AEON and Blum Partner to Expand Crypto Payments and Bring Real-World Utility to $BLUM

HONG KONG, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEON, the next-generation crypto payment framework, has announced a strategic partnership with Blum, a fast-rising decentralized multichain trading ecosystem, to integrate and support its newly listed token $BLUM across AEON Pay's real-world crypto payment infrastructure.

Through this partnership, $BLUM holders can now spend their tokens across millions of online and offline merchants, including global brands like McDonald's, Starbucks, and UNIQLO, as well as over 20 million local retailers across Southeast Asia and Nigeria. Powered by AEON Pay, AEON's Web3 mobile payment product available via Telegram Mini App, wallet dApps, and major exchanges, the collaboration offers a powerful new avenue for post-TGE utility, making the process of spending $BLUM as easy as scanning a QR code.

This partnership follows the successful completion of Blum's Token Generation Event in June 2025, which saw strong early uptake of the token and engagement across its ecosystem. With more than 95 million users and over $270 million in trading volume across its memepad and trading bot, Blum is gaining traction as a leading player in the Telegram-native Web3 landscape. The AEON integration further amplifies this momentum by bringing tangible, real-world use cases to $BLUM holders.

"This is exactly the kind of post-TGE utility we believe in - giving our community real ways to use $BLUM beyond speculation," said Gleb Kostarev, Co-Founder and CEO of Blum. "Together with AEON, we're making crypto simpler, more accessible, and more useful in everyday life - while continuing to expand what's possible on Telegram and TON."

By bridging the gap between on-chain trading and offline commerce, AEON and Blum are making it easier than ever for users to tap into crypto's everyday potential - from dining and shopping to mobile top-ups and more.

This partnership also demonstrates AEON's commitment to supporting emerging ecosystems and high-growth communities by offering frictionless, merchant-ready payment infrastructure. As AEON continues its expansion into Africa, Latin America, and other fast-growing markets, support for tokens like $BLUM ensures newly launched assets can immediately plug into everyday commerce. With crypto's next billion users likely to come from emerging markets, this integration aligns with both AEON's and Blum's missions to make Web3 simpler, more accessible, and more relevant to real life.

About Blum

Blum is a decentralized multichain trading ecosystem that brings together a powerful terminal, one of the most hyped Memepads in Web3, and an onchain trading bot – all in a tap-to-trade experience.

About AEON

AEON is the next-generation crypto payment framework, built for AI to drive intelligent, automated payments across Web3 and simplify how crypto works in real life. With omni-chain support, AEON's AI Payments system allows intelligent agents to manage and automate transactions, payments, subscriptions, and remittances for users.

With offerings like Web3 Mobile Payment that allows users to pay with crypto across 10,000 brands at 20+ million retail merchants in SEA, Africa and Latin America, Online Web3 Payment, Swap Pay, and a growing suite of AI-integrated payment services, AEON aims to create a future of crypto finance that's intelligent, scalable, and borderless, where AI meets real life through seamless, scalable payments for next billion of users.

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