Project Progress

Ethereum Foundation core developer and maintenance engineer Parithosh Jayanthi confirmed on June 17 that the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade is currently running on developer networks (devnets) that include all planned EIPs. This is the final stage before the public testnet. Glamsterdam is expected to launch the mainnet in the second half of 2026. EIP-7732 ePBS: Built-in Proposer-Builder Separation Mechanism EIP-7732 (ePBS, Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation) will introduce a separation mechanis

According to BlockBeats, Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski announced on June 17 that the company is cutting staff and refocusing on enterprise-grade privacy infrastructure Prividium. Since 2024, the company has been developing products for regulated financial institutions, leading to Prividium's

According to Base, the Coinbase-backed Layer 2 network announced the upcoming Beryl upgrade, introducing the B20 token standard to enhance on-chain asset tokenization infrastructure. The standard brings three key improvements: faster

zkSync developer Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski confirmed layoffs in an X post on June 17, saying that since the company began building products for regulated financial institutions in 2024, it has now fully shifted its focus to Prividium and institutional on-chain privacy infrastructure business; as the business direction has progressed, the needs for skills and roles have changed, so the company made the layoff decision. Statement from Alex Gluchowski’s X platform announcement In the announce

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers have entered the final development stage of the Glamsterdam upgrade, currently running developer networks containing all planned EIPs before deployment to public testnets. The upgrade is expected to launch on mainnet in H2 2026 and is described as the

According to Coinbase, Base launched Base Privacy, an enterprise-grade privacy transaction feature, on June 17. The service combines on-chain instant settlement with confidentiality and built-in compliance capabilities. Base Privacy supports B2B payments, payroll distribution, fund management,

On June 16, 2026, Coinbase launched 21 features covering stocks, mortgages, AI advisory, and derivatives in a single release, according to its official announcement. Bitcoin-backed mortgages developed with Better are now accepted by Fannie Mae, allowing buyers to pledge BTC as collateral without

Rootstock Labs Director of Institutional & Ecosystem Richard Green stated at last week's BTC Prague conference that Bitcoin-based decentralized finance projects are narrowing their focus to niche user groups as liquidity drains from the DeFi sector. Green explained that crypto-native traders and

According to Odaily, SwapSpace launched a privacy swap feature today (June 16) in partnership with Baltex and SecureShift, offering privacy-focused crypto exchange with alternative routing to reduce wallet activity visibility on public blockchains. Qualifying quotes are tagged "Private" and can be c

According to PANews on June 16, Drift Protocol's team is advancing a protocol reboot with comprehensive risk parameter recalculation for perpetual and spot markets, based on historical order book performance during extreme downturns rather than subjective assumptions. The team will initially adopt c

According to Mysten Labs on June 16, Sui's long-term vision is to build foundational blockchain infrastructure supporting global value flows over the next decade, enabling payments, financial asset transfers, and machine-to-AI transactions on a single network. The development team emphasized the cor

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, SATA, a subsidiary of Strive, has become the first company to distribute daily dividends. Digital Credit is involved in creating this development in the dividend payment

KRWQ, a Korean won-backed stablecoin developed by IQ and Frax, announced on June 16, 2026, from Seoul its integration of Chainlink's oracle technology for automated reserve verification. The integration positions KRWQ as the first Korean won-backed stablecoin to use Chainlink Proof of Reserve for

Ventuals announced on June 16, 2026, it is shutting down its Hyperliquid perpetual markets after generating more than $650 million in trading volume. The decision affects several popular markets, including those tied to OpenAI and Anthropic, surprising traders who viewed the

According to CoinMarketCap, Ventuals announced on June 16 that it is winding down its Hyperliquid perpetual markets after generating over $650 million in trading volume. The shutdown affects several popular markets, including those tied to OpenAI and Anthropic. The closure leaves a gap for traders s

XRP Ledger has launched version 3.2.0, marking the rebranding of the server software “rippled” into “xrpld.” Efficiency and reliability are among the priorities of this update, taking into account that the XRPL platform is growing. The release version 3.2.0 of XRP Ledger is out now, marking a

Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans to acquire MANTRA and its affiliated entities in a transaction expected to be completed by June 30, 2026. The agreement follows Inveniam's $20 million strategic investment in MANTRA in August 2025 and builds on the companies' collaboration around NVNM Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain developed on MANTRA Chain. The partnership has focused on creating infrastructure for institutional finance and AI-driven applications in the real-world asset tokenization space.