Project Progress

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on July 28 that artificial intelligence will make cryptocurrency more important rather than obsolete. AI agents will rely on stablecoins and blockchain networks for payments, trading, and financial services, with Armstrong noting tha

According to Cointelegraph, Tether's gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, confirming it complies with Islamic finance principles including full physical gold backing, no interest or leverage, and transparent reserves. Each XAUt token represents one ounce

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, warned that Bitcoin faces a critical test from quantum computing technology and could lose its position as the world's largest cryptocurrency if the network fails to implement necessary updates. Speaking on The Starting Block program, Hoskinson identified Bitco

Lido, the largest ETH liquid staking provider, moved over 8 million ETH—worth $16.5 billion—onto Ethereum's 0x02 validators following the Pectra hardfork earlier this year, according to Lido Labs Foundation. Node operators are consolidating stake from older 0x01 validators to the new format, which a

According to ChainCatcher, Tori Finance completed $50 million in deposits for its strUSD product in just 7 days ahead of the protocol's launch on July 27. The ERC-20 token offers approximately 12% annual yield derived from delta-neutral carry trading strategies traditionally used by institutions, in

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network, a new execution layer designed to combine centralized exchange-like speed with non-custodial trading and onchain settlement. CEO Ian De Bode described the network as the 'evolution' of Ondo Chain, the company's previous blockchain, stating it is 'the

Zcash launches its Ironwood upgrade on Tuesday at block 3,428,143, permanently locking the Orchard private pool containing 3.76 million ZEC worth $1.89 billion. The upgrade responds to a counterfeiting vulnerability discovered by researcher Taylor Hornby in May, which could have enabled creation

The Zcash Ironwood upgrade goes live tomorrow, July 28, at block 3,428,143, locking the Orchard private pool containing 3.76 million ZEC worth approximately $1.89 billion, or roughly 22% of all ZEC in circulation. Users will only be able to withdraw

According to ChainCatcher, Ondo Finance launched Ondo Network on July 27, a new execution layer designed to deliver centralized exchange-level trading speed while maintaining blockchain self-custody and verifiable settlement. The company pivoted from its original Ondo Chain plan to focus

According to Foresight News, formal verification firm Certora has completed verification of Aave's Stable Vaults, covering StableVault, Funds Handler, Asset Registry, Allocator, and IOU token contracts. The verification confirmed that the Solidity implementation complies with Certora's formal

Metaplanet's ¥2.1 billion (~$13 million) acquisition of Siiibo Securities is being significantly undervalued by investors, according to Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer, who argues the deal lays the groundwork for bitcoin-backed 'Bitbonds' and a new tokenized fixed-income market in Japan. Palmer

Lido is consolidating more than 8 million ETH, worth about $16 billion, onto Ethereum's larger post-Pectra 0x02 validators as part of a major protocol upgrade on Monday. The upgrade rolls out Curated Module v2, which requires professional node operators to post ETH collateral that can be seized to c

According to Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer, Metaplanet's recent ¥2.1 billion (approximately $13 million) acquisition of Siiibo Securities gave the company a Type-1 Financial Instrument Business Operator license, which typically takes several quarters to obtain from scratch. The market initially

Lightning Labs released the alpha version of Wavelength on July 21, 2026, a toolkit that enables developers and AI agents to integrate self-custodial Bitcoin payments through a simple API without running nodes, managing channels, or sourcing liquidity. The company described Wavelength as "Bitcoin on

Coinbase announced Thursday their preparation for a future where quantum computers may crack Bitcoin's current cryptography. America's biggest crypto exchange stated that while the threat is not imminent, complex challenges such as migrating millions of users and coordinating protocol upgrades

Lightning Labs released the alpha version of Wavelength on July 21, a non-custodial API toolkit enabling developers and AI agents to integrate self-custodial Bitcoin payments into applications without managing nodes or channels. The toolkit embeds a self-custodial wallet supporting on-chain Bitcoin,

According to Coinbase on Thursday, July 24, the U.S. exchange announced plans to deploy a post-quantum custody system to prepare Bitcoin for future quantum computing threats. Coinbase formed an Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain earlier this year, which will deliver a pos

According to X, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says artificial intelligence requires cryptocurrency payments that settle instantly without banking approval. The company launched x402, a payment protocol for machine-to-machine

According to mpost.io, blockchain security firm CODESPECT officially launched SpecSiege on July 27, 2026, a curated audit contest platform designed to provide a second layer of scrutiny for Web3 protocols after initial security reviews. The platform connects up to 50 hand-picked security