2025 was the year Nodle and Click moved from building infrastructure to proving real-world utility at scale. The Nodle DAO was ratified, governance shifted to the community, and the network completed its strategic migration from Polkadot to ZKsync with a bridge to Ethereum - creating a faster, more transparent, and more scalable foundation for the Digital Trust Network. On the application side, 29,548 Clicks were created on-chain, driven by global contests, Click Pro, AI Agents, real-world enterprise partnerships and a weekly cadence of Spaces that educated and activated the ecosystem. On-chain behavior - users holding larger reward batches, bridge migration spikes, and decisive governance participation - signals genuine conviction from the community.

2026 will be about execution: tokenomics mechanisms going live, new in-app features rewarding participation, a fully self-deployable DePIN, and the Airbender upgrade bringing fees down to pennies. Quarterly roadmaps will keep the community informed on app and network progress, aligning development with the credo: Connect everything, empower anyone.

2025 opened with a historic moment: the creation and ratification of the Nodle DAO. For the first time, NODL holders could vote on the future of the network through Nodle Governance Proposals (NGPs). The team created early proposals and invited the community to discuss them and actively contribute to final versions through community-led discussions on Nodle's GitHub, establishing a pattern for how the DAO would mature over time.

NGP001 established the governance framework - a simple, token-weighted voting system designed to reach the hundreds of thousands of smartphone users who power the network. The proposal was not just a legal structure; it embodied a philosophy: voting should be accessible, and participation should be broad. As the DAO matures and the community gains experience, future governance structures may evolve, but the focus in 2025 was on building foundational participation and trust.

The real test came with NGP002: Updated Nodle Tokenomics and its refinement, NGP002 Tokenomics Upgrade v3.1. This proposal redesigned NODL's economic layer, splitting incentives between active participation (contributors, creators, node operators who earn rewards for network activity) and passive contributors - Nodle app users who operate the app without other community involvement and earn rewards through the Network Mission.

With the introduction of the staking pool, holders gained a new way to earn yield. NODL also became the core asset to access services like the Click AI contest, where users could submit on-chain creations to the AI agent in return for entry fees paid in NODL - giving active users an additional way to earn rewards. This transformation - from a one-dimensional reward token to a multifaceted utility asset - reflected the ecosystem's growing complexity and maturity.

The rollout of these governance milestones was accompanied by deep educational content that framed DAO participation not as technical overhead, but as a way for contributors to directly steer a real-world DePIN network. The successful tokenomics vote demonstrated the viability of on-chain governance at scale, setting the stage for further decentralization in 2026.

In parallel, 2025 witnessed Nodle's most consequential technical shift: the migration from Polkadot to ZKsync as the primary chain, with an Ethereum L1 bridge for the NODL token itself.

This was not a quick swap. Over the course of the year, the team explained the strategic rationale: ZKsync offers the scalability and predictable infrastructure that DePIN—especially one deployed across smartphones—demands. The team planned the migration a year in advance, recognizing that low fees and optimal performance would become reality as ZKsync matured with upgrades like Airbender. This forward-thinking approach gave Nodle the time needed to wrap up the migration process and prepare apps for the new underlying infrastructure.

The operational core would remain on ZKsync for speed; the Ethereum bridge would unlock broader DeFi and liquidity options for NODL as an asset. By November, the final migration phase arrived. The bridge from Polkadot would sunset on December 31, 2025, giving users their last window to bridge their remaining assets to ZKsync before the bridge closed. The clear deadline crystallized a year-long effort into a single event, and the on-chain data captured the result: bridge inflow charts show several large spikes in the final months, as users seized the opportunity to move their last big batches of tokens from Polkadot onto ZKsync - evidence that messaging worked and holders acted decisively.

The Portal—Nodle's asset dashboard—was reimagined to showcase this new architecture, with multi-asset management, unified staking, an upgraded NFT gallery, and full control over NODL across ZKsync and Ethereum. ETHless fees (paying gas in NODL), WalletConnect integration, and browser-wallet flows made the Portal not just a tool, but a statement: the network is now decentralized, transparent and accessible from any device.

The app layer grew faster in 2025 than in any previous year.

