10M is just the beginning. Thank you, and congratulations to every Linker who has been part of this journey, whether you joined us from day one or somewhere along the way. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly grateful to be a part of this journey with all of you. Along this journey, there have been things that I or the InterLink Labs team could have done better, and mistakes that we have made. I sincerely hope for your understanding, and we will continue to learn, improve, and do better. What I can promise is that we will continue learning, improving, and working even harder to be worthy of the trust every Linker has placed in us. There is still a long road ahead. As we enter our next chapter, I would like to share the path we are building and the key areas we will focus on over the next five years. 1. Post-Quantum Security With the extraordinary acceleration of AI and quantum computing, we believe the threat to today’s cryptographic systems can no longer be treated as a distant possibility. Six months ago, we began recruiting world-class researchers and cryptographers to prepare InterLink for this challenge. Our goal is not simply to react when quantum computers become powerful enough to threaten existing cryptography. We want InterLink to be prepared long before that day arrives. The InterLink Foundation has already made important early progress in researching post-quantum digital signatures and cryptographic architectures. This includes mechanisms that allow users to generate new private keys from their existing seed phrases while using Address Alias to preserve their existing wallet addresses, tokens, and NFTs during migration to a new security architecture. We are also experimenting with SLH-DSA-SHA2-128s (FIPS 205) within IRC smart contracts to introduce an additional layer of post-quantum protection for vaults and high-value digital assets. These experiments are currently being conducted on the InterLink Taj Mahal Testnet, where our early implementations have successfully passed the NIST-based simulation tests we are conducting. For us, post-quantum security is not something to think about five years from now. The preparation has already begun. 2. Infrastructure for Real-World Assets As we can already see, RWA and tokenization are no longer concepts for the future. They are becoming reality right now. Stocks, bonds, funds, commodities, and many other traditional assets are gradually moving on-chain. Even exposure to shares of some of the world’s largest companies, such as Google and Amazon, can now be accessed through tokenized products. What once looked like an experiment is increasingly becoming part of the global financial infrastructure. To me, RWA will be one of the most sustainable long-term trends of the next decade, alongside AI. McKinsey estimates that the market for tokenized financial assets could reach approximately $2 trillion by 2030. But I believe the bigger transformation is not only about bringing existing financial assets on-chain. It is about making tokenization accessible to millions of businesses around the world. So where does InterLink fit into this? Today, tokenizing a business remains extremely difficult. A company needs blockchain infrastructure, smart contracts, liquidity mechanisms, technical expertise, and significant legal and regulatory resources. For smaller businesses and startups, these barriers can make tokenization almost impossible. This is exactly the infrastructure gap we want InterLink Business Token Exchange (IBTE) to address. Most tokenization platforms today focus on bringing assets onto infrastructure built by someone else. For example, tokenized assets may be issued and distributed through existing networks such as Ethereum. InterLink’s vision is different: we want to build the entire infrastructure required for businesses to tokenize within one ecosystem. From business token consulting and deployment to blockchain infrastructure, AMM, liquidity infrastructure, protocol support, and eventually broader RWA infrastructure, our goal is to create an end-to-end environment where businesses can move from the real world to on-chain markets without having to assemble everything themselves. Over the next five years, we want to continuously reduce the technical and operational barriers to tokenization until launching a business token becomes dramatically simpler and more accessible than it is today. 