Project Progress

Aave's V4 deposits surpassed $900 million, according to the protocol's official announcement today.

According to CoinDesk, on September 9, PayPal officially launched PYUSDx, a developer platform for creating custom stablecoins backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD). The platform was built in collaboration with M0, a fiat-backed token expert, and MoonPay, a crypto payment company. It provides enterprises wit

According to Fortune, Consensys announced on September 9 that it will spinoff its flagship wallet MetaMask into an independent entity led by founder Joe Lubin as CEO. The restructured Consensys, now led by longtime executive Mike Kriak, will focus on institutional protocols and Ethereum software. Lu

Postquant Labs released Quantum Echoes, a digital collectible collection generated from verifiable measurements produced by gate-based quantum hardware. The collection is offered as a free open-edition mint on Ethereum through OpenSea, with each item derived from physically unclonable quantum information rather than conventional algorithmic processes. The launch marks the starting point for Quip Network's second subnet, a random circuit sampling subnet designed to produce verifiable quantum rand

According to Foresight News, Solana-based prediction market platform World launched its independent platform world.xyz today, opening access to over 1 million waitlist users. The platform covers NFL regular season games, seven major football leagues, Formula 1, the 2026 midterm elections, and the

According to CoinDesk, the Algorand Foundation appointed William Herkelrath as CEO on September 9, effective August 31, replacing Staci Warden, who held the position for nearly five years. Herkelrath, a former executive at Chainlink and Curv who recently co-founded AI automation platform K3 Labs,

According to The Block, on Sept 9, Renzo Protocol rebranded to Renzo Finance and expanded into on-chain structured yield products. The protocol's first product, Renzo Basis, launched on Hyperliquid, automating basis trading strategy by simultaneously holding spot long and perpetual short positions t

According to CoinDesk, Algorand Foundation appointed William Herkelrath as CEO on August 31, replacing Staci Warden who served for nearly five years. Herkelrath previously held leadership roles at blockchain data provider Chainlink and crypto custody firm Curv, and co-founded AI automation

RadiantsDAO launched Solana's CLOCK IN hackathon, providing developers with a 30-day window to create applications for the Solana dApp Store. The hackathon offers a prize pool of $135,000 for participants. The initiative aims to foster innovation within Solana's

According to RadiantsDAO, Solana's CLOCK IN hackathon has launched, offering developers a 30-day window and $135,000 in prizes to create applications for the Solana dApp Store. The initiative, highlighted by @SolanaFloor, aims to expand Solana's developer community and enhance ecosystem

XRP Healthcare released a full technical report on Sep. 8 detailing a wallet exploit that drained 4,011 crypto wallets on Sep. 3. The healthcare platform, built on the XRP Ledger, confirmed a wallet-generation defect introduced on June 13, 2023 drastically reduced the effective keyspace, making

On September 9, 2026, Polkadot announced OpenGov Proposal No. 1944, a community-drafted plan to launch dotUSD, a native decentralized stablecoin designed to serve as the ecosystem's primary stable-value instrument. The proposal requests $5 million from Polkadot's treasury as initial liquidity for a

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. Bank announced it successfully completed a real-time cross-border payment test using its USBDC stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain between its North American and European entities. The pilot verified the minting, payment redemption, freezing, and recovery functions o

According to Circle's official blog, the company has launched a Discovery API that enables queries of all x402-compatible services supporting USDC cross-chain payments through a single public endpoint. The API requires no API key or account creation and returns structured JSON results containing pay

According to The Block, Aave launched its official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, enabling AI agents to access real-time protocol data from Aave V3 and V4 and prepare transactions. The server is compatible with MCP-enabled tools including ChatGPT and Claude, while users retain full control

According to Solana's official account, Solana Accelerate China will hold a four-city tour from October 16 to 22 across Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. The event, organized by @solana_zh, targets developers, entrepreneurs, and investors, featuring networking and product demonstrations

According to Osmosis, the platform halted minting and redemption of BTC synthetic assets (alloyed BTC) on Sep 9 following an incident with the Nomic nBTC cross-chain bridge. Deposit and withdrawal functions have also been suspended. Approximately 30% of BTC on Osmosis is backed by nBTC. The team

According to BlockBeats, Pons founder Ozzy clarified on September 9 that the platform's token tax rate cannot be adjusted after launch, contradicting market claims. Ozzy explained that trading terminals incorrectly route orders to high-tax liquidity pools, while Pons' native Uniswap V4 pool