The November IQ AI Report is here - also available as a podcast! Tune in to hear updates on ecosystem news and partnerships. KRWQ becomes the first Korean Won stablecoin to surpass ₩1 Billion in Trading Volume, Dave Shin is appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of KRWQ, and IQ AI hosts its first offline AI agent hackathon in Seoul.
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KRWQ Surpasses ₩1B in Trading Volume
November marked a major growth milestone for KRWQ, the first fiat-backed, multichain stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Korean won (KRW), as it surpassed ₩1 billion in total trading volume less than a month after launch. Developed in collaboration with Frax and launched by IQ, KRWQ brings regulated KRW liquidity on-chain and is now actively trading on Base. KRWQ is also the first KRW stablecoin available for trading on the OKX platform.
With AERO emissions now live on Aerodrome to support the KRWQ-USDC pool, and omnichain interoperability enabled through LayerZero’s OFT standard and Stargate, KRWQ is establishing itself as the leading infrastructure for compliant, cross-chain KRW liquidity in global DeFi markets.Bloomingbit, one of Korea's leading crypto news publications, covered KRWQ's new milestone as the first Korean won stablecoin to surpass 1 billion won in trading volume. The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's largest newspapers, also covered this milestone. In addition, the KRWQ launch was covered by the Asia Stablecoin Alliance and Four Pillars.
More information is available in our dedicated blog post and on the official KRWQ website.
KRWQ Appoints Dave Shin as Chief Operating Officer
November also marked a key leadership milestone for KRWQ with the appointment of Dave Shin as Chief Operating Officer. Dave brings over 15 years of senior experience across global finance and blockchain infrastructure, with previous leadership roles at TD Bank, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Standard Chartered, as well as LayerZero, Klaytn (under Kakao Group), Immutable, Tezos, and Bitcoin.com. Dave is also the author of The Web3 Era, published globally by Wiley. His book explores digital identity, artificial intelligence, de-dollarization, shifting global power dynamics, and the emergence of new economic systems shaped by Web3 and the Global South.
As COO, Dave will oversee KRWQ’s operational buildout and its integration into exchanges, liquidity venues, and institutional workflows. His experience in derivatives, funding markets, and blockchain execution gives him a unique vantage point on how KRWQ can impact offshore KRW pricing and settlement.
More information is available in our dedicated blog post and Dave’s IQ.wiki page.
Agent Arena: IQ AI’s First Offline AI Agent Hackathon in Seoul
In November, IQ AI announced Agent Arena, its first offline AI Agent Hackathon in Seoul, hosted alongside OpenMind and EwhaChain. Designed for university students and recent graduates, the month-long hackathon runs from November 8 to December 9, 2025, and challenges participants to build on-chain AI agents using IQ AI’s ADK-TS toolkit and OpenMind’s developer resources. The initiative focuses on nurturing the next generation of AI and blockchain developers in Korea.
Sponsored by Frax Finance and KRWQ, the hackathon features a $7,000+ prize pool, with top teams competing for both cash rewards and potential investment from IQ AI’s $10 million AI Agent Investment Fund. The kick-off event on November 8 brought together student developers from leading university blockchain clubs for networking, technical onboarding, and mentorship, reinforcing IQ AI’s commitment to growing the on-chain AI developer ecosystem.
Learn more about the Hackathon on DoraHacks.
IQ Releases Full Developer Tutorial for Building AI Agents with ADK-TS
This month, IQ released a comprehensive developer tutorial on how to build AI agents in TypeScript using ADK-TS, its TypeScript Agent Development Kit. The guide walks developers through creating a multi-agent system capable of handling real-world tasks, such as weather queries and natural-language interactions, and showcases how intelligent agents can be built directly within modern TypeScript applications.
The tutorial highlights ADK-TS’s core advantages, including type-safe agent composition, multi-agent orchestration, built-in memory and observability, streaming responses, and seamless integration with external APIs and major LLM providers. This release positions ADK-TS as a key framework for developers looking to deploy production-ready AI agents using familiar TypeScript workflows.
Partnerships
AIDEN Integrations
AIDEN has been integrated into over 250 protocols' Telegram and Discord groups, like Frax Finance, which customized the bot with their specific documentation. In October, AIDEN was integrated by projects including Chicago, Slide.fun, My Standard, Bithealth, and Tradyfi. These integrations show the growing adoption of AIDEN and its versatility across various platforms.
IQ.wiki
In October, IQ.wiki saw the onboarding of several innovative projects, enriching the platform's ecosystem. These new additions include EKOX, an Ethereum liquid restaking protocol built on the EigenLayer framework; Kandr, a play-to-earn (P2E) game that operates as a mini-app on the Telegram platform; and more. In addition, projects like Veilon, Amano Invest, and Ozarus also added their IQ.wiki pages to their homepage interface.
