After 10 years in crypto, IOTA is making a bold comeback. In this exclusive interview, IOTA Co-Founder Dominik Schiener sits down with Coinage to discuss the project’s rebirth — complete with a new mainnet, staking rewards, and a renewed focus on real-world adoption. Once one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, IOTA is now positioning itself as a serious contender in the Move ecosystem and the real yield narrative.

Schiener opens up about IOTA’s origins, raising more than 1,000 bitcoin in its 2015 ICO, and how the team navigated the crypto rollercoaster of the last decade. From inventing its tech to pivoting into programmable smart contracts, IOTA has made tough calls to stay relevant — and now, it’s doubling down on digitizing global trade, issuing digital IDs for exporters, and tokenizing real-world assets in regions like Africa, Europe, and soon the U.S.

With the support of institutional partners and plans for expansion into the U.S. and Asia, IOTA is moving quickly to roll out DeFi infrastructure, real yield primitives, and sustainable TVL strategies. Schiener shares why he believes IOTA is now one of the most underappreciated layer-1s—and why he never cashed out, even when he could’ve retired. “I'm doing this for the cause,” he says. “Not the money.”

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00:00 – IOTA’s Comeback Begins
02:00 – Why IOTA Rebuilt Everything
03:30 – From 2015 ICO to Today
06:00 – Real-World Adoption in Africa
10:00 – IOTA’s Pivot to Move
14:30 – Next Chapter: U.S. Expansion

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