Project Progress

According to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, Ethereum is abandoning Poseidon—a hash function optimized for zero-knowledge proofs—in favor of SHA-2 or BLAKE2s for Layer 1 security. The shift follows advances in binary-field SNARK design that enable traditional hash functions to match Pos

SNS is collaborating with Jupiter Manage to prepare the ecosystem for an upcoming upgrade involving .sol domains, the partnership announced August 14, 2026. The initiative focuses on making the transition easier for Jupiter Mobile users and holders of .sol domain names. The collaboration aims to

Coinfello launched a major upgrade to its AI agentic platform, named Fello 2, designed to let cryptocurrency users build, execute, and automate complex on-chain strategies using plain-language prompts. The update introduces an

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinfello has launched Fello 2, an AI agent platform that allows users to automate complex DeFi strategies using plain-language prompts. The upgrade replaces multi-step manual processes—such as yield monitoring, portfolio rebalancing, and transaction approvals—with a s

According to Bitcoin News, Block's BitcoinatBlock has updated its Bitcoin roadmap with numerous features rolled out over the past year. Recently launched features include Cash App ACH purchases for Bitcoin, human-readable Bitcoin addresses, dollar payments via Lightning Network, Square merchant Bitc

According to Michael Saylor, Strategy upgraded its STRC, STRD, STRK, and STRF control panels on Aug 15, adding Bitcoin Rating, after-tax yield, and 1-year Sharpe ratio metrics. The new tools enable users to assess returns, credit quality, downside protection, and risk-adjusted

According to Lido, the protocol has activated NEST, an automated LDO repurchase mechanism that ties protocol revenue to LDO value. When Lido's annualized staking income exceeds a $40 million baseline, 50% of the surplus will be allocated to NEST for automatic LDO purchases via CoW Swap. NEST is

According to BNB Chain's official announcement, the Pasteur hard fork will activate on August 25 at 10:30 UTC+8 on BNB Smart Chain. Node operators must install BSC software version v1.7.7 before activation. The upgrade includes three proposals: BEP-682 addressing security improvements, BEP-695

According to ChainCatcher, Robinhood crypto head Johann Kerbrat recently said in a podcast interview that the company's blockchain differs from others by launching a chain but not a token. "As a pure technology infrastructure supporting our new businesses, we avoid constant strategy adjustments to m

According to CoinMarketCap, ETHFI rose 21.59% over the past week as of August 14 after the platform announced the launch of its next-generation crypto neobank. The new version integrates deposit yields, trading, borrowing, and payment capabilities into a single application. EtherFi also introduced a

Ethereum researchers have proposed EIP-8363, a mechanism that would burn an increasing share of validator rewards as more ETH enters staking. Roughly 41.9 million ETH is currently staked, representing approximately 34% to 35% of the network's supply according to August data from StakingRewards and v

As staking reached 34.76% of Ethereum's supply on August 14, researchers proposed EIP-8363 to cut validator rewards through tapered issuance burns. Roughly 41.9 million ETH is currently staked, with EIP-8363 aiming to reduce consensus-layer validator yield from approximately 2.6% to 1.2% after

NEAR Protocol's NEAR AI division launched a staking feature on July 30 that allows users to lock NEAR tokens in exchange for recurring AI compute credits, and more than 500,000 NEAR tokens were staked within approximately two weeks. The feature redirects staking yield into confidential AI

The Stellar Development Foundation upgraded its network on July 16, 2026, adding MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range as Tier 1 validators. The integration is expected to complete by mid-August 2026. Tier 1 validators operate the core infrastructure of Stellar's consensus protocol,

The Stellar Development Foundation upgraded MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range to Tier 1 validators on July 16, 2026, with the integration expected to complete by mid-August. Tier 1 status places these validators at the top of Stellar's trust hierarchy, requiring them to operate geographically

According to The Block, Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick stated that UNI token burning rate more than doubled after the Robinhood fee-sharing mechanism launched on July 27, reaching an annualized rate of $90 million. This corresponds to approximately 25 million UNI tokens, representing

According to Lido, the NEST automated LDO buyback mechanism launched on mainnet on August 14, following on-chain votes held from August 5-8. The system operates in 'Treasury-only mode,' with all purchased LDO directed to the DAO treasury. The mechanism is rules-based: when DAO staking income