$VELO is unlocked as scheduled, with the circulation officially exceeding 17.56 billion. In the context of a market correction, it has hardly fallen, and the unlock for the founding team and early contributors will still be after 2025.

This is the step-by-step, sustainable expansion of PayFi newcomer @veloprotocol.

Speaking of expansion, Velo is shining in the RWA track, such as its collaboration with EVOLVE RWA —

EVOLVE brings electric vehicles, charging stations, green energy, and real estate all on-chain, creating a multi-asset RWA product; while Velo serves as the PayFi infrastructure behind it — USDV stablecoin as the underlying settlement asset, combined with the cash flow and appreciation potential brought by real assets, constructing a “stable income + potential appreciation” dual engine.

Especially in Southeast Asia, Velo has firmly established a stronghold in the RWA space. Real assets are entering the chain, stablecoins are used for settlement, and a compliant identity framework is in place, making Velo the liquidity and settlement core for RWA in Asia.

There’s also a longer-term step: Solana.

Velo has already signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation for Laos’s “digital gold” and is building bridges across Solana L1, Nova, and EVM chains. This means that in the future, assets can not only circulate within Velo but also migrate across chains and share liquidity, allowing more Web3 activities to truly take root.

Don’t forget Velo’s strategic collaborations: advancing USDL treasury settlement with Paxos; using Lightnet to open up fiat conversion channels; along with partners like Visa, iRemit, and Asia Digital Bank — it is not fighting alone but is tied to a whole Asian financial network.

Today’s 17.56 billion VELO is not just a number, but a milestone achieved through liquidity, compliance, and ecological layout. It represents that the entry point for the next wave of user and institutional adoption has been opened.

From stablecoins to RWA, and then to cross-chain collaboration, Velo is using Southeast Asia as a starting point to build a global Web3 financial highway.