1. Executive Summary
In 2025, Viction delivered meaningful ecosystem growth across diverse pillars, as detailed in the 2025 Ecosystem Performance Reports.
To maintain execution continuity and sustained growth momentum, VIP #8 seeks community approval to activate the 2026 ecosystem growth execution cycle, operated by the annual Treasury budget allocations already approved in VIP #1.
Treasury Categories and Annual Budget Allocation (Already-approved Under VIP #1)
| Category of Treasury | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Retrodrop Program | 5M $VIC |
| Community Acceleration | 5M $VIC |
| R&D and Ecosystem Partnership | 5M $VIC |
| Ecosystem Development | 2.5M $VIC |
| Ecosystem Reserve (future initiatives and long-term sustainability) | 2.5M $VIC |
| Total (Annual) | 20M $VIC |
Specifically, this proposal requests approval to:
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Release 10,000,000 $VIC in 2025 from the R&D & Ecosystem Partnership (5M), Ecosystem Development (2.5M), and Ecosystem Reserve (2.5M) to cover ecosystem growth costs incurred in the same year, temporarily pre-financed by the Viction Foundation.
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Release the 2026 total annual ecosystem budget (20,000,000 $VIC) to activate the strategic execution plans for the ecosystem growth initiatives from January 1 to December 31, 2026.
2. 2025 - Year of the Ecosystem Growth
In 2025, Viction executed ecosystem growth activities as planned and within the budget allocation scopes approved in VIP #1, including:
- 10,000,000 $VIC across R&D & Ecosystem Partnership (5M), Ecosystem Development (2.5M), and Ecosystem Reserve (2.5M), temporarily pre-financed by the Viction Foundation pending Treasury release.
- 5,000,000 $VIC from Community Acceleration (approved for release under VIP #4)
- 5,000,000 $VIC for Retrodrop Season 2, 3, and 4
Below is a summary of the key achievements delivered across the Viction ecosystem in 2025.
- User Base and Network Growth:
- +59% average Monthly Active User (MAU) growth compared to the same period in 2024 (source: Dune)
- TVL expanded from $2.25M to approximately 12M ATH
- 170K+ peak MAU (Top 8 fastest-growing chains per Token Terminal)
- 63K+ peak Daily Active Users (DAU)
- Strongest network activity during Retrodrop Season 3:
- #1 Weekly Active User (WAU) growth rate among all chains (+90% WoW, Nansen)
- Climbed to rank #15 WAU among EVM chains
- +78% increase in Monthly Active Wallets (Oct vs. Sep)
- Community at Scale
Global expansion accelerated through the Viction Vanguard Program and Local Chapters, supported by FrontierDAO:
- Active Local Chapters across Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Africa
- Diverse cross-sector collaborations with ecosystem partners, including Coin98, Eternals, Contrarians, Wheeester, and others
- Viction Vanguard Program:
- 800+ contributors onboarded
- 24 bounties launched across creative, technical, and on-chain missions
- ~40,000 $VIC distributed, tied directly to measurable ecosystem impact
- The new Vanguard platform sustains ~100 monthly active contributors, generating 200+ submissions per month
- Ecosystem Development
- Ecosystem expansion: Grew to 150+ active projects across DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, and Infrastructure.
- Builder support: Delivered grants, business development, and technical support for ecosystem applications.
- Adoption and go-to-market: Enabled regional access via exchange listings (Bitkub, Coins.ph) and ramp integrations (AliXPay, AEON, Banxa, Kotani Pay), supporting real-world usage and asset accessibility.
- On-chain activation: Drove record activity through Retrodrop Season 2, 3, and 4.
- R&D and Ecosystem Partnerships
- Core protocol stability: Maintained a stable, zero-gas Layer-1 with ongoing improvements to security, consensus, and validator performance.
- Atlas Hard Fork delivery: Successfully deployed a mandatory network upgrade that removed legacy components, upgraded the VRC25 token standard, optimized block limits, and reduced long-term technical debt.
- Infrastructure scalability: Scaled RPC, node, and chain operations to support peak demand without network disruption.
- Developer infrastructure: Integrated core tooling and data services (Blockscout, The Graph, Goldsky, thirdweb, Tally, Dune, Messari) to enable efficient dApp deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
- Technical partnerships: Established strategic integrations with wallets and NFT Marketplace such as SafePal, Reown, and Rarible.
3. 2026 - Direction and Budget Planning
3.1. Direction
Following the ecosystem growth delivered in 2025 across infrastructure, community and ecosystem development, Viction will continue ecosystem growth through the following execution pillars:
1. Ecosystem Partnership and Development
In 2026, Viction is shifting from foundation-building to ecosystem leverage and scale. Viction aims to focus on partnerships and applications that translate protocol capabilities into real-world utility and adoption within the Ownership Economy. Key focus areas include:
Protocol and Infrastructure Enhancement
- Continue protocol optimization, hard forks, and security enhancements to support sustainable scalability, higher throughput, and ecosystem complexity.