On the Nodle app itself: multi-token support arrived, letting users earn the NODL token and manage multiple assets within a single interface. Buy NODL was activated via Swipelux on Android and Shift4 on iOS, removing friction for users who wanted to acquire the token without leaving the app. Major Android updates aligned the app with Google's latest background-activity policies, improving privacy and energy efficiency while ensuring the app could run reliably for years to come.

The headline feature was messaging: in-app chat powered by XMTP went live on both iOS and Android, offering encrypted, decentralized conversations with no email, phone number, or KYC. In a world of increasing surveillance and censorship, this was more than a feature - it was a statement about digital sovereignty. Beyond messaging itself, the chat interface unlocked broader utility by enabling users to interact with agents directly in the app and beyond, opening new pathways for automation, information and value exchange within the Nodle ecosystem.

For Click, 2025 was about scaling from concept to a living media network. Click Pro launched at the French AI Action Summit, introducing tiered features for professional photographers and enterprise customers. The Click AI Agent followed, automating the creation and verification of media on-chain. Multiple content feeds - including the Monuments feed and many others - were filled with new user-generated content, especially during contest periods that highlighted specific feeds and requested particular content types.

29,548 Clicks created in 2025.

Each Click is a verified on-chain proof of media - a photo, a moment, a presence. This is not wallet sign-ups or theoretical activity; it is real-world evidence that the Click ecosystem is being used at scale.

The growth was fueled by a relentless cycle of global contests. Winter Wonderland, Street Art, Cars & Moto, Food & Beverage, Halloween - each contest had its own theme, its own community of creators, and its own on-chain record of wins. Weekly Clicks of the Week posts kept the community engaged, celebrating standout shots and building recognition for creators.

Beyond community adoption, 2025 solidified Nodle's position as a critical infrastructure provider for real-world business use cases. Vivendi, Watu, Hayden AI, and Roole are not new partners testing the network - they are ongoing clients whose core business operations depend on Nodle's reliable, decentralized services. Vivendi relies on Click Certify for secure document authentication at scale. Watu has integrated Nodle into its long-term financial inclusion and mobility platform across East Africa. Hayden AI continues to enhance data security in their computer vision systems through Nodle's infrastructure. And Roole uses Nodle's on-chain services as a permanent part of their stolen vehicle recovery operations globally.

These relationships demonstrate that decentralized infrastructure has matured beyond proof-of-concept. When enterprise clients integrate a service into their core operations, it signals confidence in reliability, scalability, and long-term viability. 2025 proved that Nodle and Click had achieved that threshold.

The on-chain data tells a story of user behavior shifting toward long-term engagement.

Average claim amounts for NODL rewards surged in the second half of 2025. Rather than harvesting small amounts frequently, users increasingly let rewards accumulate before claiming, with average claim sizes reaching peaks in October and November. This is not the behavior of farmers looking for quick gains; it is the behavior of believers building positions.

Bridge migration spikes show deliberate, batch-size moves. The token inflow charts reveal several very large spikes, particularly in the final months of 2025. Holders were not trickling tokens across the bridge in small amounts - they were making conscious decisions to move large balances, aligning with deadlines and final migration windows. This translated messaging and urgency into decisive on-chain action.

Together, these signals suggest that the DAO, the tokenomics redesign, new utilities like staking, and the network migration have convinced users that NODL is worth holding, growing, and actively participating in. That conviction is visible on-chain.

Alongside product launches, Nodle and Click invested heavily in education and community conversation throughout 2025.

The flagship was a consistent Friday 4 PM UTC Spaces cadence that ran nearly every week. Topics evolved, but the pattern was consistent: announce the week's lineup of speakers, dive into a theme from multiple angles, recap insights, and invite the community to share thoughts on X. Themes included:

• "Data as Currency" and the hidden wealth in everyday information

• "Proof of Participation" and how engagement can replace likes as a trust metric

• "People Powered Networks" and why individuals—not just hardware—power DePIN

• "IoT Without Central Gatekeepers" and open connectivity in a world of silos

• "When Devices Talk to Contracts" and how off-chain execution meets on-chain logic

• "Chat as the Trojan Horse" and why messaging apps could be the gateway for Web2 users into Web3

• "Bots, Agents & Messaging" and the invisible interfaces reshaping how people interact with Web3

Each Space featured a rotating cast of builders from across Web3, AI, gaming, and DePIN - creating an intellectual hub where the ecosystem discussed not just Nodle's moves, but the larger forces reshaping digital infrastructure. These conversations regularly drew thousands of impressions, signaling that the audience was not just listening, but actively engaged.

