The Injective Nova Program submission phase has closed. Outcomes: ✅️ 87 submissions from 10+ countries ✅️ 30+ partners engaged Next: ➡️ July 10: Finalists announced ➡️ July 16: Exclusive @Microsoft HQ visit, Beijing ➡️ July 25: Demo Day, Hangzhou May the best team win.

This week, Cardano officially connected to Injective. For the first time, a live onchain IBC rail connects Cardano to another blockchain. $ADA and $INJ can now move across both ecosystems. Below are some of the top developments that happened on Injective from the past week 👇️ 🟪 Injective is officially connected to @Cardano through IBC on testnet, creating a live route for test $ADA and $INJ between both ecosystems. 🟪 Injective is officially live on @lifiprotocol, letting users bridge, swap, and deposit $INJ and native USDC across Injective's native and EVM environments with routes to 60+ chains. 🟪 Injective Zealy Season 2 is officially live with a monthly reward pool of 1,000+ $INJ, distributed based on the quality and impact of participant contributions. 📊 Key Stats 🟪 The latest Community BuyBack permanently removed 27,400 $INJ from total supply. 🟪 The Injective Nova Program closed with 89 projects from more than 10 countries and selected 3 winners from the top 10 teams. 🌐 Ecosystem News 🟪 @HackQuest_ wrapped the Injective Global Cup after 127 builders spent 24 days creating AI powered World Cup experiences with Injective's developer stack. 🟪 @Cardano_CF published verified testnet transaction links and a guide for moving test $ADA to Injective. The rails are open. Build the next market with us. 🥷

Global trade moved onchain this week powered by $INJ POSCO International and LG CNS selected Injective for their first blockchain trade finance PoC, then completed a transaction backed by receivables from real commercial activity. Below are some of the top developments that happened on Injective from the past week ⤵️ 🟪 POSCO International and LG CNS selected Injective for their first onchain trade finance pilot and completed a transaction using receivables from real commercial activity. 🟪 The latest Injective mainnet upgrade is officially live with new interoperability routes, lower block times, optimized $INJ staking, and new onchain revenue rails. 🟪 Native USDC deposits and withdrawals are officially live on @krakenfx, letting users move Circle's $USDC directly between Kraken and Injective. 🟪 The Injective AI Agent SDK is officially live, letting builders install the stack with one command and move from docs research to chain queries and onchain execution inside one workflow. 📊 Key Stats 🟪 Injective block times now run below 0.6 seconds on mainnet after the latest upgrade. 🟪 @HelixMarkets recorded $184 million in 7 day volume and reached $79 billion in cumulative volume across its onchain markets. 🌐 Ecosystem News 🟪 The official @Bitwise validator is live, giving anyone a direct path to stake $INJ through Injective Hub or a Ledger wallet. 🟪 The research team at @FourPillarsFP is now live as an institutional validator on Injective with 99.9%+ uptime. 🟪 The Injective Nova Program Demo Day with @Microsoft closed with 10 finalists pitching AI and Web3 projects. Build the New Internet Economy with us 🥷