Project Progress

Ethereum and Base initially hoped to jointly establish an Account Abstraction (AA) standard that would allow wallets to provide a consistent user experience across the two chains, but negotiations broke down in the first week of September. Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang revealed in an X post on September 15 that the two chains had decided to go their separate ways. EIP-8141 and EIP-8130: Functional Positioning and Each Chain’s Choice The main features of the AA standards being developed separat

According to BlockBeats, Circle's Arc blockchain mainnet went live on September 16, with Chain ID 5042 and RPC at rpc.mainnet.arc.io. Gas fees are paid in USDC, with native cross-chain support for USDC and EURC. Founding validators include BlackRock, DTCC, Visa, and Mastercard. Multiple cross-chain

According to Odaily, Aave Labs released an ARFC proposal on September 14 to deploy Aave V4 isolated Hub and Spoke, enabling institutionally custodied assets to serve as collateral for stablecoin borrowing. The first instance will use Bitcoin held in Anchorage custody, with Anchorage maintaining

According to ChainCatcher, FastLane co-founder Alex Watts announced that Moose, an on-chain aggregator, entered public testing on Monad on September 16. Moose is designed to address malicious quote spoofing from prop AMMs and v4 hooks in both TradFi and DeFi. The protocol features real-time and

According to ChainCatcher, synthetic dollar protocol Ethena announced it has completed SOC 2 Type II audit based on Security Trust Services Criteria, receiving an unqualified opinion from independent auditors with zero exceptions. The audit validates Ethena's operational

According to JAN3's official blog, AQUA today (September 16) launched Indra, a Lightning-Liquid swap infrastructure designed to replace Boltz, which shut down on August 3 following sustained attacks. Indra replicates Boltz's API signatures and serves as a plug-and-play alternative, currently

According to ChainCatcher, Aave Labs proposed yesterday (September 14) deploying a new V4 Isolated Hub and Spoke to enable institutional borrowers to use custodial collateral as collateral for stablecoin loans. Under the proposal, borrowers deposit collateral with Anchorage and maintain custody

Tonkeeper has rebranded as Keeper as the self-custodial wallet expands beyond the TON ecosystem and adds support for six additional blockchain networks. The wallet, which has more than 77 million registered users, now supports TON, Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum and Base. The reb

According to FinanceFeeds, Tonkeeper has rebranded as Keeper and expanded beyond the TON blockchain to support six additional networks: Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum and Base. The self-custodial wallet, which reports more than 77 million registered users, retains its existing TO

Filecoin announced its support for Runtime Agent Week, a six-day event that kicked off today in New York City. The initiative introduces new skills for developers and aims to unite builders working at the intersections of AI, crypto, and finance. Filecoin, a decentralized storage network,

According to its official announcement, Pyth Network has launched a new hackathon track for developers to build projects using its data resources. Winners will receive three months of Pyth Pro, providing access to over 1,200 equity and asset data feeds through a single API, including equities,

Filecoin launched new developer skills at Runtime Agent Week today, September 15, in New York City. The six-day event, which kicked off today, aims to unite builders focused on the intersections of AI, crypto, and finance. By introducing new tools for developers, Filecoin signals its commitment to a

Sui Network announced the upcoming launch of its Hashi testnet, a development designed to unlock over $1 trillion in idle Bitcoin for financial services. The announcement follows a notable market rally, with Sui's price surging nearly 18.8% in a single session. The testnet aims to address a

According to Solana, the STOCKLANA hackathon deadline has been extended to September 25 at 4 PM ET, with the prize pool now exceeding $120,000. The extension includes five new sponsored tracks from companies including MeteoraAG and PythNetwork, offering participants additional challenges and

According to Sui, over $1.5 trillion in Bitcoin remains idle because holding Bitcoin typically requires transferring it to a third party. Hashi will enable Bitcoin to remain on the Bitcoin network while users access financial services on Sui. The Hashi mainnet launch is

Solana lending protocol Kamino announced the appointment of Michael Weisz, co-founder of YieldStreet, as CEO. The move aims to support the protocol's relocation to New York and expansion into tokenized real-world assets (RWA)

Fetch.ai unveiled a new transaction workflow for BNBCHAIN that employs three distinct uAgents to streamline transaction processes within the blockchain ecosystem. The system architecture includes a sender that signs

According to FinanceFeeds, Bubblemaps rolled out a major platform overhaul today, introducing a new feed with wallet clustering and bundle detection, a Bubblemaps score, and an integrated swap to help traders flag rug pull risk before trading. The Paris-based onchain intelligence platform's feed au

According to NEAR Protocol's official announcement, the blockchain platform recently highlighted privacy as a foundational principle for both AI and blockchain technology. In a statement shared on social media, NEAR stated, "Privacy is now the core thesis both for AI and blockchain. Privacy is

Solana activated its v1 transaction format on mainnet at epoch 1,035 on September 15, raising the per-transaction size ceiling from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, according to the Solana Foundation's upgrade page. The 3.3x increase allows workloads that previously required multiple chained