Project Progress

According to BlockBeats, on June 18, MEET48 ecosystem launched the 2026 MIPC (Meet Idol Pop Culture) fan voting event and the second phase of IDOL token staking activity. Users can participate in voting through task completion or scoring card purchases to support their favorite idols. The first

According to Tether, the company is immediately halting new minting on Alloy by Tether and its gold-backed aUSDT stablecoin, shutting down the product less than two years after launch. Existing users have until Sept. 17 to redeem their aUSDT and reclaim their underlying tokenized gold collateral. Te

Yield Basis deposits grew from 1.7 million crvUSD to 3.8 million crvUSD in less than two weeks, an increase of more than 120%. The growth reflects rising demand for strategies that generate BTC-denominated yield without requiring investors to sell their bitcoin holdings. In traditional automated

According to Yield Basis, deposits into the protocol's newly launched Hybrid Vaults strategy surged 120% to 3.8 million crvUSD in less than two weeks, as investors seek ways to earn yield on bitcoin and ethereum without sacrificing asset exposure. The protocol's total value locked reached

Pi Network unveiled a major update to its Launchpad platform, introducing a simplified participation model alongside the rollout of a second Testnet token called SLICE. The changes were developed after analyzing user behavior during the first Testnet token experiment, IRRA, which attracted more

According to Pi Core Team, Pi Network unveiled a simplified Launchpad update on June 17, alongside a new Testnet token called SLICE running until June 28. The redesigned platform consolidates separate staking and commitment steps into a single confirmation screen, addressing usability challenges

On June 17, Tether issued an official announcement saying it will stop operating the Alloy by Tether platform and its gold-backed derivative stablecoin aUSDT. The product was launched in June 2024 and has been operating for about two years so far. Tether said that after evaluating user activity, market demand, and the company’s “broader priorities,” it decided to concentrate resources on product lines with stronger demand. Three-stage timeline for deactivating aUSDT According to Tether’s officia

Crypto.com launched a Tokenized Stocks feature in its mobile application, enabling users to trade fractional shares of U.S. publicly listed companies 24/7 through blockchain infrastructure. The feature allows investments starting at $1, commission-free trading for a limited period, and

According to Foresight News, Anoma, a Web3 operating system, is launching a privacy-focused cryptocurrency payment card. The waitlist for the service is now open.

Tether has officially discontinued Alloy by Tether USD (aUSDT), its gold-backed derivative stablecoin that aimed to combine dollar stability with tokenized gold collateral. The move signals a shift in the company’s strategy as it concentrates on expanding USDT and other large-scale tokenized

Toss (operator Viva Republica) published an analysis on the 18th stating that digital wallets will become core infrastructure for on-chain finance as blockchain-based finance expands. The assessment characterizes wallets as evolving beyond simple cryptocurrency storage into financial platforms

On June 17, the Aster team announced a new tokenomics model. It will use 99% of the protocol’s daily platform fees for automated buybacks of the ASTER token, and will link the amount of each buyback to the same quantity of tokens being burned from the protocol treasury. Aster calls it a “198% buyback burn ratio.” After the announcement, the ASTER token rose by about 17% within a few hours, to around $0.77. Aster New Token Model: 99% Fees Auto Buyback, 198% Burn Ratio (Source: Aster official docu

According to Foresight News, Cycles, a crypto financial infrastructure provider, announced it will migrate its payment app Cycles Pay and institutional clearing product Cycles Prime to Arc, a Layer 1 blockchain built by Circle. The company cited Arc's sub-second block times, 3,000+ TPS throughput, n

According to Cointelegraph, Tether announced on June 18 the gradual shutdown of aUSDT, its gold-backed over-collateralized stablecoin. Users have three months until September 17 to redeem their XAUT collateral. aUSDT currently has a market value of approximately $1.2 million and is backed by 14.73 k

Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized asset offerings by adding 173 new stocks and ETFs to its platform. The expansion increases the company's total available assets to over 430 across Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, according to a report by Cointelegraph. The newly added assets span sectors

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum's Glamsterdam hardfork entered final testnet on Tuesday, locking 10 EIP proposals and targeting a 200 million Gas limit—3x the current 60 million level. Core upgrades EIP-7732 and EIP-7928 implement proposer-builder separation and parallel transaction processing t

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz posted on X on June 17 highlighting XRP use cases across payments, tokenization, interoperability, decentralized finance, and artificial intelligence ahead of Ripple Swell 2026. The post focused on builders, community participation, and practical applications

According to The Block, on June 18, Satori Finance, a multichain decentralized exchange backed by Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Jump Crypto with a $10 million seed round, announced it is shutting down due to adverse market conditions and insufficient revenue to sustain operations.