Obyte marks its ninth anniversary with on-chain governance and new DeFi tools. Obyte celebrates 9 years with governance and Obyte City launch. Obyte marks its ninth anniversary with new governance, DeFi apps, and a virtual city built on its DAG-based, fully decentralized crypto network. Obyte’s DAG-based network now runs full on-chain governance, letting GBYTE holders vote on upgrades and select Order Providers that keep the DAG synchronized.
2025 milestones include CariPower’s election as first community Order Provider and the launch of Obyte City, a virtual grid where plots and houses are governed on-chain. The roadmap adds Obyte Friends for social rewards plus new DeFi, social apps, and sidechains, expanding Obyte’s ecosystem beyond core payments and token tools. Obyte, a decentralized cryptocurrency network, reached its ninth anniversary on December 25, 2025, marking nine years since its launch as Byteball in 2016, according to the project’s official blog. In late 2024, Obyte implemented a major network upgrade introducing full on-chain governance, allowing GBYTE token holders to participate in network decisions through a dedicated governance site, according to the announcement.
In March 2025, the network selected its first Order Provider through decentralized community voting. CariPower, a renewable energy company based in the Caribbean, became the first Order Provider selected through on-chain governance after receiving over 31,000 GBYTE votes. The company has stated plans to explore distributed ledger applications for peer-to-peer energy markets and infrastructure. The project announced plans to launch Obyte Friends, described as a community engagement platform that will reward users for daily social interactions and promoting the network.
In June 2025, Obyte launched Obyte City, a virtual environment where users can purchase plots on a digital grid. The system assigns random coordinates to purchased plots, and when two unbuilt plots are positioned adjacently, both owners receive a house and two additional plots by connecting through Discord or Telegram, according to the platform description. Plots are priced in CITY tokens, which are tradeable on Oswap.io. The City operates through Autonomous Agents on the Obyte DAG, with limited settings adjustable through on-chain governance by plot owners. Additional decentralized finance applications, social systems, and sidechains are planned for 2026, the blog stated.
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