3. Open Mainnet Open Mainnet is targeted for 2027 and will mark the stage where InterLink becomes fully connected to the broader blockchain economy. The network will open to external liquidity, wider integrations, and unrestricted interaction with ecosystems outside InterLink. This will also mark the end of mobile mining. No new ITLG will be generated through mobile mining after Open Mainnet. However, users who already hold ITLG will continue to go through the verification and migration process to receive ITL. The ITLG earned by early Linkers will therefore remain recognized under the migration mechanism. After this transition, the primary way to earn new ITL directly from the network will be through validation. Participants will be able to stake ITL, operate validators, help secure and maintain the blockchain, and receive ITL validator rewards in return. This represents the transition from InterLink’s early distribution phase into a fully operational blockchain economy. Mobile mining helped InterLink reach millions of people; Open Mainnet will shift the network toward staking, validators, external liquidity, applications, businesses, and real on-chain economic activity. 4. Listing Tier-1 Exchanges Another major objective is to bring ITL to Tier-1 global exchanges, with Binance, OKX, and Coinbase among our key targets. Reaching this stage requires much more than simply submitting listing applications. Over the coming period, we will focus on building relationships and negotiating with leading market makers and liquidity providers, establishing sufficient liquidity and healthy market structures, completing the necessary legal and compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and meeting the technical, security, operational, and due-diligence requirements expected by major exchanges. At the same time, we will continue discussions with exchanges and strategic partners to ensure that any listing is supported by sustainable liquidity rather than short-term incentives or artificial trading activity. Our objective is not to list ITL everywhere as quickly as possible. We want to build the legal, liquidity, compliance, and institutional foundations necessary for ITL to be accessible through the world’s leading exchanges and markets. 5. Continue Expanding the Digital Asset Treasury Company List Over the next five years, our target is to have at least 500 companies and institutions holding ITL as part of their Digital Asset Treasury, with more than 20% being publicly listed companies. To achieve this, we will focus on establishing the necessary legal, accounting, custody, compliance, disclosure, and risk-management frameworks across different jurisdictions, making it easier for companies to hold ITL on their balance sheets under clear and compliant structures. We will continue working with legal advisors, accounting firms, institutional custody providers, and strategic partners to reduce regulatory and operational barriers for both private and publicly listed companies. 6. Expanding ITL Utility This will be one of the most exciting areas to watch. A growing number of companies are preparing to integrate ITL into their products and services, and several of these integrations will be announced progressively in the coming period. Our goal is to make ITL usable across everyday life: airline tickets, hotels, travel, fashion, shopping, food, entertainment, gift cards, digital services, and many more categories. Instead of building isolated use cases, we are working toward an expanding network where ITL can move across different businesses, services, and markets. Some of what is being built has not yet been announced. As these partnerships and integrations go live, Linkers will gradually see ITL move from something they hold in their wallets into something they can spend across a growing real-world economy. The next chapter of ITL utility is much bigger than what you see today. And many of the most important integrations are still ahead of us. 7. Scaling Verification & Democratizing Digital Asset Ownership Our long-term objective is to democratize access to digital asset ownership, making it possible for anyone, regardless of geography or economic background, to participate in the digital economy and own ITL. To achieve this at global scale, we will continue expanding verification capacity and accelerating the verification process while maintaining rigorous KYC/AML, anti-fraud, sanctions screening, identity integrity, and risk-based compliance standards where applicable. Speed and accessibility must scale together with security and regulatory responsibility. We will continue strengthening AI-assisted verification, human review systems, duplicate and synthetic identity detection, and global verification infrastructure to support a significantly larger verified user base. Ultimately, our ambition is to make ITL one of the most widely held digital assets in the world, distributed across a broad base of verified human participants rather than concentrated among a small number of holders. Digital asset ownership should not be limited to a few. Our goal is to make it accessible to everyone. These seven priorities will serve as the key pillars guiding our direction over the next five years. Thank you all, and once again, congratulations to every one of us on reaching this incredible milestone. 10M is just the beginning.

