Project Progress

According to Odaily, Robinhood announced today that its Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain, has launched on mainnet. Built on Arbitrum tech stack, the chain is designed as an AI-native, permissionless platform tailored for real-world assets (RWA) and institutional standards. The platform will

Ansgar Dietrichs, a former Ethereum Foundation researcher now with Ethlabs, conceded that ETH lacks a clear value story after five years below $5,000, according to journalist Laura Shin's Unchained podcast. The admission highlights Ethereum's ongoing struggle to articulate what ETH is actually for,

According to Odaily, former Ethereum Foundation researcher Ansgar Dietrichs, a member of newly launched Ethlabs, stated on Laura Shin's Unchained podcast that Ethereum has failed to develop a clear value narrative despite

According to research from Evernorth, Ripple USD (RLUSD) activity has generated over $2.5 billion in XRP Ledger settlement volume, while RLUSD/XRP trading volume has approached $900 million. RLUSD is a fiat-backed stablecoin designed for stable settlement on the XRP Ledger, distinct from XRP, the ne

Robinhood announced on July 1 the launch of its public blockchain mainnet and a suite of DeFi products following months of testing. The company also plans to launch crypto trading services for UK residents.

STBL launched the USST stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain on July 1, 2026, backed by tokenized treasury collateral. The launch came through a partnership between STBL and the Stellar Development Foundation, announced July 1 and shared with Bitcoin.com News. USST runs on STBL's Stablecoin 2.0

According to Odaily, STBL launched institutional-grade stablecoin USST on the Stellar network on July 1, 2026, backed by real-world assets. The stablecoin is initially collateralized by USDY, tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds. Built on STBL's Stablecoin 2.0 infrastructure, USST enables market

According to BNB Chain, the network entered Phase 3 of its Beacon Chain migration on July 1, 2026, introducing a self-service recovery tool for users holding BEP2 and BEP8 tokens on the deprecated chain. The tool allows users to manually recover assets and transfer them to the BSC network as the old

CertiK launched CertiK Hunt on 1 July 2026, an invite-only platform connecting vetted security researchers with Web3 projects for bug bounty programs, audit competitions and AI challenges. The platform addresses two persistent problems in bug bounty programs: high volumes of spam and low-quality

CertiK launched CertiK Hunt on 1 July 2026, an invite-only Web3 security platform connecting vetted security researchers with projects. Through the platform, projects can run bug bounty programs, audit competitions and AI challenges. The key differentiator is CertiK's independent review process:

According to ChainCatcher, Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain enabling tokenized stock trading across 120+ countries. The company simultaneously introduced Robinhood Earn, a decentralized lending product offering approximately 7% yield based on

According to Foresight News, Fragmetric announced that fragBTC withdrawal service is now fully operational. All withdrawal delays have been resolved, and users can now access full withdrawal amounts without

According to Foresight News, Sonic announced adjustments to its marketing strategy, moving away from giveaway-focused activities toward strategic partnerships and ecosystem integration. The protocol cited both internal team preferences and community feedback as drivers for the shift. Existing

According to ChainCatcher, dYdX is set to announce a new product tomorrow (July 2), with its official X account entering the final day of a countdown after launching a five-day series starting June 25. The protocol previously stated it would offer "permissionless access to the world's most

According to ChainCatcher, Strive CEO Matt Cole proposed suspending the issuance of new SATA tokens at a fixed $100 price over the past 30 days, citing increased short interest of approximately 1 million shares and current lending costs of roughly 70% annual rate. Cole suggested allowing market

Gate News, July 1 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, DATA (The DATA Foundation) is currently at $0.29, up 32,011.11% in 24 hours, with a high of $0.39 and a low of $0.0009. The 24-hour trading volume is $182,100, and the current market cap is approximately $105 million. DATA is a globally leading AI data network dedicated to solving three core problems in cutting-edge AI development: data acquisition, data provenance, and data quality verification. The DATA Network realizes data

According to Pump.fun's announcement on X on July 1, the platform has discontinued support for Tokenized Agent issuance functionality effective immediately. The decision was made following community feedback that the multiple issuance options were creating unnecessary PVP competition. Existing

According to CoinDesk, MetaMask launched a self-custodial Money Account on the Monad blockchain on June 30, combining stablecoin yield, payments, and trading. The account uses mUSD, a stablecoin issued by Bridge (a payments infrastructure company owned by Stripe) and backed 1:1 by US cash and

According to CoinDesk, Phantom hired three former Ventuals team members—Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia, and Aris Samad—on July 1 to strengthen its trading and data team. The trio previously launched OpenAI and Anthropic perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid. Ventuals announced earlier this month that it