Project Progress

According to THORChain's blog, the protocol will release v3.21.1 next week to complete v3.21 adoption. Node churn is currently paused due to issues fixed in v3.21; once churn resumes after both versions

According to Foresight News, Solana staking protocol Marinade released its third-quarter 2026 report on September 30, reporting 7.94 million SOL staked, up 21.2% sequentially. Native and Select products drove growth, with Native increasing 47.3% to 3.77 million SOL and Select growing 38.7% to 1.68 m

The Starknet community voted 93.5% in favor of researching a potential transition into an independent post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain. The decision, first surfaced by commentator Eli, aims to enhance Starknet's resilience against quantum computing threats. The initiative reflects a proactive

According to Starknet's official governance vote, the community voted 93.5% in favor of researching a potential transition into an independent post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain. The initiative aims to enhance Starknet's resilience against future quantum computing threats and strengthen its

According to Gang.fun's official announcement, the BNB Chain Agent launchpad Gang.fun launched Gang Pair on Oct 23. The platform now enables trading pairs with tokenized stocks such as NVDAB, TSLAB, and AAPLB, as well as any tokens with liquidity pools on the BSC network. A 1% trading fee applies to

dYdX Treasury SubDAO completed its seventh periodic staking review on October 23, adjusting approximately 25.87 million DYDX tokens. The adjustment included integrating approximately 10.72 million DYDX previously acquired through repurchase programs but not yet staked, and reallocating approximately

Gate News: Gate Research has released a report on time-sliced markets and event contracts. Time-sliced markets combine asset price direction with fixed time windows and outcome-based settlement, turning continuous market movements into binary events that can be priced, traded, and settled independently. Compared with broader prediction markets, they offer more standardized underlying assets, timeframes, and settlement rules. Gate offers short-term directional trading products for crypto assets s

Stablecoin total value locked in decentralized finance grew by $4.8 billion over the past 90 days, according to a post from @RWAFoundation_. Morpho contributed $3 billion of this increase, accounting for over 60% of the total growth. The increase reflects growing stablecoin adoption, particularly in

According to TRON's official statement, TRON released GreatVoyage-v4.8.2.4 (Empedocles) on October 22. The update improves execution consistency and stability in edge cases, and optimizes smart contract storage and metadata handling logic to enhance node reliability in complex environments. The

According to BlockBeats, on October 23, Swell paused deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH tokens as part of infrastructure security measures. The restaking protocol stated it is collaborating with security partners and Seal911 to conduct the review. Swell confirmed all user funds remain sec

The Bank of Korea defended its deposit-token initiative Project Hangang at a seminar on October 23, saying central bank money will retain a role even as digital assets reshape finance. Yoon Sung-kwan, a senior official at the BOK, outlined progress on Project Hangang and Project Agora at the

According to Odaily, Ethereum's ERC official repository has adopted seven AI agent-related proposals submitted by Finch, including ERC-8436 (Agentic Collective Decision-making Framework) and ERC-8444 (on-chain Agentic Resource Discovery). All seven proposals, authored by Finch founder and CEO Gary

HSBC began its phased rollout of RedCoin, a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, to PayMe users on October 23, 2026, targeting the application's 3.3 million users and a merchant network of approximately 100,000 businesses across Hong Kong. Customers can activate RedCoin wallets through the updated P

According to The Block, on October 23, the Ethereum Foundation announced a postponement of the Glamsterdam upgrade originally scheduled for October 26 on the Hoodi testnet to conduct further review of EIP-8037 interactions with mainnet smart contracts. The new activation date has not yet been annou

Lido Finance announced a panel discussion on ValOS scheduled for October 29, emphasizing the critical role of a robust validator landscape for Ethereum's decentralization and security. The announcement was made via tweet, promoting the upcoming event that will gather experts from various

According to Lido Finance's official announcement on X, the platform is emphasizing the critical role of a robust validator landscape for Ethereum's decentralization and security. The company will host a panel discussion focused on ValOS on October 29, bringing together experts from multiple

Matera has launched Matera Workspace, an application platform designed to help banks, credit unions and financial technology companies introduce digital assets without replacing their existing core banking systems. The platform combines ledger infrastructure, payment capabilities, custody

According to ChainCatcher, Tether-backed Utexo has opened early access to Utexo Mint, allowing professional operators to test a cross-chain version of USDT on Bitcoin Signet (the Bitcoin test network). The

According to Foresight News, on-chain perpetual futures platform Extended has migrated to Arc, with $120 million in total value locked (TVL), open positions, and pending orders successfully transferred without trading interruption. The platform's deposit and withdrawal functions have reopened,