Project Progress

Zcash co-founder Shawn Bowe proposed ending automatic funding for the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program, according to a report by Cointelegraph on October 27. Bowe wrote on X that ZCG has accumulated more than $125 million and will receive several million dollars more before the current funding s

According to Base's official announcement on October 27, Base launched Season 2 of its Builder Grant Program, offering $5,000 grants for developers building on the platform. The program is designed to support innovation and creativity within the Base

Ripple introduced 24/7 corporate treasury capabilities on October 26, allowing eligible businesses to earn returns on qualifying digital assets including its RLUSD stablecoin. The upgraded platform, unveiled around Swell 2026, combines digital payments, cash forecasting, liquidity management, and

According to Marinade, the Solana staking protocol announced today that Agave 4.3.2 nodes running Alpenglow skip roughly 50% of slots in the first block window of each epoch. While the fix has been merged, it is not yet released. Until the patched version launches, the Protected Stake Rewards

According to Tech in Asia, Ripple Treasury launched AI-powered features at Swell 2026, integrating cash management, forecasting, reconciliation, liquidity management, and payment automation. The platform also introduced 24/7 Returns, allowing eligible enterprise clients to earn yield on qualified di

According to BOB's announcement on X platform on October 27, the network will discontinue support for oUSDT on October 31. BOB has reminded users holding the asset to bridge their tokens out before the

Osmosis ended new OSMO token issuance on October 26, cutting daily minting from 91,324 tokens to zero following a community governance vote. The decision passed with 91.1% of participating voting power in favor, removing inflationary pressure on existing token holders. Staking rewards will now

According to Odaily, Soneium and Asseto launched ipUSD and IP Vault on October 28 to onboard Partners Group's $549 million IP royalty fund on chain. The fund covers 53 investments and over 100,000 royalty streams, including music rights from artists such as The Weeknd, TV libraries from South Park a

According to Initia, a security fix plan for the vulnerability discovered on October 23 has been drafted and is currently under audit by security partners. Upon audit completion, Initia will announce the specific recovery plan for affected assets and restart its L1 and Rollup network in an orderly m

Pendle launched PendleLoop and introduced tokenized funds from asset managers in developments announced for H2 2026. The decentralized finance platform unveiled these features in the past 24 hours to enhance trading capabilities across real-world assets. The launch aims to improve market access and

According to Pendle's official announcement, the platform launched PendleLoop in the past 24 hours, enabling users to trade and earn with leverage across assets including BTC and ETH. Pendle also introduced tokenized funds from major asset managers such as Janus Henderson and Franklin Templeton,

According to CoinDesk, Solana's Firedancer team announced on October 27 that researchers must permanently destroy 1 SOL (approximately $100) with each vulnerability report submission to curb AI-generated spam submissions. The fee is non-refundable regardless of report validity, scope, or

According to ChainCatcher, perpetual trading platform Hibachi announced on X that its points program will end on November 8. The platform also revealed plans to build an institutional-grade exchange for stablecoin-native foreign exchange trading, covering both perpetual and spot markets. Hibachi ha

Ripple received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), announced on October 26, 2026. The federally supervised institution will manage segregated reserves backing Ripple USD (RLUSD), serve as collateral trustee for s

On October 26, Ripple received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB). The federally supervised institution will manage segregated reserves backing Ripple USD (RLUSD), serve as collateral trustee for stablecoin

According to Umia's announcement via Foresight News, Slop Cash (SLOP), a funding and incentive platform for open-source software, will launch on November 5 as the first project on on-chain venture protocol Umia and deploy on Robinhood Chain. The platform will conduct a pre-auction starting November

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 26, 2026, Zcash contributor Maxime Desalle proposes redirecting 8% of block subsidies from Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). The proposal, submitted to the Zcash Community Forum, recommends terminating ZCG at the

StoneX raised its price target on Strive to $43 from $32 on Oct. 27, with senior equity analyst Mark Palmer maintaining a buy rating and citing the company's improved capital structure and Bitcoin accumulation strategy. The new target represents approximately 63% above Strive's Oct. 26 closing price