Project Progress

According to Foresight News, Sygnum has completed a pilot program for AI agent-driven digital asset trading where agents execute real-time multi-step transactions on blockchain mainnets based on plain-text customer instructions. The agents independently plan and prepare each transaction step,

According to Foresight News, Remixpoint, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, announced today it is expanding its Bitcoin lending operations to approximately 1,496 BTC. The expansion incorporates the previously announced 1,411 BTC holdings plus additional purchased and borrowed Bitcoin, managed in c

Pi Network’s core team has confirmed that the migration deadline for Protocol 23 has been extended from May 15 to May 19, giving node operators an additional four days to install the updated version. Pi Network also confirmed that May 19 is the final deadline for this upgrade process; node operators should install the updated version before the deadline to avoid potential synchronization issues after the migration. Confirmation of the Revised Technical Specifications for Protocol 23.0 According

According to the Ethereum Foundation Protocol Cluster, five senior contributors have departed or taken extended leave in recent weeks. In April, Josh Stark and Trent Van Epps left the foundation. In May, Tim Beiko and Barnabé Monnot announced their departures, while Alex Stokes entered extended leav

According to Bitcoin.com News on May 17, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, at the XRP Las Vegas Summit, confirmed three core differentiating features of XRP in the digital asset space: settlement speed of 3 to 5 seconds, transaction costs of only a fraction of a cent, and a transaction record of more than 4 billion completed transactions. Three Core Technical Metrics Confirmed by Garlinghouse Settlement speed: Complete transaction settlement in 3 to 5 seconds. Transaction costs: The cost per transac

According to Foresight News, Pre-IPO stock tokenization platform PreStocks issued a statement responding to recent SPV (special purpose vehicle) risk discussions, stating it has implemented multiple risk control measures. These include avoiding SPVs with three or fewer layers, verifying beneficial o

Charms Interactive announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed funding round, launching Charms.ai, centered on creator-owned rights and independent economic systems for roles. Role characters control revenue and allocate it to creators, the platform, referrers, and a role treasury. Technically, it uses inference memory to prevent chat resets. Pennsylvania has filed an illegal medical practice lawsuit against Character.ai, alleging that its characters impersonate medical professionals and list invalid license numbers. In the U.S., AI medical regulation shows interstate divergence: the FDA lacks guidance, and each state sets its own rules.

According to PANews on May 18, ALEX Lab Foundation submitted governance proposal AGP-8 to restructure the ALEX protocol through three measures: halting ALEX community token emissions, discontinuing the

Aave founder Stani Kulechov confirmed on X on May 18 that the next step in the rsETH technical recovery plan has been completed, and the WETH loan-to-value (LTV) for all affected networks has been restored to the pre-incident levels. Users can now borrow again on the Aave platform using WETH as collateral, including via the collateral swap and debt swap functions. Restored Features and Affected Network List The specific functions restored: · WETH collateral borrowing feature (re-enabled) · Colla

According to Nikkei Asia, on May 17, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are jointly developing a crypto-asset investment trust fund on their own, planning to sell it directly to retail investors. In late April, Hiroyoshi Yamaji, CEO of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), confirmed that if the current Diet session completes the relevant legal reforms and tax policy changes, the Tokyo Stock Exchange could list a crypto ETF as early as 2027. SBI and Rakuten’s in-house development strategy SBI Securities

According to Kelp's announcement on X, the protocol will discontinue rsETH cross-chain support on 20 networks after June 15, 2026. Affected networks include Optimism, Manta, Mode, Blast, Scroll, X Layer, zkSync, Zircuit, Swellchain, Hemi, Berachain, Sonic, HyperEVM, Unichain, TAC, Avalanche,

According to Aave founder Stani Kulechov, the rsETH technical recovery plan's next phase has been completed on May 18, with WETH lending value ratio (LTV) restored to pre-event levels across affected networks. Users can now borrow

Jump Crypto's Firedancer, a Solana validator client, was deployed on Solana's mainnet and began generating blocks, according to founding engineer Ritchie Patel. The client has already packaged tens of millions of transactions in production, though Patel stated the rollout will proceed

According to ChainCatcher, HypurrFi, a non-custodial lending protocol on HyperEVM, announced it will gradually phase out brand operations and transfer the Mewler lending market infrastructure based on Euler to Euler for maintenance and operations. HypurrFi stated all markets remain solvent with no s

According to BlockBeats, on May 17, trade.xyz acquired the SPCX code on HIP-3 approximately one hour prior. The platform plans to launch SpaceX Pre-IPO perpetual contracts in the coming days. This marks the second Pre-IPO product launch for the platform, following Cerebras Systems. SpaceX

SHIB holds key support near $0.00000589 with improving sentiment and rising trading volume. Shibarium L3 upgrades and privacy tech strengthen Shiba Inu’s long-term utility narrative. Burn system and ecosystem growth could support a potential new SHIB bull cycle. Shiba Inu entered 2026 wi

SBI Holdings (SBI ホールディングス株式会社) announced that SBI NFT Market will terminate its service at the end of June, with SBI VC Trade (SBI VCトレード) serving as the surviving company. The planned effective date of the merger is July 1. According to official information, this change is to respond to the cooling of the global NFT trading market and declining performance, as blockchain application scenarios shift toward the development trend of tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). SBI ends the NFT trading mar

According to BlockBeats, on May 17, several new AI infrastructure projects on Base surged significantly as the ecosystem undergoes a generational shift. Liquid, supporting Venice ecosystem token DIEM, rallied 3x in 3 days to a $4.64 million valuation. GITLAWB, integrating Venice technology,

According to Yonhapnews, KB Financial Group recently completed a pilot program for Korean won stablecoins, covering issuance, offline payments, merchant settlement, and cross-border remittance. Partners include payment platform KG Inicis, Kaia blockchain, and digital asset firm OpenAsset. The

According to BlockBeats, Jump Crypto's Firedancer validator client went live on Solana mainnet on May 17, beginning block production. Firedancer lead engineer Ritchie Patel stated the client has processed tens of millions of transactions in production, while noting the team plans a gradual rollout t