Project Progress

The XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment missed its October 23 activation after validator support briefly dropped below the required 80% threshold on October 21, resetting a two-week approval countdown. Support fell to 26 of 35 trusted validators at approximately 12:54 UTC before recovering to 29

According to Arf's October 22 announcement, Ripple has partnered with Swiss financial institution Arf to provide RLUSD-powered short-term working capital for cross-border payments, targeting approximately $10 billion in annual settlement volume. The partnership will use RLUSD stablecoin to finance l

According to XRPL amendment tracker, the XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 upgrade missed its October 23 activation after validator support briefly dropped to 26 of 35 trusted validators (below the required 80% threshold) on October 21, resetting the mandatory 14-day approval countdown. Support

According to Foresight News, Kinetiq's Hyperliquid Layer 2 network Elysium will deploy a Hyperliquid node at TheHUB, a hosting facility within the Equinix TY15 data center in Tokyo. The node will synchronize state data from HyperCore and HyperEVM to Elysium, enabling smart contracts on the network t

Derive launched an autopilot options trading feature for Bitcoin and Ethereum, enabling users to execute trades without complex calculations or calendar management. The feature requires only one approval to operate and is designed to simplify trading strategies, particularly before major economic da

According to Morpho, its on-chain fixed-rate lending market Morpho Midnight has reached $100 million in total deposits as of October 23.

According to Foresight News, Virtuals Protocol announced that Virtuals Butler now enables automated options execution on trading platform Derive, allowing users to hedge their BTC and ETH holdings ahead of Federal Reserve decisions, CPI releases, and non-farm payroll reports. Users only need to

Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet after researchers identified potential security risks involving existing smart contracts, canceling the activation scheduled for October 26. The Ethereum Foundation announced the delay last night, stating developers need

According to the Ethereum Foundation, the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet has been postponed after researchers identified potential security risks involving existing smart contracts, with the planned October 26 activation now canceled and no replacement date announced. Security firm

According to HSBC, the bank launched RedCoin (RCHKD), a Hong Kong dollar-denominated stablecoin, on PayMe on October 23. The token supports peer-to-peer transfers and merchant payments, with more than 3.3 million PayMe users able to activate an in-app wallet in the coming days and use RedCoin at

According to BlockBeats, on October 23, Web3 collectibles project Capybobo unveiled a preview of its AI-generated interactive game, which personalizes gameplay based on individual player interactions. The AI generates unique storylines for each player, with the same Capybara character experiencing d

Monero developers are preparing the FCMP++ upgrade to replace the ring signature system that currently hides transaction senders, receivers, and amounts. A draft timeline from a Monero developer points to a fork-enabled release between October 14 and 21, 2026, with activation around the first week o

According to THORChain's blog, the protocol will release v3.21.1 next week to complete v3.21 adoption. Node churn is currently paused due to issues fixed in v3.21; once churn resumes after both versions

According to Foresight News, Solana staking protocol Marinade released its third-quarter 2026 report on September 30, reporting 7.94 million SOL staked, up 21.2% sequentially. Native and Select products drove growth, with Native increasing 47.3% to 3.77 million SOL and Select growing 38.7% to 1.68 m

The Starknet community voted 93.5% in favor of researching a potential transition into an independent post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain. The decision, first surfaced by commentator Eli, aims to enhance Starknet's resilience against quantum computing threats. The initiative reflects a proactive

According to Starknet's official governance vote, the community voted 93.5% in favor of researching a potential transition into an independent post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain. The initiative aims to enhance Starknet's resilience against future quantum computing threats and strengthen its

According to Gang.fun's official announcement, the BNB Chain Agent launchpad Gang.fun launched Gang Pair on Oct 23. The platform now enables trading pairs with tokenized stocks such as NVDAB, TSLAB, and AAPLB, as well as any tokens with liquidity pools on the BSC network. A 1% trading fee applies to

dYdX Treasury SubDAO completed its seventh periodic staking review on October 23, adjusting approximately 25.87 million DYDX tokens. The adjustment included integrating approximately 10.72 million DYDX previously acquired through repurchase programs but not yet staked, and reallocating approximately

Gate News: Gate Research has released a report on time-sliced markets and event contracts. Time-sliced markets combine asset price direction with fixed time windows and outcome-based settlement, turning continuous market movements into binary events that can be priced, traded, and settled independently. Compared with broader prediction markets, they offer more standardized underlying assets, timeframes, and settlement rules. Gate offers short-term directional trading products for crypto assets s