Project Progress

According to Odaily, Circle has launched cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin product on Ethereum fully backed by BTC on a 1:1 basis, targeting institutional investors seeking to access Bitcoin through DeFi applications including lending, decentralized exchanges, and stablecoins. The wrapped Bitcoin market is

According to Foresight News, XAUE, the yield-bearing asset issued by Tether and backed by XAUT, has officially launched tokenized gold gift cards. The cards allow customization of themes, denominations, and formats, with both virtual and physical card options available. Physical gold redemption

According to ChainCatcher, WINkLink Oracle added KGST price data support and launched the KGST/TRX trading pair as of May 14, 2026 (Singapore time). The decentralized price feed service is designed to enable KGST to integrate more efficiently into the TRON DeFi

Zcash developers finalized consensus rule changes for the Ironwood upgrade following the Orchard pool vulnerability that exposed the network to potentially unlimited minting of counterfeit ZEC. Developer Sean Bowe outlined the changes in a Monday post on X, stating the upgrade will introduce a new s

According to Foresight News, Zcash core developers led by Sean Bowe announced they have reached consensus on the Ironwood upgrade's specification changes. The upgrade will introduce a new shielded pool utilizing the Orchard protocol, while restricting payment functionality in the existing Orchard po

According to BlockBeats, Zcash developers completed Ironwood upgrade consensus rule changes on June 9, with activation planned for July. The upgrade introduces a flag mechanism between old and new Orchard transaction pools, restricting the legacy pool from receiving new deposits while allowing chang

Sahara AI clarified on June 9 that the large token transfer attributed to today's price volatility was a planned liquidity provision for its newly launched Chainlink CCIP cross-chain bridge, not a sale by the team or investors. The 600

According to Odaily, HSBC plans to launch Hong Kong Dollar stablecoins by the second half of 2026, with potential to optimize cross-border payment services. The bank is also considering offering stablecoins denominated in non-HKD currencies and integrating other HKMA-regulated stablecoins. The

According to BlockBeats, Bitget launched 30 stock spot tokens on June 9, including rDIS (Disney), rSONY (Sony Group), rMCD (McDonald's), rKO (Coca-Cola), and rPYPL (PayPal), per official announcement. The tokens, issued by Bitget's regulated RWA protocol Reality and connected to Nasdaq and NYSE

Pi Network announced that all mainnet node operators must complete the upgrade to Protocol 25 by June 18 or risk losing connection to the network. The Pi Core Team issued the directive as part of the project's ongoing mainnet development roadmap, which is gradually transitioning nodes from Protocol

According to Pi Core Team's June 9 announcement, all mainnet node operators must complete the Protocol 25 upgrade by June 18, 2026, or risk losing network connection. The upgrade is part of Pi Network's sequential protocol migration roadmap, with nodes progressing from Protocol 24.1 to 25.2 in

Circle launched cirBTC on Ethereum, a new asset backed 1:1 by Bitcoin reserves designed for institutional decentralized finance participation. The product allows institutions to deploy Bitcoin liquidity across DeFi applications without selling their holdings. Circle created cirBTC to address

An X account @justicechibueze posted on June 8, saying that Pi Network has successfully completed the Protocol 24 upgrade, and that Protocol 25 is the next confirmed milestone on its development roadmap. Pi Network’s global community has launched extensive discussions on this; the focus of the debate has clearly shifted from the technical protocol upgrade itself to questions about real-world ecosystem applications. Protocol 24 Completion and Protocol 25’s Roadmap Status Pi Network has confirmed

According to Foresight News, Parker White stepped down from his executive position at Solana treasury company DeFi Development as of June 8. He will serve as an interim advisor to assist with the transition before focusing on Apyx, a DeFi project previously supported by DFDV. The company confirmed i

According to ChainCatcher, Nado launched today the industry's first unified margin system using tokenized U.S. equities, with SPYx (S&P 500) and QQQx (Nasdaq 100) now supporting use as perpetual contract collateral. Users can trade crypto, forex, commodities, and stock perpetuals on a single

According to USDD's official announcement, PT-sUSDD/USDT and PT-sUSDD/USDC markets launched on Morpho recently. Users can swap USDT for PT-sUSDD on Pendle, then collateralize PT-sUSDD on Morpho to borrow USDT or USDC. The strategy is supported by Gauntlet, with vault borrowing rates currently low. C

According to Foresight News, Paul Brigner, founder of policy advocacy project PGP, announced that PGP is transforming into PGPZ (Pretty Good Policy for Zcash). PGPZ will focus on privacy-protecting digital cash, compliance practices, and Zcash's policy advocacy role in the United States, aiming to e

According to Circle, cirBTC has launched on Ethereum, providing institutions with 1:1 bitcoin-backed collateral for decentralized finance markets. The token is backed by native BTC held in Circle custody at a 1:1 ratio, with on-chain reserve transparency enabled through Chainlink's Proof of

The “TON Status in Q1 2026” report published by Messari on June 9 shows that Telegram product revenue settled via Fragment in Q1 totaled $88.5 million. Cross-chain NFT market share grew by 130.4% to 35.5%, driven by demand for Telegram’s Numbers, Usernames, and Gifts. Telegram Product Revenue Breakdown (Q1 2026) Telegram product revenue by category settled via Fragment: Stars (in-app currency): $34.0 million (-30.7% QoQ), accounting for 38.4% Telegram Ads: $27.7 million (-10.8% QoQ), accounting