Complementing the Spaces, the team launched Crypto 101, a multi-episode educational series that brought Web3 concepts to people new to the ecosystem. Episode 1 covered wallets, self-sovereignty, and security the foundational knowledge anyone entering Web3 needs. Episode 2 dove deeper into the evolution from Web1 to Web4, exploring how DePIN and Real World Utility were unlocking a new era of decentralized connectivity. These posts were not marketing; they were accessible entry points for the uninitiated, meeting people where they were and helping them understand why Nodle and Click matter.

Together, the Spaces and Crypto 101 series were education in public. They gave context to each product launch and governance proposal, turning isolated announcements into part of a larger narrative about connectivity, participation, and decentralized value.

Underpinning all of this was a steady stream of founder-level content and thought leadership.

The Spot on Micha video series covered topics including the importance of UX in Web3, the essence of being a Web3 founder, the future of Web3 and AI integration, the complexity of regulatory environments, leadership in uncertain times, and the challenges of building a sustainable ecosystem. These were not investor updates or marketing; they were reflections on the craft of building, the tensions between decentralization and usability, and how to navigate a regulatory landscape that is still being written.

On the technical side, essays explored the Forever Tag - how battery-free BLE and ambient IoT networks could outpace traditional RFID - and compared Wi-Fi Aware against Bluetooth Low Energy for smartphone mesh networking. These grounded the year's product decisions - multi-token support, messaging, mesh experiments - in a larger thesis about connectivity, data, and the future of infrastructure.

A short history video, From Burning Man to East Africa, A Decentralized Network in Motion, traced Nodle's journey from early experiments to the present Digital Trust Network, showing that 2025's governance and migration milestones are not departures, but continuations of a decade-long mission to empower people through connectivity.

With the foundation laid in 2025, 2026 is positioned as a year of execution and expansion.

Tokenomics in Action: The DAO-approved tokenomics will move from ratified design to live mechanisms. New in-app features are planned to reward active participation in growing Nodle's digital footprint - turning social engagement, content creation, and protocol participation into measurable, on-chain activity. The staking pool will provide constant yield for holders.

Self-Deployable DePIN: The network is expected to evolve into a fully self-deployable infrastructure where anyone can onboard devices through on-chain buy-ins and token burns. This shifts Nodle from a network you use to a network you can own and operate, reducing circulating NODL supply while expanding coverage and making the token a gateway to participation.

Airbender and Cheaper Activity: The coming Airbender upgrade on ZKsync will drastically reduce transaction fees - dropping per-transfer costs to as little as $0.0001. This unlocks new use cases: granular on-chain tracking of Clicks, device proofs, participation events, and micro-transactions that were economically infeasible at higher fee tiers.

Transparency and Planning: The team will publish high-level quarterly roadmaps that outline the app and network development focus, giving clearer insight into how each iteration - whether a staking feature, Click capability, or protocol upgrade - contributes to the larger vision.

Nodle's founding credo is Connect everything, empower anyone. 2025 proved this is not just marketing language; it is a north star.

The network now spans ZKsync, Ethereum and hundreds of thousands of smartphones. Messages, media and device data flow through decentralized infrastructure. The Portal unifies asset management. Click organizes human-created media on-chain. Enterprise clients integrate Nodle's services into their core operations.

The DAO puts governance in users' hands. Tokenomics reward participation. The staking pool lets anyone earn yield. Click contests let anyone become a recognized creator. New NODL-based services unlock additional earning opportunities. Quarterly roadmaps demystify development.

2025 showed what this looks like in practice - not as a future promise, but as a lived reality for users, creators, enterprises, and node operators contributing to the Digital Trust Network.

2026 will deepen it.

Stay connected. The future is now being built, one device, one Click, one vote at a time.

