Project Progress

Etherfi and Plume announced a $100 million RWA vault to provide DeFi users access to institutional yield strategies through Plume's regulated infrastructure. The vault, called Etherfi Liquid RWA, launched with an initial $25 million cap and offers exposure to Blackrock's iShares AAA CLOA, Fidelity's

On June 6, Zcash treasury company Cypherpunk responded on X to recent ZEC market turmoil, stating that all software contains vulnerabilities and that formal verification and provable correctness should be used to enhance security. The company noted that while Bitcoin historically experienced a

According to Foresight News, RARI Chain, an NFT creator-focused blockchain, will gradually wind down operations. Users with assets on RARI Chain must transfer them back to Ethereum mainnet by June 15 (Beijing time). The official stated the transition will allow RARI to focus resources on creator

Ethena protocol announced on Friday its expansion into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization through AAA-rated Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). The firm behind the yield-paying stablecoin USDe stated that AAA CLOs represent the first asset category under evaluation, citing their position at the

According to Ethena, on Friday the protocol announced a $310 million allocation to Janus Henderson Anemoy AAA CLO Fund to expand real-world asset backing for its yield-paying stablecoin USDe. CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligations) carry AAA credit ratings with zero default history at that level.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Spectra's Metavault automatically transferred $4.88 million in XRP liquidity from an expiring fixed-term pool into a newly launched market on Flare Network overnight from June 3 to June 4, 2026, with no market interruption. The automated vault architecture routes

Xertra, formerly known as Stratis, will launch Compass, a Web3 onboarding solution, on June 18. The platform combines AI-driven guidance, gasless onboarding, and integrated security features to simplify access to decentralized technologies. The launch is part of Stratis' ongoing effort to lower

According to Xertra, the company will launch Compass, a Web3 onboarding gateway, on June 18, 2026. The platform combines AI-powered guidance, gasless onboarding capabilities, and integrated security features to help newcomers access blockchain services without requiring extensive technical

Ripple CTO David Schwartz announced that the XRP Ledger is expanding beyond payments into tokenized securities, money market funds, stocks, repos, and loans. The announcement came in a new 'XRP in a Minute' video published by RippleX. Schwartz revealed the network's evolution from a blockchain for d

According to Ripple CTO David Schwartz in a new RippleX video, the XRP Ledger is expanding beyond payments to support tokenized securities, money market funds, stocks, and upcoming features including tokenized repos and tokenized loans. Schwartz stated that enterprises are already using the

According to Foresight News, the Heima cross-chain abstraction layer project's community voted to approve a proposal to burn 16.5 million HEI tokens from ecological allocation today (June 6). The burn includes 12.05 million locked HEI and 4.45 million unlocked but unused tokens. The burn will be

According to Valuethe Markets, Travala launched Travel MCP protocol on June 6, enabling AI agents to book and pay for hotel stays using USDC on Coinbase's Base network. Payments are processed through Coinbase's x402 protocol, allowing gas-free USDC transactions with near-instant settlement at

According to Foresight News, dividend-backed stablecoin protocol Apyx has temporarily withdrawn most of its protocol-owned liquidity during the U.S. stock market closure to protect existing users and ensure fair treatment for all holders. The move was necessary

Kalshi filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in June 2026 to list Shiba Inu perpetual futures. The filing follows Kalshi's successful launches of Bitcoin perpetual futures in late May 2026 and Ethereum perpetual futures on June 4, both under CFTC regulation. SHIB trades

According to XRP Ledger Operations, version 3.2.0 will deploy soon on mainnet, announced on June 4. The upgrade brings a core software name change from rippled to XRPLD. All infrastructure providers, validators, and node operators must update their systems before the migration to the new XRPL mainne

Zcash developers are exploring deployment of a new shielded pool following an emergency upgrade that patched a vulnerability in Orchard, the network's latest shielded transaction system. Shielded Labs, a Swiss-based Zcash support organization, said in a Friday security update that the vulnerability

According to Shielded Labs, a Swiss-based Zcash support organization, Zcash developers are considering a new shielded pool with turnstile accounting after a recently patched vulnerability in Orchard that could have allowed unlimited ZEC counterfeiting. On Friday, the vulnerability disclosure

An XRP-denominated yield market on Flare Network completed a fixed-term liquidity rollover overnight from 3–4 June 2026, with approximately $4.88 million transitioning seamlessly between pools without trading interruption. The rollover was executed through the GamiLabs FXRP MetaVault on Spectra

According to Zcash's official announcement on June 5, the development team plans to audit the Orchard Shielded Pool supply using a new audit method. The team will disclose additional technical details later