Project Progress

The Ethereum Foundation released the 2026 Protocol Priority Update, focusing on scaling, user experience, and L1 security. The plan is to increase the Gas Limit to 100M and above, along with major upgrades Glamsterdam and subsequent Hegotá.

Decentralized derivatives trading platform Hyperliquid has established a policy center in Washington, D.C., aimed at promoting the legal pathway for DeFi and helping Congress understand its technology. Jake Chervinsky serves as CEO, and the center will develop a legal framework for perpetual contracts, supported by 1 million HYPE tokens.

UQUID is enhancing Web3 shopping by integrating the USAT cryptocurrency, simplifying transactions for users. With a straightforward checkout process, it promotes seamless online shopping without currency conversion, revolutionizing digital payments.

DerivaDEX has launched a licensed cryptocurrency derivatives platform in Bermuda, becoming the first DAO-governed DEX with official regulatory approval. Initially offering perpetual swaps for select professional investors, it plans to expand into prediction markets and traditional securities. The platform utilizes off-chain order matching and on-chain payments on Ethereum to enhance user self-custody and security measures against front-running. This development coincides with major financial institutions like BlackRock and Apollo entering the DeFi space amid ongoing U.S. discussions on digital asset regulations.

Societe Generale's digital asset division SG-FORGE launched the Euro stablecoin EUR CoinVertible on the XRP Ledger after its debut on Ethereum and Solana. Backed by Ripple's infrastructure, it aims to enhance integration and facilitate transactions while Europe pushes for more stablecoins amid MiCA regulations.

ChainCatcher News: Asset management firm Canary Capital announces the launch of its first SUI spot ETF (Nasdaq: SUIS), with staking support. This ETF achieves price exposure by directly holding SUI and will be listed on Nasdaq, aiming to track the SUI spot price while participating in

Decentralized staking protocol Ether.fi announces that its DeFi product ether.fi Cash will migrate to the OP Mainnet, involving approximately 70,000 cards and millions of dollars in user assets. The card offers a non-custodial payment experience, usable at all Visa-supported merchants, and comes with cashback rewards.

On the opening day of the World Liberty Forum, the platform token WLFI rose by approximately 18%. Co-founder Eric Trump pointed out that the crypto industry is still in its early stages, with more traditional financial institutions beginning to pay attention to digital assets. Meanwhile, financial services company Apex Group will test the USD 1 stablecoin launched by World Liberty to improve the settlement efficiency of tokenized assets.

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully divested from ETHzilla Corp., exiting a 7.5% stake disclosed in August, according to a U.S. SEC filing. The sharp crypto downturn and the October 2025 flash crash forced the company to liquidate assets, selling more than $100 million in ether to fund buybacks an

In brief EVMbench tests AI agents on 120 real-world Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities. Tool evaluates detection, patching, and exploitation across three distinct modes. GPT-5.3-Codex achieved 72.2% success rate in exploit mode testing. ChatGPT maker OpenAI and crypto-focused

Grayscale's increased exposure to Cardano (ADA) signals growing institutional interest, potentially linked to Bitcoin DeFi developments. As ADA positions itself as a bridge into Bitcoin-based finance, this shift could catalyze a price surge if successful.

_Bridge moves closer to national trust status after OCC approval, advancing regulated stablecoin custody and reserve services._ Bridge has secured conditional approval to organize a federally chartered national trust bank. Approval marks a notable step for stablecoin infrastructure in the

JUP climbed 3% as Jupiter rolled out native SOL staking collateral, targeting Solana’s estimated $30 billion staking pool. Total Value Locked on Jupiter increased to $2.14 billion, the first sign of new short-term user activity and price growth. Jupiter (JUP) went up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in

Steak ’n Shake reports a significant increase in same-store sales following its acceptance of bitcoin payments, now holding about 161 BTC valued at $11 million, which funds employee bonuses.

Owlto Finance has launched the Privacy Mode (Beta), a privacy cross-chain feature that supports one-to-many address batch sending and random amounts and sending interval configurations to enhance privacy protection. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin emphasizes the importance of on-chain privacy, and this new feature is a response to that demand.

Solana has launched Lightspeed, a new investor relations platform to access protocol tokens with at least $100 million in market cap. The tool will offer on-chain data, in-depth research and sector breakdowns, broken down to match what institutions have been used to in legacy finance. In

Lucie, a Shiba Inu executive, warned users about scammers exploiting the SHIB community with fake portals related to the new SOU NFT project. She urged users to verify links and only use the official website to prevent wallet theft. The SOU initiative aims to compensate users affected by a previous exploit, offering audited NFTs that document owed tokens.

VeChain is rolling out endorsement controls, letting endorsers split points across multiple VeBetterDAO dApps instead of backing only one. A 49-point cap per endorser per dApp starts first, placing 20+ dApps into a two-week grace period and requiring 3+ endorsers for entry. VeChain has

Zora launched attention markets on Solana to let users trade tokens tied to online trends in real time. Users can create new markets for 1 SOL and close positions anytime as attention shifts. Early trading volume stayed modest which shows attention markets remain experimental and high