2025 was the year Nodle and Click moved from building infrastructure to proving real-world utility at scale. The Nodle DAO was ratified, governance shifted to the community, and the network completed its strategic migration from Polkadot to ZKsync with a bridge to Ethereum - creating a faster, more transparent, and more scalable foundation for the Digital Trust Network. On the application side, 29,548 Clicks were created on-chain, driven by global contests, Click Pro, AI Agents, real-world enterprise partnerships and a weekly cadence of Spaces that educated and activated the ecosystem. On-chain behavior - users holding larger reward batches, bridge migration spikes, and decisive governance participation - signals genuine conviction from the community.

2026 will be about execution: tokenomics mechanisms going live, new in-app features rewarding participation, a fully self-deployable DePIN, and the Airbender upgrade bringing fees down to pennies. Quarterly roadmaps will keep the community informed on app and network progress, aligning development with the credo: Connect everything, empower anyone.

2025 opened with a historic moment: the creation and ratification of the Nodle DAO. For the first time, NODL holders could vote on the future of the network through Nodle Governance Proposals (NGPs). The team created early proposals and invited the community to discuss them and actively contribute to final versions through community-led discussions on Nodle's GitHub, establishing a pattern for how the DAO would mature over time.

NGP001 established the governance framework - a simple, token-weighted voting system designed to reach the hundreds of thousands of smartphone users who power the network. The proposal was not just a legal structure; it embodied a philosophy: voting should be accessible, and participation should be broad. As the DAO matures and the community gains experience, future governance structures may evolve, but the focus in 2025 was on building foundational participation and trust.

The real test came with NGP002: Updated Nodle Tokenomics and its refinement, NGP002 Tokenomics Upgrade v3.1. This proposal redesigned NODL's economic layer, splitting incentives between active participation (contributors, creators, node operators who earn rewards for network activity) and passive contributors - Nodle app users who operate the app without other community involvement and earn rewards through the Network Mission.

With the introduction of the staking pool, holders gained a new way to earn yield. NODL also became the core asset to access services like the Click AI contest, where users could submit on-chain creations to the AI agent in return for entry fees paid in NODL - giving active users an additional way to earn rewards. This transformation - from a one-dimensional reward token to a multifaceted utility asset - reflected the ecosystem's growing complexity and maturity.

The rollout of these governance milestones was accompanied by deep educational content that framed DAO participation not as technical overhead, but as a way for contributors to directly steer a real-world DePIN network. The successful tokenomics vote demonstrated the viability of on-chain governance at scale, setting the stage for further decentralization in 2026.

In parallel, 2025 witnessed Nodle's most consequential technical shift: the migration from Polkadot to ZKsync as the primary chain, with an Ethereum L1 bridge for the NODL token itself.

This was not a quick swap. Over the course of the year, the team explained the strategic rationale: ZKsync offers the scalability and predictable infrastructure that DePIN—especially one deployed across smartphones—demands. The team planned the migration a year in advance, recognizing that low fees and optimal performance would become reality as ZKsync matured with upgrades like Airbender. This forward-thinking approach gave Nodle the time needed to wrap up the migration process and prepare apps for the new underlying infrastructure.

The operational core would remain on ZKsync for speed; the Ethereum bridge would unlock broader DeFi and liquidity options for NODL as an asset. By November, the final migration phase arrived. The bridge from Polkadot would sunset on December 31, 2025, giving users their last window to bridge their remaining assets to ZKsync before the bridge closed. The clear deadline crystallized a year-long effort into a single event, and the on-chain data captured the result: bridge inflow charts show several large spikes in the final months, as users seized the opportunity to move their last big batches of tokens from Polkadot onto ZKsync - evidence that messaging worked and holders acted decisively.

The Portal—Nodle's asset dashboard—was reimagined to showcase this new architecture, with multi-asset management, unified staking, an upgraded NFT gallery, and full control over NODL across ZKsync and Ethereum. ETHless fees (paying gas in NODL), WalletConnect integration, and browser-wallet flows made the Portal not just a tool, but a statement: the network is now decentralized, transparent and accessible from any device.

The app layer grew faster in 2025 than in any previous year.

