- VeChain has reduced 300,000 kilograms of plastic waste, launched over 50 sustainability-focused apps, and driven over 50 million transactions and 5.2 million users.
- VeChain upgrades have reduced the supply of VTHO, increased rewards for active stakers, and ensured MiCAR compliance to support increased adoption by institutional investors.
As part of its 2026 story, VeChain announced a new film focused on sustainability, highlighting its role in reducing over 300,000 kg of plastic waste. This milestone was achieved through enterprise and consumer apps built on blockchain, led by the VeBetter ecosystem.
Since its founding in 2015, VeChain has focused on bringing true utility to blockchain. In 2025, it expanded its efforts through apps like Mugshot, which targets coffee cup waste, and Greencart, which focuses on the perks of healthy eating. These platforms, along with the health app BYB, launched in partnership with the UFC, contributed to broader goals of environmental and social impact.
Trailer: VeChain x Global Sustainable Trade Initiative
“We used blockchain to save 300,000 kg of plastic” – and we’re just getting started.
One action. One step. A better earth has been born using Web3.
Look forward to the full movie coming soon pic.twitter.com/8mOSombIPk
— VeChain (@vechainofficial) January 9, 2026
Co-founder Sunny Lu and the VeChain Foundation have promoted a vision of blockchain not as a speculative tool, but as an infrastructure for sustainability, transparency, and business value. The company says, “One photo, one action, one step towards a better planet.”
VeBetter Ecosystem Drives Blockchain Adoption Metrics
VeChain’s VeBetter ecosystem continues to be the core engine of adoption. With over 50 live applications and 50 million on-chain transactions, the network has expanded beyond crypto-native users. VeChain says it currently has over 5.2 million active users, with hundreds of thousands of users interacting across dozens of apps every week.
VeChain’s main goals for 2026 are: CNF reported on cross-chain expansion, AI integration, and regulatory tightening, with the ultimate goal of enabling blockchain technology. invisible to the user. Most users rely on apps that reward them for behaviors such as using electric cars, reducing waste, and participating in health campaigns. These actions are recorded and rewarded on-chain, but the user experience is simple and intuitive.
VeChain’s DAO also remains active, recording tens of thousands of votes each week. As CNF reportedVeChain has continued to improve its governance and tokenomics with the Hayabusa upgrade, which includes a 100% burn of used VTHOs and reduced token inflation.
Also, in 2025, VeChain completely overhauled its economic structure through the VeChain Renaissance Roadmap. One of the big changes was to reduce overall VTHO generation by 50% and use the StarGate platform to redistribute staking rewards only to node owners. This model reduces the accumulation of idle tokens while increasing incentives for active participants.
VeChain is also aligning its infrastructure with European regulations. As CNF outlinedits core tokens VET and VTHO were among the first officially listed on the ESMA registry under MiCAR compliance.
VeChain implementation is even more complex.
Since 2021, contracts deployed on VeChain have increased more than 15 times and are now approaching 1 million.
Developers ship it when it is actually used.
Adoption comes first, price follows. @vechainofficial pic.twitter.com/y4jPfDd3Lk
— CryptoBusy (@CryptoBusy) January 9, 2026
Meanwhile, according to crypto analysts, the number of VeChain deployed smart contracts has increased more than 15 times since 2021, with the total number of deployments approaching 1 million. Developer activity is also rapidly increasing, and VeChain ranks among the top 10 Real World Asset (RWA) chains. According to In line with Santiment’s development indicators.
Where to trade VET $0.1183, obtain 1.2% The previous day’s performance was strong as the overall market continued to trade sideways heading into the weekend.
