the activation of pre-confirmations. The next phase will fully transfer decision-making power over upgrades, protocol parameters, and treasury management to the community. As we move towards deeper decentralization, on-chain voting and open proposal discussions will play an increasingly important role.
Gwyneth development
Work on Taiko Gwyneth (our synchronous composable boost rollup) continues. Following successful demonstrations and ULTRA TX implementation from Q1 to Q2, the boost feature has been successfully implemented. Gwyneth support has been added to Foundry for easy testing and deployment of cross-chain applications. Next steps include launching a developer-focused Devnet to gather feedback and prepare for a public testnet launch later this year.
Community growth
Our incredible community remains at the core of Taiko. Programs like Trailblazers, Taiko Takeoff, and Taiko Status will evolve with new challenges, rewards, and participation opportunities.
We are committed to creating more pathways for people to contribute and be recognized—whether you are a developer, researcher, content creator, or simply an active user.
Events and ecosystem impact
Looking ahead, you will find us at major Ethereum events, including KBW, DevConnect, TOKEN2049, ETHGlobal hackathons, and more community-driven gatherings as we expand our influence across the ecosystem.

Thank you to our community
None of this progress would be possible without you (our global community of developers, users, and supporters). Your feedback, energy, and belief in our mission fuel everything we've built so far.
Whether you've been testing on early testnets, helping shape governance, or simply spreading the word, thank you for being part of this journey. We are just getting started.
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