🚀🌍 We are proud to announce that LinkersMap is officially OPEN for business! 🎉🔥 🛍️ Linkers can now buy and sell products and services through LinkersMap. 💳📦 ✨ A new chapter begins today. 🚀 Join us on this exciting journey as we build the future of Web3 geo-commerce! 🌍💙 @LinkersMap @inter_link @itl_fdn @itlx_defi @kv_interlink @Dr_Picoin

"InterLink Live" has the potential to become the Douyin of Web3. With ITL, users can purchase virtual items, shop for products and services, support creators through donations, and participate in a complete digital economy. Combined with a community of more than 10 million users, InterLink Live can transform content, social interaction, and entertainment into real economic activity across the InterLink ecosystem.

Don’t forget, we built @inter_link together through some of the toughest times in the market, when Bitcoin was even below $60K. Stay strong through the hardest times, and shine brightest when the good times come. 🔥

❤️ Happy weekend, everyone! Next week is going to be a very exciting and eventful week for the entire InterLink ecosystem. 🚀 For now, enjoy a warm and wonderful weekend with your family and loved ones. 🏡❤️ 💎 1 ITL CLUB CHECK-IN If you’re officially part of the 1 ITL Club, check in below! 👇🔥 Who’s here? 💜

JUST IN: InterLink Blockchain will introduce validator nodes with a minimum stake of 1 $ITL. After the 10 million $ITL distribution phase ends, mobile mining rewards will stop as the network shifts toward staking and delegation for security, with users required to hold at least 1 $ITL to participate as validators or delegates.

InterLink Validator Nodes are coming soon, and yes, just 1 ITL is enough to get started. 🔥 1 ITL is the minimum amount required to participate and delegate to a node during the launch of the InterLink Blockchain. That is why Linkers participating in the 10M ITL Program received exactly 1 ITL, not 0.1 ITL or 10 ITL. InterLink’s mission is to make digital asset ownership accessible to everyone, regardless of background, age, gender, nationality, or social status. Through this program, millions of Linkers received 1 ITL, including many people experiencing digital assets for the first time. Once the Open Mainnet launches, mobile mining through the InterLink app will officially end. Network rewards will then be earned by participating in the blockchain through validator nodes and delegation, with a minimum requirement of just 1 ITL. By holding and delegating ITL, stakeholders can help secure the network and access future benefits offered by the InterLink ecosystem. Every decision made by the InterLink Labs Core Team has a purpose. Our goal is to make digital asset ownership accessible to everyone while preserving the scarcity, utility, and long-term value of ITL. So don’t forget to keep your 1 ITL. Who knows, maybe one day people will value it like 1 BTC? Just kidding! 😄 We mean its value from a decentralization and network participation perspective, not purely its financial value. To our first 10 million Linkers, this 1 ITL is our gift to you. Hold it, use it, and become part of the InterLink Blockchain. 1 ITL. 1 Linker. One step toward a more inclusive decentralized network.

looking forward to growing with you guys!

🔥 INTERLINK 10 MILLION LINKERS CELEBRATION — INDIA 🇮🇳 🚀 GRAND SUCCESS — EPISODE 1 A historic milestone. A spectacular celebration. A powerful community! 🌍🔥 The InterLink 10 Million Linkers Celebration in India 🇮🇳 was an unforgettable success, bringing together 1,000+ passionate participants under one roof. 🙌 From a packed celebration hall to the incredible energy of Linkers, Ambassadors, Core Team members, and community leaders — India showed the world what the InterLink community is capable of! 💪🔥 This is more than just a 10 Million milestone. This is the beginning of something much bigger. 🚀 🇮🇳 INDIA MADE IT HISTORIC! 🌍 10 MILLION LINKERS — ONE GLOBAL COMMUNITY! 🔥 GRAND SUCCESS — EPISODE 1 And this is only the beginning… Stay tuned for Episode 2! 🚀 #InterLink #ITLG #ITL

Hi @scott_itlg, I know you’re doing your best and putting a lot of effort into your work. With the 10M Linkers Celebration being such an important milestone, I’d like to suggest two mechanisms: Instead of having users chase individual metrics without knowing exactly what is required, we should establish clear criteria that guarantee eligibility for at least Migration Round 1. For example, accounts registered within a certain period, a minimum HCS level, and a minimum mining rate could automatically receive 3/3 verification once all requirements are met. This would give Linkers a clear and transparent target to work toward. Migration Round 2 for users who completed Round 1 should also be accelerated, with priority based on clear criteria. For example, users who fully locked their ITLG in Round 1 as a long-term commitment, users who still maintain an ITL balance after receiving 100% of their migration allocation, or users who have demonstrated strong performance and meaningful contributions to the ecosystem. I believe these initiatives should be implemented during September as a way to recognize and give back to the Linkers who have remained committed, contributed to the ecosystem, and supported InterLink throughout the journey to 10 million users.

