30 Jan 2026
Weekly Summary Letter
2026/01/30 Monthly Founder's Letter
Hi NUMBERS,
This is Tammy, sharing a summary for the last week of the month. In this update, I would like to highlight our transition from a successful Q4 social growth phase into Q1, with a focus on Mainnet transaction utility and the rollout of "Machine Economy" infrastructure. As promised, Numbers continues to build momentum through media visibility, strategic partnerships, and product deployments.
Before I continue, I would like to ask if any of you are users of Crawbot? As AI becomes part of our daily lives and begins making decisions for us—including updating files on disks or databases—it is becoming crucial to create immutable records so we can distinguish between an AI "mistake" and our own. Imagine a false decision being made for a $1B contract with no way to tell whether it was made by a human or an AI. This will definitely happen in the future, and it is exactly why Numbers Protocol exists.
As we kick off 2026 with strong momentum in the "Machine Economy," I want to extend a sincere thank you for your continued belief in Numbers Protocol. Whether through active participation in our campaigns, holding $NUM, or providing strategic insights, your support fuels our progress in building verifiable infrastructure for AI-driven worlds.
This month, we achieved three significant milestones: - Opened the new NUM Mainnet bridge - Listed NUM Mainnet on KuCoin - Numbers Protocol was listed as an official x402 partner
We also closed Q4’s X growth goal at 98% (156,597 followers vs. a 160K target), powered by tripling our posts to 158 per month. I hope you feel this momentum on social media. In January, our goal remains to enhance the utility of the Numbers Mainnet. We are ramping up utility via #AIHUNT and ProofSnap’s "Capture-Hash-Commit" to identify AI content and to preserve human truth in the AI era.
Looking ahead, we are currently preparing for the Feb 3 News Photography Exhibition at C-LAB. At this event, we will share how the x402 Protocol helps media companies navigate the "Machine Economy" and spotlight Numbers Protocol's pioneering role in this AI-driven shift. We expect to explore how x402 enables automated micropayments for verified content and empowers media outlets to monetize in a world where AI agents replace human readers—directly addressing uncompensated scraping while integrating ERC-7053 provenance for trust.
As usual at weekends, the team will respond a little more slowly while taking some rest. Our moderators will keep supporting you, and the team will be well prepared for the new week.
Best, Tammy