- IOTAscan introduces clearer staking metrics that distinguish staked and locked IOTA.
- Coverage expands to Swirl liquid staking and the Virtue vUSD stablecoin with enhanced validator details.
IOTAscan set out a Summer 2025 product update that clarifies staking data, improves validator pages, and extends its DeFi tracking to Swirl and Virtue on the IOTA mainnet.
IOTAscan adds staked versus locked token split to staking dashboards
The explorer now distinguishes between tokens that are actively staked and tokens that are locked for other reasons. The change reduces ambiguity in headline figures by separating yield generating positions from illiquid balances, which helps analysts reconcile circulating availability with staking participation.
IOTAscan presented the change as part of a broader effort to make network level metrics easier to interpret for users who track collateral usage and validator behaviour. Alongside the staking view, IOTAscan stated that validator profiles have been upgraded with richer operational information.
☀️😎 Iotascan Summer’25 Recap
🔹 Clearer staking insights (staked vs locked tokens)
🔹 Improved validator details
🔹 Expanded DeFi tracking: Swirl & Virtue
🔹 Constantly broadening ecosystem coverageStay updated with the evolving @iota ecosystem 👉https://t.co/TANfay0kbO pic.twitter.com/xNfjGpclMM
— IOTAscan (@iotascan) August 26, 2025
More granular validator details can help delegators and infrastructure operators compare performance and assess concentration across the active set. The platform framed this as an incremental update intended to raise transparency around node level activity on IOTA.
Coverage extends to Swirl liquid staking and Virtue stablecoin on IOTA
IOTAscan added tracking for Swirl, a liquid staking protocol that issues stIOTA when users stake IOTA. The receipt token allows holders to retain on chain liquidity while accruing staking rewards, and is designed to be used as collateral across protocols.
Swirl’s listing in IOTAscan’s directory describes the mechanism and its role in the ecosystem as of late July 2025. The update also incorporates Virtue, a stablecoin lending protocol that enables users to mint the VUSD stablecoin by locking IOTA or stIOTA as collateral.
Virtue documents outline an over collateralised design with a stability pool to manage liquidations, while recent announcements from project channels and the IOTA account highlighted VUSD’s launch on the network. IOTAscan’s directory entry reflects the protocol’s availability on IOTA Rebased.
The expansion of DeFi coverage aligns the explorer with how participants now deploy assets across staking and lending. Tracking stIOTA’s pathway from Swirl into Virtue creates a more complete picture of how collateral moves through the system.
For market observers, the combination of clearer staking metrics, enhanced validator views, and protocol level dashboards improves the basis for analysing liquidity utilisation, collateralisation levels, and validator distribution without relying on off platform estimates.
IOTAscan indicated that it will continue broadening ecosystem coverage. The team positioned the Summer 2025 release as an iterative step that brings staking, validators, and DeFi into a single frame for the IOTA mainnet.
IOTA is currently trading around $0.19399, marking a modest gain of approximately +1–1.5% over the last 24 hours, with intraday lows near $0.1894–$0.1895 and highs close to $0.1985–$0.1987.