- Maintain scalable RPC, node, and chain operations to ensure reliability as ecosystem usage grows.
- Operate indexers, explorers, and core developer services to support application deployment, monitoring, and analytics.
- Keep developer tooling and data infrastructure up to date to reduce friction for builders and partners.
Builder and Technical Partnerships
- Deepen technical partnerships with wallets, tooling providers, and infrastructure partners to expand distribution and improve developer experience.
- Support partners with integration, coordination, and technical enablement to accelerate deployment and adoption.
Application and Ecosystem Expansion
- Support builders and applications serving payments, AI, DeFi, and self-custody use cases aligned with the Ownership Economy.
- Provide targeted support across grants, business development, and go-to-market coordination.
- Drive ecosystem participation through activation programs that convert partnerships into on-chain usage.
Strategic Initiatives and Ecosystem Reserve
- Allocate a portion of funding through the Ecosystem Reserve to support high-impact initiatives, emerging partnerships, and unforeseen execution needs.
- Enable timely responses to market shifts, ecosystem opportunities, and operational risks.
- Ensure long-term sustainability without disrupting planned execution streams.
2. Community and Branding
Community serves as the awareness-to-adoption layer of the Viction ecosystem, aligning infrastructure, products, branding, and community execution to drive real participation and on-chain usage.
In 2026, community funding is structured around three complementary programs:
- Local Community Development: Supports Viction’s presence in key regions through local chapters operating as country-level hubs, driving adoption for Viction through creators, events, and partnerships.
- Contributor Program: Activates contributors through a mission- and bounty-based model, with performance tracked via Viction Vanguard. Incentives are tied to measurable contributions such as user onboarding, content creation, and ecosystem support.
- Community Activation and Innovation Grants: Funds recurring community activities and community-led initiatives, including events, education, and innovation grants to sustain engagement and enable grassroots experimentation.
In parallel, Viction’s branding and marketing efforts focus on building and enhancing measurable mindshare, credibility, and Viction ecosystem visibility. These efforts are centered on amplifying Viction’s core narratives and partnership announcements, while driving user acquisition across the ecosystem.
3. Operations
Operations provide the strategic and technical backbone for ecosystem execution, ensuring growth initiatives are executed efficiently, consistently, and sustainably at scale.
2026 Operations cover:
- Growth Strategy and Ecosystem Intelligence: Market research, user insights, and growth planning.
- Technical Systems and Infrastructure: Core infrastructure, developer support, and partner integrations.
- Brand Strategy and Narrative Management: Narrative consistency and brand alignment.
- Community Coordination and Systems: Design contributor programs, incentive frameworks, local chapter models, coordination processes, and performance tracking systems.
3.2. Budget Planning
To execute the above plans, this proposal requests community approval to release the 2026 annual growth budget of 20,000,000 $VIC, in line with the Treasury framework approved under VIP #1.
Releasing the full allocation upfront enables the Viction Foundation to operate proactively amid market volatility and price fluctuations, ensuring continuity of execution, operational flexibility, and timely deployment across all execution streams throughout the year.
4. Governance and Voting
Timeline (UTC)
- Discussion Phase: Jan 9 - 11, 2026
- Snapshot ($VIC balance for voting power): 08:00, Jan 12, 2026
- Voting Period: 10:00, Jan 12 - 10:00, Jan 15, 2026
- Results: Jan 16, 2026
Voting Parameters
To succeed, this proposal must reach a quorum of 500,000 $VIC and receive more than 50% of votes in favor of the proposal.
By voting “Yes”, you approve:
- The release of Treasury fund for completed 2025 ecosystem execution within existing allocation scopes approved under VIP #1.
- The release of the 2026 annual budget (approved under VIP #1) to activate the 2026 ecosystem growth execution cycle.
- Continuity of growth execution and the long-term sustainability of the Viction ecosystem.
5. Conclusion
VIP #8 proposes the release of Treasury funds for the executed 2025 ecosystem growth activities and the activation of the 2026 ecosystem growth budget within the Treasury allocation scopes approved under VIP #1.
This action enables uninterrupted ecosystem growth execution across infrastructure, partnerships, brand development, and community, while maintaining the approved funding allocation structure and transparency in 2026.
With funding scopes clearly defined and execution activated, Viction is positioned to convert strategic intent into measurable ecosystem growth, delivering long-term value to the community under continued governance oversight.