ION Latest: Waitlist Onboarding Begins as Online+ Approaches Public Launch

Ice Open Network’s updates from the past week highlight steady progress toward deploying Online+ as a privacy-focused social platform built on its native blockchain. The project emphasizes decentralized features, including on-chain content ownership and cross-chain wallet support, integrated with ledgers such as Stellar, TON, and XRP. 

This momentum builds on ION's core infrastructure, which supports scalable transaction processing and data management through its ION cache database. The platform's design enables real-time interactions, including feeds, chats, and notifications, all of which are secured via native cryptographic APIs. 

Currently, waitlist users are receiving invitations in phases, prioritizing early sign-ups to test load capacities in production environments. In the meantime, 

Waitlist Onboarding Begins

The Layer 1 blockchain platform has initiated waitlist onboarding for its decentralized social media application, signaling the final preparations for a public launch expected this month. 

In an exclusive quote to BSC News, Lulian confirmed waitlist onboarding: “The first wave has begun — creators and waitlist users are flowing in. This is just the swell before the tsunami. When the floodgates open, Online+ will hit with the kind of impact that reshapes the entire market.”

Furthermore, the protocol, as outlined in its latest Beta Bulletin, indicates that the Online+ production build is now stable, with each testing phase confirming its readiness to launch the product to the public. 

This development follows a series of technical refinements and new partnership announcements that expand the platform's ecosystem. As of September 17, 2025, ION reports nearing 200 collaborations, with creator onboarding for over 2,000 participants. These steps underscore the network's focus on stability and integration ahead of broader user access.

New Partnerships Bolster Online+'s Capabilities

Three partnerships announced between September 10 and 16 integrate specialized tools into Online+, enhancing its utility for AI-driven interactions, financial services, and location-based social features. These collaborations align with ION's goal of connecting over 190 existing partners, each contributing distinct user bases and functionalities.

On September 10, ION partnered with Sinthive (SINT), a protocol that deploys autonomous AI agents for tasks in trading, payments, gaming, and social networking. Sinthive's tools include voice-activated interfaces and tokenized economies, serving more than 60,000 users. Within Online+, this integration enables AI-assisted content creation and community management, embedding these agents directly into the social feed and chat systems.

The following day, September 11, Solidus AI Tech (AITECHio) joined the network, providing a comprehensive AI infrastructure. This includes a GPU marketplace for compute resources, a hub for AI solutions, and a no-code builder for custom agents. Backed by a 20-megawatt eco-friendly data center, Solidus facilitates scalable processing for Online+'s features, such as real-time video analysis in trending content and personalized notification routing.

By September 16, WandrLust joined the Online+ ecosystem, offering a GPS-verified social application for adventure tracking. Users earn points, convertible to tokens in future updates, by documenting real-world explorations, with on-chain minting of digital memories. The app incorporates leaderboards and reward systems into Online+'s creator ecosystem.

Overall, these additions expand Online+'s scope beyond basic posting, incorporating fintech tools from SINT, computational resources from Solidus, and geospatial data from WandrLust. Each partnership requires API alignments and database refactors to ensure compatibility with ION's underlying L1 architecture.

Insights from the Latest Online+ Beta Bulletin

The September 15 Online+ Beta Bulletin, authored by ION Product Lead Yuliia, provides a detailed account of refinements from September 8 to 14. Covering wallet functionalities, chat optimizations, feed enhancements, and general stability measures, the report prioritizes production readiness through stress testing in both testnet and live setups.

Feature Updates Across Core Modules

Wallet Module

• In the wallet module, developers disabled the Share button for outgoing ION payments until transaction confirmation, reducing user errors in unverified transfers. 
• Pagination has been added for NFT listings, enabling efficient browsing of large collections. 
• A memo field now appears in transaction details for networks including Stellar, TON, and XRP Ledger, aiding compliance with chain-specific requirements. 
• The integration of a native cryptography API enhances security for key management and signing processes.

Feed Module

• The feed module saw additions like a language filter for content requests, which segments posts by user preferences to improve relevance. 
• Warnings now alert users when sharing links to expired Stories, preventing outdated interactions. 
• A follow button appears on Stories from non-followed accounts, streamlining network growth. The "Invite Friends" feature facilitates direct referrals, embedding shareable links within the interface.

General Improvements

General improvements include refactoring the ION cache database provider into a dedicated service. This change enhances data retrieval speeds and reduces latency in cross-module queries, such as pulling user profiles during feed loads.

Comprehensive Bug Fixes for Reliability

Authentication

Authentication fixes addressed a recurring "Link device" pop-up that interrupted login flows.

Wallet

• In the wallet, issues with duplicate network selections in empty NFT tabs were resolved, alongside scrolling glitches in the in-app browser. 
• The "Networks" field alignment was adjusted to the left border for consistent layouts. 
• Duplicate balances for assets like SnowSwap and Snowman have been eliminated, and transactions for SNOW coins now update accurately after sending. 
• Large balance displays were recalibrated to fit screens without overflow, and ION payment states refresh reliably after completion.

Chat

• Chat enhancements enabled bulk archiving of conversations, optimizing storage for active users. 
• Loading speeds for initiating chats with followed contacts have improved, while Android-specific timestamp overlaps with text have been corrected. 
• Sharing document messages now functions without errors, and initial messages to new users transmit as intended. 
• GIF messages render correctly across devices.

Feed

• Feed fixes restored the "Show more" button for extended posts, ensuring full visibility. 
• Reply boxes activate properly when commenting, and like counters on Trending Videos persist after app restarts. 
• Repost notifications have been relocated from the Comments tab to their respective sections, and article notifications now appear without delay. 
• Mentions reliably trigger alerts, and GIF post creation is now supported. 
• Extra spacing in mention suggestions has been removed, and Story viewing preserves the original order, avoiding unintended reshuffles. 
• Video position indicators and playback in Trending Videos were stabilized, duplicate bookmark icons in article comments have been eliminated, and poll data refreshes instantly after a vote. 
• Invalid image data exceptions were handled, the Stories bar prevents freezing after new creations, and the latest uploaded Story integrates seamlessly into multi-Story sequences. 
• Global notification texts received clarity updates.

Yuliia noted in the bulletin that these adjustments focus on consistency across iOS and Android, with each build undergoing validation to confirm seamless performance. The production environment now handles inconsistencies from prior iterations, closing a backlog accumulated during beta phases.

Conclusion

As ION finalizes its preparations for the Online+ public launch, the latest Beta Bulletin and ecosystem expansions demonstrate a clear trajectory toward operational maturity. With refined wallet security, personalized feed personalization, and chat optimizations now in place, alongside integrations from partners, the platform addresses key technical hurdles to support scalable, cross-chain interactions. 

This progress ensures reliability for users engaging with features such as NFT pagination, language-filtered feeds, and real-time poll updates. CEO Alexandru Iulian Florea captured the phase succinctly in his recent comments to BSC News. In the meantime, these developments position Online+ to deliver a stable, interconnected social experience on ION's L1 blockchain.

Source:

• Online+ Beta Bulletin (September 8-14): https://ice.io/the-online-beta-bulletin-september-8-14-2025 
• ION X Account: https://x.com/ice_blockchain 
• ION Website: https://ice.io/