ION Latest Roundup: Top Ranking on Certik, Beta Bulletin Update, and More

As Ice Open Network (ION) nears the public rollout of its Online+ decentralized social media dApp, community discussions reflect high anticipation, with users speculating about launch timelines, potential integrations with partners, and the platform's role in driving token value through utilities. 

Amid this buildup, ION has focused on refining Online+ through beta testing, addressing user feedback on performance and features to ensure stability and reliability. Like we do every week, today’s article explores ION ecosystem updates from August 22 to August 27, 2025, covering security validations, technical fixes, and integrations.

CertiK Skynet Validation for ION

Starting with the most recent update on August 26, 2025, CertiK announced that Ice Blockchain achieved a Skynet Score of 91.96, earning an AA rating. CertiK's Skynet system analyzes security, market performance, and community aspects, providing a comprehensive view of project risks. This assessment included a Gold-level verification for the team. 

The platform ranked first in the X-To-Earn category, second in Privacy, and 59th overall among cryptocurrencies. The evaluation highlighted ION's DAO governance structure and its design, which focuses on privacy in decentralized infrastructure. 

For ION, this score reflects its emphasis on secure, user-controlled data handling and transparent operations. The privacy ranking stems from features that enable encrypted communications and data sovereignty, while the X-To-Earn position relates to its reward systems for user engagement. 

Online+ Beta Progress and Bulletin Details

The Online+ beta saw refinements in its latest bulletin on August 25, 2025. ION Product Lead Yuliia provided the update. In the overview, Yuliia noted that August's focus shifted to stabilization. The team addressed issues in Wallet, Chat, Feed, and Profile modules to ensure consistent performance across devices. 

Wallet changes fixed incorrect BTC fee displays, SNOW decimal errors, NFT search problems, and token balance inaccuracies. Chat improvements included smoother reactions, faster media processing, and resolutions for text overlaps and timestamps. Feed enhancements covered video playback, poll functionality, repost logic, and scrolling efficiency. Profile fixes involved search functions, display consistency, and interaction errors.

"This past week, our focus has been on the Feed and Profile — tackling every report from the team, content creators, and our amazing beta testers, and fine-tuning until everything is just right,” Yuliia stated. “The work we’ve done on testnet environments has paid off, and that stability will carry directly into production. It feels like we’ve crossed an important line — from chasing fixes to standing on solid ground."

Key feature updates included:

• Wallet: Removed notifications for coins not added to the wallet view.
• Chat: Disabled push notifications for open conversations; added optimistic UI for deleting conversations and improved message reactions.
• Feed: Cleaned the disliked relays set and continued retries instead of showing an error; updated logic for adding topics.
• General: Improved “No Internet Connection” detection logic.

Bug fixes were extensive, with breakdowns as follows:

Auth: Fixed misaligned button positions on the registration screen; resolved “user relays not found” error after the app was in the background for a long time.

Wallet:

• No results found” message in NFT Network Search no longer persists after closing/reopening the modal
• Keyboard in NFT Search no longer closes after typing one character
• Prevented app exception when receiving coins from an unsupported network
• Fixed incorrect “0.00 BTC” fee display and other errors for BTC transactions
• Fixed the error occurring on BTC transaction attempts
• Resolved inflated SNOW balances caused by decimal miscalculation

Chat: Fixed jumping effect when scrolling conversations with shared content; message text and timestamps no longer overlap; fixed issues with sending videos after canceling uploads.

Feed:

• Fixed “No Internet Connection” error when using LTE (4G/5G)
• Likes now work properly after disliking
• Fixed issue where videos wouldn’t scroll down to the next item; fixed blinking in uploaded videos; fixed multiple video player exceptions
• Seen stories now move to the end of the list and display grey borders
• Filters menu no longer flickers or closes during scrolling
• Reposting your own post no longer deletes the original; prevented multiple reposts of the same content; fixed incorrect “Undo repost” state
• Corrected thumbnails in Add Video flow
• Fixed bottom bar position in carousels during scroll
• Fixed infinite black screen when opening the camera for the first time in Stories on Android; system bar no longer visible after tapping creator profile in Stories on Android
• Fixed stretched video preview on “Story Preview” screen
• Reduced delay after voting and fixed double-counting of votes for polls
• Fixed formatting issues for posts and articles on Android
• Improved feed scrolling speed and reduced freezing
• Fixed duplicate push notifications and missing alerts for mentions and follows
• Fixed incorrect mention text display

Profile:

• Bio changes now remain after refreshing
• Profile icon resized to match others
• Restored “Create collection” button when all collections were deleted in Bookmarks
• Fixed search errors in Followers/Following modals
• Corrected follower count display
• Fixed duplicate back arrows when returning from follower profiles

Security: Fixed Google Drive backup error when using a personal Gmail account.

General: Fixed pushes arriving without content; fixed push navigation stack issues.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, ION demonstrates capabilities in privacy-focused governance, high-throughput transaction processing, and integrated social features through Online+, supported by external validations and partnerships. 

In the meantime, the ION team is focused on delivering the best product for users in the blockchain industry once Online+ is launched to the public.

Sources:

• CertiK Community X Post: https://x.com/CertiKCommunity/status/1960327167851520017
• Ice Blockchain X Post: https://x.com/ice_blockchain/status/1959984355620581408
• Online+ Beta Bulletin: https://ice.io/the-online-beta-bulletin-august-18-24-2025 
• Ice Open Network Whitepaper: https://ice.io/whitepaper