Project Progress

XRP is trading near $1.50, down roughly 49% from a year ago, even as the XRP Ledger (XRPL) continues to process significant transaction volume. Ripple says XRPL has moved more than $1 trillion in cumulative value between counterparties and processed billions of transactions over its lifetime. The di

According to Token Terminal, Circle's Arc product suite reached a $1 billion market cap within three weeks of its launch. The blockchain product suite, designed to enhance stablecoin accessibility and functionality, achieved this milestone recently, indicating strong market confidence in Circle's of

According to NEAR Protocol, the web-based non-custodial wallet MyNearWallet will discontinue services on October 31, 2026. Users are required to migrate their assets to the official portal. The protocol recommends using small-amount test transfers, noting that deposit addresses are single-use and no

According to Ondo Finance, the real-world asset tokenization platform opened Ondo Private Markets this week, offering tokenized notes tied to the value of an unnamed pre-IPO artificial intelligence company at a qualifying liquidity event. Eligible investors can hold the notes in self-custody

The Enjin official changelog schedules the Fort Canning Relaychain runtime 1.8.0 for November 9, 2026, and Matrixchain runtime 1.4.1 for November 16, pending governance referenda. The official Enjin Blockchain changelog, dated October 5, 2026, contains a detailed entry for the proposed upgrade,

According to its official changelog dated October 5, Enjin has scheduled two major upgrades pending governance referenda approval: Fort Canning Relaychain runtime 1.8.0 for November 9 and Matrixchain runtime 1.4.1 for November 16, both targeting approximately 16:00 UTC. The upgrades introduce govern

The Solana Foundation launched DvP, an open-source standard designed to enable institutions to settle tokenized assets and payments atomically on Solana with finality targeted in seconds. The initiative addresses settlement delays and counterparty risks inherent in traditional securities markets,

According to Solana Foundation, it launched DvP, an open-source standard enabling institutions to settle tokenized assets atomically on Solana with finality in seconds, replacing traditional 1–2 business day settlement cycles. The protocol ensures assets and payments transfer together in a single tr

Samsung Electronics filed a US patent for a digital asset wallet technology that allows users to request transactions through smart contracts without directly managing private keys, according to patent documents published on July 23. The patent, titled 'First Electronic Device Configured to

According to Digital Asset magazine, Samsung Electronics filed a U.S. patent for a smart contract-based digital asset wallet on July 23, with the public number US 2026/0212355. The core innovation allows users to execute cryptocurrency transactions using smart contracts without directly managing

LG CNS announced the launch of its blockchain infrastructure platform 'KITL' on the 6th, designed for financial institutions pursuing stablecoin and token securities businesses. The platform provides four core functions: digital wallets, transaction processing, fee payment proxy, and transaction

Ethereum validators prepare for the Glamsterdam Sepolia test activation scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC, with ETH trading near $2,700. Prysm released version 7.2.1 to address a configuration issue ahead of the trial, enabling validators to participate in the 200-million-gas limit test. The u

Prysm released version 7.2.1 late yesterday to address a configuration issue ahead of Ethereum's Glamsterdam Sepolia activation, scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC. The update allows validators to participate in the test's 200-million-gas limit trial, which aims to demonstrate whether larger

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) tested an atomic transaction between Ethereum mainnet and a layer-2 network on Tuesday, according to project contributor Eduardo Antuña Díez. The transaction carried 0.001 Ether and recorded a cross-chain call with a state update for a rollup, marking what Díez

Ondo Finance announced on October 6 the launch of Ondo Private Markets, a platform enabling investors to trade tokenized products linked to private company valuations. The first product, based on an artificial intelligence company preparing for an initial public offering, will begin trading on the s

According to Foresight News, Arc, Circle's Layer 1 network, has released an open-source USDC lending example application built on Borrow Kit. The example covers the complete workflow including market discovery, loan sizing, depositing cirBTC as collateral, borrowing USDC, monitoring health factor, a