On the Nodle app itself: multi-token support arrived, letting users earn the NODL token and manage multiple assets within a single interface. Buy NODL was activated via Swipelux on Android and Shift4 on iOS, removing friction for users who wanted to acquire the token without leaving the app. Major Android updates aligned the app with Google's latest background-activity policies, improving privacy and energy efficiency while ensuring the app could run reliably for years to come.

The headline feature was messaging: in-app chat powered by XMTP went live on both iOS and Android, offering encrypted, decentralized conversations with no email, phone number, or KYC. In a world of increasing surveillance and censorship, this was more than a feature - it was a statement about digital sovereignty. Beyond messaging itself, the chat interface unlocked broader utility by enabling users to interact with agents directly in the app and beyond, opening new pathways for automation, information and value exchange within the Nodle ecosystem.

For Click, 2025 was about scaling from concept to a living media network. Click Pro launched at the French AI Action Summit, introducing tiered features for professional photographers and enterprise customers. The Click AI Agent followed, automating the creation and verification of media on-chain. Multiple content feeds - including the Monuments feed and many others - were filled with new user-generated content, especially during contest periods that highlighted specific feeds and requested particular content types.

29,548 Clicks created in 2025.

Each Click is a verified on-chain proof of media - a photo, a moment, a presence. This is not wallet sign-ups or theoretical activity; it is real-world evidence that the Click ecosystem is being used at scale.

The growth was fueled by a relentless cycle of global contests. Winter Wonderland, Street Art, Cars & Moto, Food & Beverage, Halloween - each contest had its own theme, its own community of creators, and its own on-chain record of wins. Weekly Clicks of the Week posts kept the community engaged, celebrating standout shots and building recognition for creators.

Beyond community adoption, 2025 solidified Nodle's position as a critical infrastructure provider for real-world business use cases. Vivendi, Watu, Hayden AI, and Roole are not new partners testing the network - they are ongoing clients whose core business operations depend on Nodle's reliable, decentralized services. Vivendi relies on Click Certify for secure document authentication at scale. Watu has integrated Nodle into its long-term financial inclusion and mobility platform across East Africa. Hayden AI continues to enhance data security in their computer vision systems through Nodle's infrastructure. And Roole uses Nodle's on-chain services as a permanent part of their stolen vehicle recovery operations globally.

These relationships demonstrate that decentralized infrastructure has matured beyond proof-of-concept. When enterprise clients integrate a service into their core operations, it signals confidence in reliability, scalability, and long-term viability. 2025 proved that Nodle and Click had achieved that threshold.

The on-chain data tells a story of user behavior shifting toward long-term engagement.

Average claim amounts for NODL rewards surged in the second half of 2025. Rather than harvesting small amounts frequently, users increasingly let rewards accumulate before claiming, with average claim sizes reaching peaks in October and November. This is not the behavior of farmers looking for quick gains; it is the behavior of believers building positions.

Bridge migration spikes show deliberate, batch-size moves. The token inflow charts reveal several very large spikes, particularly in the final months of 2025. Holders were not trickling tokens across the bridge in small amounts - they were making conscious decisions to move large balances, aligning with deadlines and final migration windows. This translated messaging and urgency into decisive on-chain action.

Together, these signals suggest that the DAO, the tokenomics redesign, new utilities like staking, and the network migration have convinced users that NODL is worth holding, growing, and actively participating in. That conviction is visible on-chain.

Alongside product launches, Nodle and Click invested heavily in education and community conversation throughout 2025.

The flagship was a consistent Friday 4 PM UTC Spaces cadence that ran nearly every week. Topics evolved, but the pattern was consistent: announce the week's lineup of speakers, dive into a theme from multiple angles, recap insights, and invite the community to share thoughts on X. Themes included:

• "Data as Currency" and the hidden wealth in everyday information

• "Proof of Participation" and how engagement can replace likes as a trust metric

• "People Powered Networks" and why individuals—not just hardware—power DePIN

• "IoT Without Central Gatekeepers" and open connectivity in a world of silos

• "When Devices Talk to Contracts" and how off-chain execution meets on-chain logic

• "Chat as the Trojan Horse" and why messaging apps could be the gateway for Web2 users into Web3

• "Bots, Agents & Messaging" and the invisible interfaces reshaping how people interact with Web3

Each Space featured a rotating cast of builders from across Web3, AI, gaming, and DePIN - creating an intellectual hub where the ecosystem discussed not just Nodle's moves, but the larger forces reshaping digital infrastructure. These conversations regularly drew thousands of impressions, signaling that the audience was not just listening, but actively engaged.

