FIO Protocol

wFIO launched on Base, and last month we released guides to help users get started with how to buy, trade, and unwrap their tokens. We also hit two major conferences; Consensus HK and ETHDenver, and joined the daGama Global Explorer Quest.

🔗 wFIO on Base

FIO has expanded its multi-chain support by adding wrapped FIO (wFIO) to Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2. This new integration joins existing deployments on Ethereum and Polygon. The move to Base is strategic, offering FIO holders advantages such as low-fee Uniswap trading and simple Coinbase on-ramping within the Base ecosystem.

Following the launch of wFIO on Base, we released a series of step-by-step guides to help users navigate the new ecosystem:

Buying wFIO via Coinbase: A walkthrough showing how to find the official wrapped FIO contract address, verify it on BaseScan, and purchase wFIO directly on Coinbase using USDC or a bank account.🎥Guide

Trading wFIO on Uniswap: How to swap USDC for wrapped FIO on Base, including how to verify the correct contract address and avoid fake tokens on DEXs.🎥Guide

Unwrapping wFIO to Native FIO: A guide for users who’ve purchased wFIO on Base and want to convert it to native FIO inside the FIO App. Connect your wallet, select Base as the source network, choose your FIO Handle, and confirm the unwrap.🎥Guide

⚠️ Important reminder: Always search for tokens using the verified contract address, not just the token name, to avoid scams.

Official wFIO Contract Address on Base: 0x134F08385522FDe9dc00725e636343206B4BE97B

🔎 FIO x daGama Global Explorer Quest

FIO is participating in the daGama Global Explorer Quest on Galxe. This campaign’s goal is to unite Web3 communities through a focus on discovery and participation. The quest encourages users to engage with a select group of Web3 projects, complete social tasks, and compete for rewards on a global leaderboard.

This is a great chance to get introduced to our protocol’s offerings: human-readable crypto identity, simplified transactions, and a universal usability layer for all blockchains. By participating in the quest, users will get hands-on experience with how FIO Handles, Domains, and the entire ecosystem function, all while earning rewards.

📅 Dates: February 27 — March 18 💰 Prize Pool: 600 USDT

🔗 Join the quest on Galxe

🌏 FIO on the Ground: Consensus HK & ETHDenver

FIO showed up at two of the biggest events in Web3 this month.

Consensus Hong Kong 🇭🇰: Marie Grig, Head of Marketing, connected with partners and builders at one of the biggest events of the year, highlighting usability, identity, and user protection in Web3. 🎥 Watch the recap

ETHDenver 2026: Wayne Marcel, Head of Growth, attended ETHDenver from February 17–21, focused on real Web3 usability, partnerships, and builder conversations. FIO pushed Web3 identity forward so sending crypto feels simple and easy. 🎥 Watch the recap

🏷️ @hodl FIO Handle Campaign

HODL your crypto. HODL your identity. We launched the @hodl FIO Handle campaign, encouraging long-term crypto holders to secure a simple, human-readable identity that works across multiple wallets and tokens. With a @hodl Handle, users can replace complex wallet addresses with one name, making payments easier and reducing mistakes. Handles are limited and available on a first-come, first-claimed basis.

🔗 Claim your @hodl Handle 🎥 How to create a FIO Handle

🎧 X Spaces: Real Conversations for Real Builders

We joined three X Spaces in February, each digging into topics that matter beyond the hype cycle:

The End of “Trust Me Bro” Research: Founders are ditching scattered tools for marketplaces that bundle execution, talent, and AI support in one place. We talked about how these platforms are changing the way companies get built. 🔊Recording

Bear-Resistance Design: When market hype fades, attention wanes. We explored the essential components that sustain a system when excitement disappears, focusing on revenue-backed design, token flywheels, and the characteristics of projects that endure a bear cycle. 🔊Recording

Marketplaces for Businesses: Founders are increasingly abandoning fragmented tools in favor of comprehensive “business marketplaces.” These platforms consolidate execution, talent acquisition, and AI support, fundamentally altering the company-building process. 🔊Recording

About FIO:

FIO, the Foundation for Interwallet Operability, is a decentralized consortium that supports the ongoing development, integration, and promotion of the FIO Protocol. The protocol, built on the FIO Chain, a dPoS blockchain, serves as an open-source, decentralized usability layer solution that works across all blockchains. FIO Protocol uses human-readable Handles to replace the complexity, risk, and inconvenience associated with blockchain-based transactions. Users register FIO Domains (like @wallet or @edge) and create FIO Handles (like alice@wallet) on those domains.These web3 domains and handles can map to blockchain addresses across every chain. Fueling the ecosystem utilization is the FIO Token ($FIO), which powers transactions and incentivizes network participants.

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