🇳🇬💜 INTERLINK 10M LINKERS CELEBRATION NIGERIA What an incredible day! 🎉 Alhamdulillah, we successfully hosted the InterLink 10M Linkers Celebration in Katsina, Nigeria, bringing together 200+ Linkers to celebrate this historic milestone. 🌍🚀 We connected as a community, shared the InterLink roadmap, exchanged ideas, and had an exciting Kahoot quiz that brought even more energy and excitement to the event. 🔥🧠 Despite the rain delay, our community showed resilience and remained committed. Seeing so many Linkers come together was truly inspiring. A huge thank you to everyone who attended, supported, contributed, and helped make this celebration possible. 💜 This is more than just reaching 10 million users. It is a celebration of the community, contribution, and vision behind the journey. 10M is just the beginning. 🚀🌍 @inter_link @kv_interlink @reina_itl @interlinknige #InterLink #ITL #ITLG #WeAreTheFirst10MLinkers #InterLinkNigeria 🇳🇬

The key messages I want to convey to @inter_link Labs (@reina_itl , @scott_itlg ) for the InterLink 10M Linkers event: - Everyone should have the opportunity to own ITL. - ITL should be used for payments and contribute to the ecosystem, rather than being treated as a speculative asset.

So many events have been happening over the past few days! Congratulations to @MaheshMagnus1 , our India Leader, on hosting such a great event. Really appreciate all the effort and contribution from the team! 🇮🇳

🇧🇩 INTERLINK 10M CELEBRATION — BANGLADESH 🇧🇩 🔥 Bangladesh’s 2nd Ever InterLink Offline Event! 10 Million Linkers. One Community. One New Era. 🚀 We’re coming together to celebrate the incredible 10M milestone and discuss what’s coming next for the InterLink ecosystem. 🎯 Key Topics We’ll Talk About: 🔐 Post-Quantum Security 🏗️ Infrastructure for Real-World Assets (RWA) 🌐 Open Mainnet 🏦 Tier-1 Exchange Listings 💎 Digital Asset Treasury Expansion 💳 Expanding ITL Utility 👥 Scaling Verification & Democratizing Ownership But remember… 10M is NOT the finish line. 🔥 It is the beginning of the next InterLink Era. 🤝 Meet. Connect. Learn. Build. Grow. 👑 Organized by: @ArifahmedITL — Core Ambassador 🎤 Hosted by: @MdMaruf396299 — Community Builder Tawsif — Influencer 🌟 50+ Ambassadors coming together under one roof! And this is NOT the final surprise… 👀🔥 💥 More surprises are coming soon! Stay tuned. The next InterLink era starts here. 🚀 @kv_interlink @reina_itl @miratang16 @KTimmering #InterLink #ITL #ITLG #InterLinkBangladesh #InterLink10M #WeAreTheFirst10MLinkers

🇮🇳 The biggest 10M Linkers offline celebration in India is happening now! Join us and watch the event LIVE here as the InterLink community comes together to celebrate this incredible milestone. 💜🎉 Watch live: piped.video/live/rEB5FhxoSrg… #InterLink #WeAreTheFirst10MLinkers

