IOTA Staking Ratio Hits 50%, Driving Price Surge and Network Security Milestone

The IOTA network has achieved a major milestone with its staking ratio reaching 50%, meaning half of the circulating IOTA tokens are now staked, as announced by the IOTA team on their official X account.

This development has fueled a price increase, with IOTA trading at $0.1188, up by 2.6% to 3% over the past 24 hours, reflecting renewed investor optimism and retail activity.

The 50% staking ratio is a vote of confidence in IOTA's long-term viability, enhancing network security by distributing voting power more widely and making the network harder to attack or centralize.

This milestone is closely linked to the IOTA 'Rebased' upgrade, launched earlier in 2025, which introduced a new architecture based on smart contracts using the Move language, Proof of Stake (PoS), and decentralized validators.

The upgrade has attracted dozens of on-chain projects in sectors like DeFi, tokenisation, identity, logistics, and real-world yield opportunities, as noted by tech enthusiast Salima in September.

IOTA has also enhanced its staking services with tools like the IOTA Staking APY Calculator to improve user experience, and the project is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with ongoing partnerships.

In the broader market context, cryptocurrencies saw rallies, with Bitcoin reclaiming $91,000 and the total market capitalization rising 4.50% to $3.11 trillion, contributing to IOTA's positive performance amid overall altcoin gains.