Project Progress

According to BlockBeats, on October 1, Ethena founder Guy Young stated that USDe's backing assets contain no direct exposure to stETH or other liquid staking tokens, in response to a security incident involving an Ethereum node operator. The protocol anticipates the incident will not impact Ethena.

According to Sui Network's official announcement, the blockchain network is hosting Basecamp 2026 in Singapore, featuring keynotes, an AI Builder Lab, and a transactions-per-second (TPS) record attempt. The event aims to engage developers and showcase Sui's high-performance blockchain

According to ChainCatcher, Osmosis announced it is ending its maintenance phase and will implement three major OSMO adjustments subject to on-chain governance. The protocol will reduce inflation and stop depositing newly minted OSMO into community pools, increasing reliance on actual network

Standard Chartered projects that Ethena's stablecoin USDe will expand eightfold from current levels to reach $40 billion by the end of 2028, according to a report published by Cointelegraph on October 30. The bank initiated coverage of Ethena's native token ENA and set a price target of $2 for the e

According to Decrypt, DogeOS has launched its public testnet, enabling developers to build applications on Dogecoin without modifying the underlying protocol. The testnet, powered by zkVM technology, operates as an EVM-compatible layer and currently integrates five projects: lending protocol

According to Lido, MetaMask Staking has exited its Ethereum validators as a precautionary measure following an infrastructure security investigation. The staked ETH is expected to gradually return to the protocol over approximately 45

Japan's Ministry of Finance announced on September 30 the establishment of a research group focused on on-chain handling of government bonds, with the first meeting scheduled for October 8. The ministry established the group to gather expert opinions and advice on implementing blockchain

D3, a global domain infrastructure company, is building a domain tokenization platform called DomainFi that enables trading, fractional ownership, and collateralized lending of traditional web domains on blockchain networks, according to Michael Ho, the company's co-founder and Chief Business

According to D3 co-founder and Chief Business Officer Michael Ho in a Sept 28 interview with Dailyeconomics, the global domain infrastructure firm is building DomainFi, a market enabling traditional domains (.com, .net, .ai, .kr) to be fractionally traded and used as collateral in lending on

According to BlockBeats, on October 1, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced the company plans to expand its stock tokens from about 200 to thousands. Tenev, speaking to The Rollup, also confirmed that private stock tokens are the next phase of development. The company is building relationships with pr

According to BlockBeats, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said on October 1 during an interview with The Rollup that the company supports both on-chain and off-chain perpetual contracts, with the specific product offering dependent on regulatory structure. Tenev noted that Robinhood Chain perpetual contrac

Singapore-based digital-asset payments infrastructure company StraitsX announced on Oct. 1 that it plans to launch Singapore dollar stablecoin XSGD and U.S. dollar stablecoin XUSD on layer-1 blockchain Monad. The company plans to issue both stablecoins natively on the Monad network in early 2027.

According to PANews, Base deployed its third network upgrade of 2026, Cobalt, on October 1, introducing Validity Transactions and B20 enhancements to mainnet. Validity Transactions allow advanced traders to submit transactions with validity conditions that remain private until execution criteria

Ze Atalaya, Head of Ecosystem at Verona, stated in a recent interview with Maeil Business Newspaper that blockchain can verify whether the humans behind AI agents are qualified and legitimate individuals. Atalaya explained that as AI agents increasingly act as intermediaries between people, the

According to a recent Maeil Coin interview, Ze Atalaya, Head of Ecosystem at Verona, stated that blockchain authentication is essential for verifying that the actual human behind an AI agent possesses valid qualifications. As an example, if an AI agent purchases alcohol, the blockchain must verify t

According to BlockBeats, Aave founder Stani announced on October 1 that the team is monitoring the MetaMask Staking infrastructure security incident alongside Lido. Stani stated that Aave markets remain unaffected and all operations are running

According to Lido, MetaMask Staking has initiated an exit from Ethereum validator nodes operating on the Lido protocol as a precautionary measure following an infrastructure security incident investigation. The exit process began on October 1 and is expected to complete by October 7, though full

NEAR Protocol announced its SPICE upgrade, an architectural change separating transaction ordering, data availability, and execution to enhance blockchain performance. The upgrade aims to enable faster block production and reduced latency across the network. This modification addresses scalability c