Project Progress

Zcash has activated its Ironwood network upgrade, a development designed to enhance network performance, expand developer capabilities, and improve compatibility with future protocol enhancements. The upgrade addresses infrastructure modernization for the privacy-focused blockchain network, which ha

Zcash activated its Ironwood network upgrade on July 28, according to Zodl (formerly Zashi). The upgrade is designed to enhance network performance, strengthen developer infrastructure, and improve protocol compatibility while maintaining the blockchain's focus on privacy and security. The upgrade

According to Foresight News, citing Etherscan, Blockscan, the multi-chain blockchain explorer developed by Etherscan's team, has added support for Bitcoin address queries. Users can now search any BTC address to view portfolio value, net assets, and complete transaction

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network on Monday, an execution layer that runs application code inside hardware enclaves and settles asset transfers on a public blockchain. The network replaces Ondo Chain, the proof-of-stake Layer 1 Ondo announced in February 2025 and never launched. Ondo

Cwallet unveiled its third-quarter product expansion, introducing IM Group Chat and a Rewards Center to address fragmentation across Web3 services. The update responds to challenges users face when community discussions, rewards distribution, and digital asset management occur through disconnected p

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network on Monday, an execution layer that runs application code inside hardware enclaves and settles asset transfers on public blockchains. The network replaces the Layer 1 chain the company announced in February 2025 and never deployed. Ondo's protocol currently

According to Foresight News, Stable, a stablecoin payment Layer 1 blockchain, recorded 1 million daily transactions, a new all-time high. The network saw transaction volume surge over 700% in the past two days, pushing some RPC memory pools to capacity limits. The team is expanding RPC capacity to

According to SOON, the project detected a security incident affecting its operations on July 12 and paused its sequencer and related services. The incident stemmed from configuration errors and permission management issues in the operational infrastructure; external attackers gained unauthorized

According to BlockBeats, Solana Optimistic Network (SOON) completed a security incident review on July 28, confirming no impact to the SOON protocol, sequencer, or user-facing smart contracts. No user fund losses were identified. The incident, first detected on July 12, originated from security

The Zimbabwe Securities and Exchange Commission (SECZ) approved seven fintech projects to enter its regulatory sandbox on July 24, including four projects that directly focus on tokenization. The remaining projects cover blockchain-based financing, crowdfunding, and synthetic trading. These seven approved projects represent an important step for Zimbabwe in digital finance regulation, but SECZ’s regulatory sandbox guidelines clearly state that entering the sandbox mechanism only allows for contr

Zimbabwe's Securities and Exchange Commission (SECZ) has admitted seven fintech projects to its regulatory sandbox, with tokenization accounting for four of the latest cohort. The approved participants are Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange, Ndarama Standard, Questview Brokers, Crowdaxe Capital,

According to Foresight News, Tori Finance launched strUSD, a yield-bearing token backed by institutional Delta-neutral strategies. The token is now live on Pendle, Morpho, Royco, and Curve. The protocol has also lifted its $50 million funding cap, with the deposit phase ending and the deposit

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated the blockchain's "best days are ahead" during an X AMA on July 27, 2026, as the network's native token ADA trades 95% below its all-time high. Hoskinson made the remark in response to ADA's prolonged price slump and mounting criticism from the Cardano

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched a framework on Monday to assess banks' preparedness for quantum-computing threats as the city expands its use of tokenized deposits, digital assets and blockchain settlement. The HKMA introduced a white paper on quantum preparedness and the sector's f

According to Foresight News, Cardano wallet service provider SecondFi recently launched a streamlined wallet claims submission process within its app, allowing users to submit claims directly without contacting support. SecondFi confirmed that the recent security incident stemmed from a

According to Cointelegraph, Tether's gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, confirming it complies with Islamic finance principles including full physical gold backing, no interest or leverage, and transparent reserves. Each XAUt token represents one ounce

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, warned that Bitcoin faces a critical test from quantum computing technology and could lose its position as the world's largest cryptocurrency if the network fails to implement necessary updates. Speaking on The Starting Block program, Hoskinson identified Bitco