Interlink Crosses 8m User Milestone Amid Retail Surge

Eight Million Users in Twelve Months

Interlink (@Inter_link) has officially crossed the 8 million user mark, reaching the milestone roughly twelve months after its initial protocol launch. On-chain growth metrics for $ITL indicate a sharp acceleration in retail adoption as the platform pushes toward its stated target of 10 million total participants.

The pace of that growth has been well documented. According to earlier reporting, InterLink added over 600,000 new verified users in October 2025 alone, while separate data showed the network was onboarding more than 400,000 users in a single week at peak periods. The 8 million figure represents a significant step up from the 5 million verified users the project reported in late 2025, when it was already being described as one of the fastest-growing identity-focused blockchain networks in the space.

The expansion follows a series of product changes designed to lower the barrier to entry. Interlink has rolled out streamlined on-ramps intended to simplify the move from traditional finance into its decentralized social networking layer, including QR-based payment systems that allow crypto-to-fiat conversions for merchants in markets such as Nigeria, Vietnam, and Brazil.

What Sets Interlink Apart

Interlink's growth story is built on a proof-of-personhood model rather than the capital-intensive mechanics of conventional blockchains. As covered previously on BSCN, the protocol uses facial scanning and liveness detection to ensure each participant represents a unique, verified human, addressing long-standing concerns around bot activity and Sybil attacks in Web3 environments.

The network runs a dual-token structure. $ITLG serves as the internal participation and governance token, earned by verified users through daily mining activity. $ITL, meanwhile, is positioned as the institutional and reserve token, designed to provide structured access to the Human Layer — a global network of verified, bot-resistant users. The protocol now maintains one of the highest active user-to-holder ratios in the current market cycle, a metric that points to genuine on-chain engagement rather than passive token holding.

The project has also taken steps to tighten its token economics. A DAO-approved burning mechanism removes $ITLG from inactive nodes, and a governance proposal to cut emission rates by 50% was put to holders earlier this cycle to better align supply growth with the network's maturing user base.

With the 10 million user target within reach and a token listing still anticipated, the coming months will test whether Interlink can convert its verified user base into sustained on-chain economic activity.

Sources:
InterLink Whitepaper – $ITL Token
CoinGecko – InterLink Token ($ITL)

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