Project Progress

According to Odaily, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak stated on X that Base aims to become "the free market of the internet." Over the past year, Base's market share in on-chain spot trading has grown approximately 3 times, with no relative market share loss in the past two weeks, according to

NFT platform Forma announced it will cease operations of the Forma blockchain, citing unsustainable maintenance costs. The platform will migrate Modularium and Forma NFTs to Ethereum mainnet to ensure long-term accessibility of digital assets and trading markets. Users' NFTs will remain accessible a

Mirae Asset Group completed its acquisition of Korbit on the 24th, securing 97.15% ownership for 141.4 billion won, as South Korean securities firms accelerate investments in crypto exchanges ahead of Security Token Offering (STO) legalization in February next year. Korea Investment Securities and g

Birchtree Investments Ltd. is set to acquire 100% of Digital Motion Corporation under a definitive share exchange agreement executed in March 2026. The transaction strengthens Birchtree's position in blockchain-powered financial infrastructure as Digital Motion advances plans to deploy its

According to Birchtree's press release, Birchtree Investments Ltd. acquired 100% of Digital Motion Corporation under a definitive share exchange agreement executed in March 2026. Digital Motion plans to deploy its proprietary token and vault standards on Krown Network, a quantum-secured

Uptick Network introduced Uptick Pay, a payment infrastructure designed to connect traditional finance and blockchain-based transactions within the Web3 ecosystem. The platform combines fiat currencies, stablecoins, and card payments into a unified framework, aiming to simplify digital payments for

On July 25, Uptick Network launched Uptick Pay, a unified payment infrastructure designed to connect traditional finance and blockchain-based transactions. The platform combines fiat currencies, stablecoins, and card payments into a single framework, supporting channels including Google Pay, USDT, a

According to Lido, today's stETH rebase annual percentage rate (APR) came in at 2.04%, below the expected 2.15%, due to the protocol's oracle failing to report an ongoing validator deposit of 32 ETH. The shortfall is not related to slashing or protocol penalties, and no funds are at risk.

According to Forma's official X post, the team announced the decision to halt Forma Chain operations, citing unsustainability. Modularium and Forma NFTs will migrate to Ethereum L1 to ensure permanent preservation of artwork and marketplace access. NFTs will remain accessible and tradable on

Coinbase announced on July 23 that it is building a quantum-resistant version of the system protecting approximately 99.9% of its custodial assets, as the crypto exchange prepares for a future where quantum computers could defeat current blockchain cryptography. Chief Information Security Officer

According to a July 23 Coinbase blog post, the exchange is building PQ-CoreKMS, a post-quantum version of its key management system protecting approximately 99.9% of custodial assets. The system will support quantum-resistant signature algorithms as blockchain networks adopt post-quantum

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake announced the lean Ethereum vision in July 2025, one day after Ethereum's tenth anniversary. The vision was formalized into the Strawmap document in February 2026 and updated on June 26. The roadmap outlines five core objectives — termed 'north

Spyker unveiled Spyker Digital, a technology venture created to develop blockchain-based ownership solutions for the premium mobility and luxury sectors. The launch coincides with Volodymyr Nosov, founder and president of W Group and WhiteBIT, acquiring a significant equity stake in Spyker and

According to PANews on July 25, LayerZero announced it will gradually discontinue support for 20 low-activity chains, ending DVN and Executor services for these networks. Botanix support ends on July 30; Moonriver, Moonbeam, Nexera, and Canto on July 31; EDU Chain, Meter, Shimmer, Cyber, Silicon,

On July 26, Lido reported that stETH rebase APR came in at 2.04% instead of the expected 2.15%, due to an oracle underreporting a 32 ETH validator deposit in progress. The protocol confirmed no funds are at risk and attributed the shortfall to a missing deposit in the oracle report rather than any p

Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter published a proposal introducing native UTXOs claiming 99.8% reduction in permanent state use for payment workloads. Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson accused Ethereum of copying Cardano's EUTXO model without credit, stating the concept mirrors Card

According to Bitcoin.com News, Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter proposed native unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) this month that could cut permanent state use by 99.8%. Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson immediately responded, accusing the proposal of copying Cardano's Extended U

According to Lido, the protocol's development team is investigating an anomaly in today's stETH yield reestimation caused by an oracle report. The reestimation showed an annual yield rate of 2.04%, versus the expected 2.15%. The 0.11% discrepancy resulted from 32 ETH in pending validator stakes

The XRP Ledger now supports Mastercard's Verifiable Intent standard for AI agent payments through the XRPL x402 Facilitator developed by t54. The integration introduces cryptographic authorization and pre-settlement risk checks for autonomous blockchain transactions. The system enables developers to

DeFi aggregator Odos announced on July 23, 2026 it will permanently shut down all services on July 30, 2026, after routing $104 billion in cumulative trading volume since its 2022 launch. The closure follows a 98% collapse in monthly volume from a December 2024 peak of $7.85 billion to recent