Complementing the Spaces, the team launched Crypto 101, a multi-episode educational series that brought Web3 concepts to people new to the ecosystem. Episode 1 covered wallets, self-sovereignty, and security the foundational knowledge anyone entering Web3 needs. Episode 2 dove deeper into the evolution from Web1 to Web4, exploring how DePIN and Real World Utility were unlocking a new era of decentralized connectivity. These posts were not marketing; they were accessible entry points for the uninitiated, meeting people where they were and helping them understand why Nodle and Click matter.

Together, the Spaces and Crypto 101 series were education in public. They gave context to each product launch and governance proposal, turning isolated announcements into part of a larger narrative about connectivity, participation, and decentralized value.

Underpinning all of this was a steady stream of founder-level content and thought leadership.

The Spot on Micha video series covered topics including the importance of UX in Web3, the essence of being a Web3 founder, the future of Web3 and AI integration, the complexity of regulatory environments, leadership in uncertain times, and the challenges of building a sustainable ecosystem. These were not investor updates or marketing; they were reflections on the craft of building, the tensions between decentralization and usability, and how to navigate a regulatory landscape that is still being written.

On the technical side, essays explored the Forever Tag - how battery-free BLE and ambient IoT networks could outpace traditional RFID - and compared Wi-Fi Aware against Bluetooth Low Energy for smartphone mesh networking. These grounded the year's product decisions - multi-token support, messaging, mesh experiments - in a larger thesis about connectivity, data, and the future of infrastructure.

A short history video, From Burning Man to East Africa, A Decentralized Network in Motion, traced Nodle's journey from early experiments to the present Digital Trust Network, showing that 2025's governance and migration milestones are not departures, but continuations of a decade-long mission to empower people through connectivity.

With the foundation laid in 2025, 2026 is positioned as a year of execution and expansion.

Tokenomics in Action: The DAO-approved tokenomics will move from ratified design to live mechanisms. New in-app features are planned to reward active participation in growing Nodle's digital footprint - turning social engagement, content creation, and protocol participation into measurable, on-chain activity. The staking pool will provide constant yield for holders.

Self-Deployable DePIN: The network is expected to evolve into a fully self-deployable infrastructure where anyone can onboard devices through on-chain buy-ins and token burns. This shifts Nodle from a network you use to a network you can own and operate, reducing circulating NODL supply while expanding coverage and making the token a gateway to participation.

Airbender and Cheaper Activity: The coming Airbender upgrade on ZKsync will drastically reduce transaction fees - dropping per-transfer costs to as little as $0.0001. This unlocks new use cases: granular on-chain tracking of Clicks, device proofs, participation events, and micro-transactions that were economically infeasible at higher fee tiers.

Transparency and Planning: The team will publish high-level quarterly roadmaps that outline the app and network development focus, giving clearer insight into how each iteration - whether a staking feature, Click capability, or protocol upgrade - contributes to the larger vision.

Nodle's founding credo is Connect everything, empower anyone. 2025 proved this is not just marketing language; it is a north star.

The network now spans ZKsync, Ethereum and hundreds of thousands of smartphones. Messages, media and device data flow through decentralized infrastructure. The Portal unifies asset management. Click organizes human-created media on-chain. Enterprise clients integrate Nodle's services into their core operations.

The DAO puts governance in users' hands. Tokenomics reward participation. The staking pool lets anyone earn yield. Click contests let anyone become a recognized creator. New NODL-based services unlock additional earning opportunities. Quarterly roadmaps demystify development.

2025 showed what this looks like in practice - not as a future promise, but as a lived reality for users, creators, enterprises, and node operators contributing to the Digital Trust Network.

2026 will deepen it.

Stay connected. The future is now being built, one device, one Click, one vote at a time.