Project Progress

According to South Korea's Depository for Securities, announced on October 2 at the STO Summit 2026, the country will expand the scope of tokenized securities from non-standard assets to standardized securities including stocks, bonds, and funds. The token securities support platform will launch in

According to Foresight News, GTC surged over 80% in 24 hours, trading at $0.2216 on October 5. Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki announced the project restart initiative on October 1, formally naming it Techne.

Zcash NU7 activated on the public testnet at block 4,465,026 on Monday, per CoinDesk, a day ahead of the roughly 6 October the Zcash Foundation had expected. The upgrade cuts target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25, routes 60% of every block's transaction fees into a reserve, and retires the

According to CoinDesk, Zcash NU7 activated on the public testnet at block 4,465,026 on Monday, October 5, one day ahead of the Zcash Foundation's expected timeline. The upgrade reduces target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 seconds and routes 60% of each block's transaction fees into a

Ripple President Monica Long announced on Oct. 3 that the company is running credit-related pilots using XRP as collateral, with plans to activate them in 2027. The initiative aims to help fund customers' payment obligations by depositing XRP into lending-protocol liquidity pools. This approach

According to Ripple President Monica Long at XRP Seoul on Oct. 3, Ripple is running credit-related pilots with the goal of activating them in 2027, using XRP deposited into lending-protocol liquidity pools as collateral to fund customers' payment obligations. This marks a shift from XRP's

Tether's XAUT, a tokenized gold asset, reached 79,300 holders on the BNB Chain, marking a nearly 29-fold increase over the past three months. The data was reported by CryptoTwitter commentator @tokenterminal. This growth reflects rising interest in asset-backed tokens as the cryptocurrency market

According to CryptoTwitter commentator @tokenterminal, Tether's XAUT, a tokenized gold asset, reached 79,300 holders on BNB Chain recently, marking a nearly 29-fold increase over the past three months.

On October 5, the Solana Foundation, AMINA Bank, TensorX, APEX:E3 and Cardano Foundation jointly released the Agentic Finance Report, exploring how AI agents, blockchain settlement and tokenized assets could transform institutional capital management. The report defines Agentic Finance as a system w

Injective co-founder and CEO Eric Chen stated he expects U.S. exchange-traded funds tied to the network's native token INJ to launch before 2027, speaking at Korea Blockchain Week 2026. Chen described the 2027 timeline as "a little bit too far," citing progress in two existing ETF applications.

Fireblocks announced the launch of its stablecoin rails with bank pilots currently in production. The infrastructure advancement enables tokenized assets to move on-chain, representing a development in cryptocurrency infrastructure. The announcement came from a recent Fireblocks tweet highlighting t

According to Arbitrum Security Council, on Oct. 2, 2026, Arbitrum paused new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova after AI-assisted development tools increased the ability to create attacks against hand-crafted WebAssembly programs. The emergency measure prevents new Stylus

According to Fireblocks official announcement, the company has launched live stablecoin rails with bank pilots currently in production. The infrastructure advancement enables tokenized assets to move on-chain, marking a critical development in institutional cryptocurrency infrastructure

Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, announced on Oct. 5 that it is shutting down operations after operating costs exceeded the revenue generated by the chain. The network stated in a post on X that it had not found a realistic path to an economically sustainable model. Blast's total value locked

Zcash activated its NU7 network upgrade on testnet on Oct. 4 at 18:21:45 UTC, moving planned protocol changes into live testing approximately one month before its targeted mainnet rollout. According to Zcash testnet block explorer ZecBlock, block 4,465,026—NU7's scheduled activation point—was

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project have launched zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet. The system allows users to pre-deposit ETH and USDC to pay for AI and metered services while separating payment identity from requests via zero-knowledge proofs and one-time API key

Greenfield Capital, an investor in Safe, filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland's Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA) seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation's board, according to an open letter published Sunday. Greenfield founding partner Jascha Samadi said the complai

According to Greenfield Capital investor Jascha Samadi, on Sunday, the firm filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland's Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA), seeking governance reforms at Safe Ecosystem Foundation after months of unsuccessful engagement. Samadi cited Safe's

According to PANews, Zcash activated the NU7 network upgrade on its testnet on October 5, with activation occurring at block height 4,465,026.