Beyond allocating capital to the upcoming buyback campaign by @inter_link Labs, where approximately 92,000 ITL has been acquired and $240,000 has been deployed, nearly all participants who submitted sell offers below $1.60 per ITL have had their offers accepted and payments completed. All ITL acquired through this campaign will be distributed to Linkers who have been part of InterLink since its early stages, as a way of recognizing and giving back to those who have contributed to this journey from the beginning. With the core infrastructure now reaching a stable stage and key dApps across the ecosystem beginning to operate officially, InterLink Foundation (@itl_fdn) is preparing for the next phase of expansion. The Foundation will begin exploring opportunities to acquire or strategically invest in high-quality companies and projects that can be brought into and contribute to the InterLink ecosystem. The objective is to expand InterLink Foundation’s presence and influence across the broader technology and digital asset industry. Our primary areas of focus will include: • Artificial Intelligence • Real-World Assets (RWA) • Payments Rather than relying on external funding, we intend to use our own resources and self-funded capital to invest, acquire, and build toward the long-term objectives we have set. Our ambition is not simply to grow an ecosystem. We want to build the infrastructure, products, companies, and strategic capabilities necessary for InterLink to establish a meaningful position in payments and real-world assets, while continuing to explore how AI can strengthen the entire ecosystem. This is the next stage of InterLink Foundation’s long-term expansion.

If you were one of @inter_link’s first 10 million members, what would you like to receive in an appreciation gift box?

The first 10M Interlink Linkers gift box has been opened by me! #InterLink #ITL #ITLG #ITLX

I strongly support this. The Buyback Program is not meant to be a battle of strategy between Linkers and the InterLink Labs core team. It should be a collective effort where we contribute together and help InterLink Labs acquire as much $ITL as possible to give back to and appreciate the first 10 million Linkers. This also demonstrates InterLink Labs’ commitment to transparency and its compliance with InterLink Foundation rules: if InterLink Labs wants to use $ITL for any event or community initiative, it must acquire the tokens itself rather than relying on tokens from the Foundation.

InterLink Labs Buyback Program: The Purpose Behind It It is important to understand that the InterLink Labs Buyback Program is not designed to determine, prove, or influence the price of ITL. Whether ITL is purchased at a higher or lower price through this program does not represent what ITL should be worth, nor should it be interpreted as price discovery. The real purpose of this program is to use InterLink Labs’ own budget to acquire ITL as part of our appreciation for the 10 million Linkers who have trusted, supported, and grown with the ecosystem. Under the current mechanism, the majority of the buyback fund will be used to purchase eligible ITL offers from lower to higher asking prices, allowing us to acquire as much ITL as possible with the available budget. At the same time, approximately 20% of the fund will be allocated to randomly selected eligible offers at higher price levels. Therefore, the highest or lowest accepted price should not be considered a reflection of ITL’s value. This initiative is something InterLink Labs and ITL holders are building together for the community. Some holders may voluntarily offer their ITL at lower prices, effectively contributing part of its potential value so that InterLink Labs can acquire more ITL for the 10M Linkers initiative. We see this as a form of contribution to the community, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who chooses to participate in this way. Transparency is another important principle behind this program. By making the buyback process transparent, InterLink Labs wants the community to clearly see how our budget is being used and how ITL is acquired and distributed. Unlike structures where a foundation or core team holds a large pre-allocated token reserve that can simply be used for incentives, the InterLink Labs core team does not hold an allocation of ITL that can be freely used to influence, control, or abuse ecosystem rewards. If we need ITL for community initiatives, we must acquire it using our own resources. Ultimately, this program is not about showing how high or low ITL can be bought. It is about InterLink Labs and ITL holders working together to give something meaningful back to the first 10M Linkers who helped build this journey. #InterLink #ITL #ITLG #WeAreTheFirst10MLinkers

Reaching 10 million Linkers is more than just a milestone. It represents millions of people who joined, contributed, and believed in InterLink throughout this journey. To celebrate this achievement and show our appreciation to the community, InterLink is preparing a special and meaningful gift for eligible Linkers. To be eligible: • Registered an InterLink account before August 1, 2026 • Hold a balance of more than 10,000 ITLG • Have successfully completed Step 1 Verification Eligible users will receive a special gift dedicated to the community that helped InterLink reach its first 10 million users. This is our way of saying thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.