The ETH (~$10 M) has been returned and we expect that the USDC will be returned later today. We thank the white hats for their vigilance and integrity. The Bug Bounty Program will reward the white hats with a 500 K bounty.
The bridge will undergo an audit before it is reopened. We will provide updates as we make progress on this audit.
We aim to shift operation of the bridge away from the current structure. We will be working with the Ronin validators to onboard a new solution and will provide updates on this as the work progresses.
We thank the Ronin community and our allies for their support today.
If you’d like to know what’s been happening on Ronin recently (aside from this), we recommend going through our mid-year review:
AI Agents have taken the Web3 industry by storm, largely due to the efforts of the @virtuals_io team.
Today, in collaboration with Virtuals, we’re bringing an agent of our own to life.
@jaihoz_ is AWAKE 🧿🧿
Check your Ronin Wallet for a $JAIHOZ gift!
cc: @aixbt_agent
$JAIHOZ Contract Address on Ronin: 0xf299c912186195d02111d22c3ab863650256e05f
Let’s jump in 🧵👇
2/ Who are these AI Agents?
AI Agents are more than computer programs that mimic human consciousness: they can be personalities on social media, market participants onchain, analysts like @aixbt_agent and more.
The Virtuals protocol enables anyone to create their own AI agents in less than 5 minutes.
Fun fact, the Virtuals team started their journey as an Axie guild!
Soon, the blockchain that launched Axie Infinity and ignited Pixels’ meteoric rise will be permissionless.
In this Year-in-Review, you’ll see why the Ronin Empire is ready for this new era of expansion 🧵👇
2/ Ronin by the Numbers
Last year, daily active addresses (DAA) peaked at 2.27M or so. That’s about 10x growth in a single year.
2024 NFT volume also surged by 134% to $71M USD compared to 2023.
This was fuelled by the launch of dozens of new collections on Mavis Market.
Legions of new users also discovered Ronin over the past year. Check the chain: $RON holders soared from 3M to over 18M.
In Q1 2024, both @binance and @coinbase listed RON.
A June Ronin x Coinbase Learn campaign also brought hundreds of thousands of new recruits to our movement, and was a key driver behind the 6x increase in holder count.
$RON also captured over 1.04% of mindshare by the end of 2024 despite being a Web3 gaming-focused chain.
Source: Kaito, 30D as of 6th, January 2025.
The @Dune Index measures onchain adoption across three key metrics: transaction fees, number of transactions, and USD transfer volume.
Ronin continues to rank as a top blockchain, reaching 11th place as of January 3rd, 2025.
3/ The Ronin Empire’s Expansion
Why are so many users coming to Ronin, and what are they doing once they get here?
To start, 17 new games became available in 2024 alone, and total NFT collections available grew by 5x in the past year.
If you’re a Web3 gamer, the past year has been chock full of opportunities to play and earn.