Project Progress

According to Foresight News, LSDFi protocol Hydro Protocol announced support for native USDC on its money market layer. Users can now deposit USDC on Hydro Lending to earn variable interest and use it as collateral for DeFi strategies on

According to Ripple's roadmap published April 20 by senior director of engineering Ayo Akinyele, the XRP Ledger will run candidate post-quantum signature schemes alongside existing elliptic-curve signatures on Devnet in the second half of 2026, with a network-wide amendment and full transition to po

According to ChainCatcher, Zcash developers released open-source cryptographic toolkit Zakura Common today, reducing privacy transaction construction time from over 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds. The toolkit improves mobile transaction creation speed by over 14 times, desktop by 5 times,

According to BNB Chain's official announcement, the platform announced new decentralized applications in August covering multiple sectors including decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, real-world assets, payments, privacy, and decentralized physical infrastructure

Pump.fun's mobile application has crossed $50 million in daily trading volume, up from $250,000 at launch, with daily transactions reaching 905,000 compared to 2,500 initially. The Solana-based memecoin platform's 30-day average daily volume stands at approximately $347 million, ranging from $25 mil

European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel stated clearly at the Jackson Hole symposium on August 29 that, for tokenized financial markets to operate stably, they must rely on assets whose supply can be expanded by central banks. Stablecoins are a complement to, rather than a substitute for, central bank money. The ECB’s Pontes project will go live in September, connecting the euro area’s settlement infrastructure, TARGET Services, with blockchain platforms. Schnabel’s Core Pos

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral for loans, according to Anatoly Popov, deputy chairman of its management board, who disclosed the lending plans in an Aug. 28 interview with TASS. The proposed expansion will follow the implementation of Russia

According to Foresight News, 0xBeans, a developer at L2 network Abstract, announced they will step down from their position to return to full-time on-chain development, focusing on previously paused protocols, mechanisms, and

According to Foresight News, ZODL founder and CEO Josh Swihart released in his weekly report that Zodl 3.10.1 (Android) has addressed lingering ZEC remaining in Orchard after Ironwood migration and fixed Keystone migration signature rounds. Versions 3.10.2 and 3.10.3 for both Android and iOS

According to Foresight News, Arrow Finance, a DeFi protocol in the Robinhood ecosystem, launched on mainnet today after completing final security audits with Sherlock. The mainnet launch supports 16 collateral markets including stablecoins, WETH, tokenized stocks, and indices. Initial maximum LTV wi

Pump.fun's mobile app reached $50 million in daily trading volume, up from $250,000 when it first launched. Daily transactions have scaled to 905,000 from 2,500 over the same period. The Solana-based platform's 30-day average daily volume stands at approximately $347 million, with lifetime trading v

According to a joint statement, Luke Dashjr has stepped down as chairman, chief technology officer, and board member of Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN. The company will repurchase his entire shareholding. Both parties said they hold different views on the future direction of mining following recent Bitco

According to this week's market developments, Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first ZEC spot ETF, beginning trading on NYSE Arca on August 25. Meanwhile, Bitwise's Solana staking ETF received approximately $45 million in inflows during the first two days of the week, approaching $1

The Depository Trust Company, a subsidiary of DTCC, converted eligible US Treasuries and equities into tokenized digital twins on July 15, with BitGo Bank & Trust serving as custodian handling settlement and movement of those assets onchain. The milestone was part of DTCC's Tokenization Service,

Pump.fun's mobile app crossed $50 million in daily trading volume, scaling from $250,000 at launch. Daily transactions increased from 2,500 to 905,000 over the same period. The platform debuted in April 2024 as a Solana-based memecoin launchpad using a bonding curve mechanism that automatically

Solana (SOL) climbed roughly 46% in August, ending a ten-month monthly losing streak. The token traded near $106 on Sunday afternoon after touching $110.38 on Aug. 27, its highest level since late January. The rally coincided with Charles Schwab's Aug. 27 announcement to add spot SOL to Schwab

Pump.fun's mobile app crossed $50 million in daily trading volume today, up from $250,000 when it first launched. Daily transactions have scaled to 905,000 from 2,500 over the same period. The Solana-based memecoin launchpad has generated $214 billion in lifetime trading volume, accumulated $1.3 bil

The Depository Trust Company, DTCC's subsidiary, successfully tokenized eligible US Treasuries and equities on July 15, with BitGo Bank & Trust serving as the OCC-regulated custodian for settlement and onchain asset movement. Over 30 financial firms, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and J.P.