Project Progress

Cathie Wood 領導的 Ark Invest 於 5 月 21 日通過 ARKK、ARKW 和 ARKF 三隻 ETF 合計購入 139,117 股 Bullish，按當日計價約 514 萬美元；此前周一和周二，Ark 已合計買入 440 萬美元的 Bullish 股份，三日累計增持金額約達 940 萬美元。

Circle 宣布 cirBTC 將上線，1:1 原生比特幣儲備由 Circle 受監管實體託管，並與 Arc Layer 1 整合，測試網已在以太坊與 Arc 開放。 cirBTC 定位為機構級中立封裝比特幣，區別於治理由外部聯盟的 wBTC 與 cbBTC；主網日期尚未公布，Arc 主網今年上線。

According to ChainCatcher, HyperLend, a lending protocol on HyperEVM, launched institutional lending platform Aviya today. Built on Hyperliquid, Aviya provides structured credit access to institutional participants through bilateral fixed-rate financing services. The platform initially uses HYPE

Pi Network 在 Consensus 2026 表示，每位 Pi 帳號皆通過 KYC，約有 1 億經驗證帳號。Kokkalis 把證明人性分成三層：身份、真人與機器人、唯一性，並以選擇性揭露證明符合條件，且不曝露底層資料。Pi 的協定層自建已驗證真人作為基礎，而非事後第三方。文末亦提及測試網 RPC 與主網協定 21 升級，詳情以官方公告為準。

According to BlockBeats, on May 22, Solayer launched a public testnet for Margin Trade, a perpetual trading platform native to Solana supporting unified margin trading across crypto assets, commodities, and stocks. Developed by Solayer Labs in collaboration

According to BlockBeats, on May 22, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced that Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) is launching on Ethereum and the Arc network. Each cirBTC token is 1:1 backed by native BTC held in reserve by regulated entities within the Circle

Zerion 宣布旗下以太坊 Layer 2 Zero Network 將逐步關閉，資源將集中於 API 與自家錢包服務；用戶需於 2026 年 7 月底前把 NFT、ETH 及其他代幣跨鏈轉出，存款已暫停，資產安全。同期 Everclear、Syndicate Labs 與 Fantasy.top 也宣布停運，皆因市場環境不佳。

According to Foresight News, Pump.fun has launched USDC trading pair liquidity pools, allowing creators to issue tokens in USDC instead of SOL. The new pairs will raise initial token valuations to $4,000 compared to approximately $2,000 with SOL pairs, and increase early-stage acquisition costs by a

Zerion announced Thursday that Zero Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 focused on gasless transactions, is winding down after 1.5 years of operation. Zero Network initially went live in November 2024. The team stated that while the vision of building the first EVM-compatible, fully gasless rollup to

According to Bankr's X statement, the platform plans to restore all functionality by next week following additional security reviews and monitoring measures in collaboration with zeroShadow and other partners. In the near term, Bankr will gradually restore token issuance and read-only features,

Cardano創始人霍斯金森警告，若3,290萬 ADA的研究資金提案於6月8日未通過，核心實驗室可能關閉、科學家流失。鏈上顯示約81% dRep反對、18%支持，須達67%門檻。他向日本dRep呼籲投票，稱若失敗將傷及生態與品牌價值。若提案遭否決，IOG將考慮私人資助、重組或縮減研究規模，具體後備計畫尚未公布。

According to The Block, Zero Network, Ethereum's Layer 2 network focused on zero-gas transactions, announced its shutdown today (May 22) after 18 months of operation. Launched in November 2024, the network cited that while the vision of building a zero-gas rollup remains valid, maintaining an

According to Foresight News, cross-chain settlement protocol Everclear will cease operations including its foundation, lab, and product development. The protocol's core cross-chain solver business failed to achieve sufficient commercial depth and was unable to convert trading volume into

XRP and RLUSD were described as serving separate XRP Ledger roles, with XRP routing trades and RLUSD supporting dollar-based transactions. Evernorth’s Sagar Shah described XRP as an intermediary asset that routes trades in the background, while stablecoins remain tied to issuer requirements and

According to BlockBeats, on May 22, Dankrad Feist, a former Ethereum Foundation core developer, proposed establishing a new ETH advocacy organization funded with at least $1 billion. The initiative aims to address the

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, has warned that the blockchain network risks losing its core scientific talent after delegated representatives voted against a major research funding proposal. In a May 20 post on X, Hoskinson expressed deep sadness over the outcome, stating: "Cardano will

According to Hoskinson's May 20 X post, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned that delegated representatives in Japan voted against a major research funding proposal, risking the closure of his laboratory and the loss of core

According to an announcement on X on May 21, Syndicate Labs, a venture-backed Ethereum rollup infrastructure provider, is winding down operations after five years. The company cited a dramatic contraction in demand for shared rollup technology as the primary reason, noting that blockchain