Blockworks co-founder Michael Ippolito shares hands-on insights from a year of deep engagement with 20+ leading crypto protocols, covering token unlock schedules, on-chain holder analysis, and innovative earnings call formats. He identifies the core issues making most tokens "not worth investing in" and proposes an IR strategy framework that can truly expand the buyer pool and improve token holder quality. This article is sourced from Michael Ippolito's piece "The Crypto-Native Guide to Investor Relations," edited and translated by BlockTempo. (Context: Polymarket Official: Major announcement next Monday! Could be financing news or token issuance) (Background: After laying off 4,000 people in response to AI trends, Block is quietly hiring people again)

Solana has launched Lightspeed, a new investor relations platform to access protocol tokens with at least $100 million in market cap. The tool will offer on-chain data, in-depth research and sector breakdowns, broken down to match what institutions have been used to in legacy finance. In

Stellar Community Fund-backed IRL check-ins let attendees create Stellar wallets via Privy or Meridian Pay and earn onchain IRL Points. IRL logged 1,320 Checkpoint photo booth portraits at Meridian 2025 in Rio with rewards tied to Stellar onboarding. Stellar Community Fund (SCF) supported IR

Infrared Finance's December 24, 2025, announcements—live Rewards Vault, January native staking with buybacks, and Q1 Dutch auctions—bolster $IR utility and Berachain activity through PoL rewards and revenue sharing.

Infrared Finance, a leading liquidity staking protocol based on Berachain, is about to reach a key milestone. Its native token IR has confirmed to have an exclusive TGE (Token Generation Event) on December 17, 2025, through Binance Wallet. The project aims to solve the complexity of Berachain's unique Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) mechanism with innovative iBGT and iBERA solutions, enabling users to "stake without locking." Previously, Infrared has raised a total of $18.75 million, with investors including Framework Ventures, Binance Labs, and other institutions, demonstrating strong market expectations for its role as a core infrastructure in the Berachain ecosystem.