Project Progress

Brave Browser does not mine cryptocurrency. As of mid-2026, the Chromium-based browser with more than 117 million monthly active users allows participants to earn Basic Attention Token (BAT) by opting into Brave Ads, a privacy-respecting system that processes all ad targeting data locally on the use

According to Brave's July 2026 announcement, the company introduced BAT Roadmap 4.0 featuring agentic payments to automate micro-transactions, a unified Brave Wallet, the BravePay stablecoin protocol, and a Creator Contribution Protocol for automated compensation in the attention economy. Brave

Cardano activated the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, transitioning the network to protocol version 11 with zero downtime over the weekend. The upgrade represents the blockchain's first major protocol change ratified entirely through on-chain community governance, with no intervention from

Cardano activated the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, reaching protocol version 11 with zero downtime. It is the network's first major upgrade ratified entirely through on-chain community governance, without Input Output—Cardano's founding development company—directing the process. Delegated

SHOW Token, an entertainment ecosystem integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence, introduced a platform allowing public participation in film production from early stages. The initiative aims to shift the traditionally one-directional relationship between audiences and the film industry

According to Globenewswire, Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner LM Funding America announced it will officially rebrand to PowerCompute effective July 22, 2026, as part of its strategic shift toward AI computing infrastructure. Common stock will begin trading under the new ticker symbol PWCM on Nasdaq at

According to Hyperliquid's July 19 announcement, the exchange will enable permissionless deployment of HIP-4 outcome markets on testnet, requiring deployers to stake 500,000 HYPE locked for six months. Validators will vote on market templates and can slash stakes if markets remain unsettled beyond o

According to Foresight News, Monad's development team Category Labs proposed an on-chain transaction ordering mechanism called "unanimity override." The protocol allows applications to express ordering preferences directly on the shared chain without establishing separate sidechains or Rollups.

According to Foresight News, Base will launch native account abstraction (EIP-8130) in its September Cobalt upgrade, developed jointly with Optimism, Coinbase, and WalletConnect. The standard reduces USDC transfer gas consumption by 63.2% to 46,000 units (from 125,000) and cuts transaction byte

According to CoinDesk, Cardano completed the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, upgrading the protocol to version 11. The upgrade, the first to be driven entirely by community governance through on-chain voting rather than direct leadership by developer Input Output, received approximately 78.97%

According to Foresight News, NEAR Protocol completed its mainnet 2.13 upgrade today, deploying the NIST-certified post-quantum signature scheme FIPS-204 (ML-DSA), making it one of the first Layer 1 blockchains to implement quantum-resistant signing in production. Accounts can now rotate keys to quan

According to CoinDesk, Exodus Movement (EXOD) announced today it will lay off approximately 25% of its global workforce to reduce costs and refocus on stablecoin payments and card infrastructure. The restructuring follows the company's acquisitions of electronic money institution Monavate and

According to Fortune columnist Jeff John Roberts, on July 20, Coinbase's Layer 2 network Base acknowledged that its strategy to build a decentralized social platform was a failed direction. Base's lead Jesse Pollak admitted that the market lacks sufficient users willing to migrate from X and

According to Globenewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company LM Funding America will officially rebrand as PowerCompute on July 22, 2026, with its ticker symbol changing to PWCM on Nasdaq opening, marking a strategic shift toward AI computing infrastructure services. The company currently

This feature brings individualized financial information straight to the wallets that users keep for themselves within the app. This is an artificial intelligence-powered financial information layer that is integrated directly into the self-custodial wallet experience. The further development

Hyperliquid is introducing permissionless prediction markets through an enhancement to its HIP-4 upgrade, allowing anyone to deploy markets on the platform. The exchange announced the rollout will begin on testnet before moving to mainnet, shifting from a validator-controlled model where fewer

According to Hyperliquid, the exchange will soon roll out permissionless prediction markets under its HIP-4 upgrade, allowing anyone to deploy a market by staking 500,000 HYPE (approximately $30 million). Validators can slash deposits if markets are poorly defined or settled incorrectly; in exchange

According to Odaily, South Korea's credit card industry's joint proof-of-concept for won stablecoin payments will conclude by end of July, with no additional working groups planned. The test verified stablecoin functionality across QR and POS terminals, as well as conversion mechanisms for

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a working demo of an anonymous message board on Aztec Sunday. He shared the project on Farcaster, describing it as a "vibe-coded" toy version of the "anon billboard with moderation" concept he outlined in a 2022 blog post. The demo implements fully

According to The Block, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a working demo of an anonymous message board on Aztec on Sunday (July 19), pairing fully private posting with an onchain moderation layer. The demo, shared via Farcaster and open-source on GitHub, allows users to deposit ETH on Eth