- Dominik Schiener is confident about the adaptation progress of IOTA as part of the ADAPT project in Africa.
- The project is expected to be implemented “very soon”.
IOTA founder Dominik Schiener has in his most recent Post on X on December 16th expressed great confidence about the ADAPT initiative on the African continent.
“Over the last few weeks, I have been very encouraged by the great interest in the ADAPT initiative and IOTA’s commitment to revolutionizing commerce on the African continent by establishing a shared, public digital infrastructure,”
wrote Schiener. He further explained that his participation in the ADAPT launch in Johannesburg (South Africa) in November gave him the opportunity to meet many of the already established and future partners. This is a “solid foundation for a successful and meaningful long-term collaboration,” said Schiener.
The IOTA founder also revealed what he personally enjoys most about implementing ADAPT, namely the enormous potential of trading “in Africa and beyond.” He was particularly inspired by the meeting with HE Secretary General Wamkele Mene from the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA):
“From our conversation, his personal commitment to overcoming the many obvious obstacles to implementation was clear,” explained Schiener.
And the IOTA community can look forward to further updates soon. Schiener revealed: “The great thing about it is that the actual implementation will begin very soon.”
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been strongly encouraged by the high level of interest in the ADAPT initiative and IOTA commitment to revolutionize trade on the African continent by establishing one shared, public digital infrastructure.
Participating in the ADAPT launch in… pic.twitter.com/jnFbz9j6N2
— Dominik Schiener (@DomSchiener) December 16, 2025
When to expect IOTA news
As CNF previously reported, an initial pilot phase has already begun in Kenya and Rwanda to implement improvements in document verification and border processes. The official rollout is scheduled to take place in early 2026 with the first countries, according to the plan initially Kenya and Ghana and a third, as yet unconfirmed country.
After this phase, a gradual expansion across other AfCFTA states is planned by 2035, with the aim of implementing the complete digital trade infrastructure across all 55 member countries.
The IOTA course has recently been unimpressed by the tangible progress in adaptation. Since the December 2024 high of $0.63, the price has plummeted by more than 85%. In the daily chart, the 20-day EMA at $0.1027 and the 50-day EMA at $0.1127 are currently the most important resistances. In the medium term, IOTA bulls should overcome the 200-day EMA at $0.1592.
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