Project Progress

AEREDIUM, a digital asset infrastructure provider, launched two new products on October 13, 2026: The Chair and MCP Connector. The products introduce policy-based controls, human oversight, and verifiable audit trails for AI-driven software development and financial operations. The launch

According to ChainCatcher, Zipcoin announced today that it is ceasing operations after its codebase and related private keys were fully breached. The team stated that attackers may now control project wallets and infrastructure. The project disclosed it was affected by the UNCX incident on

HSBC warned on October 21 that Ripple Prime's expansion into round-the-clock stock and commodity derivatives trading faces liquidity constraints that could prevent large financial institutions from fully adopting the service. The warning follows Ripple's October 15 launch of perpetual swaps linked t

BitGo launched BitGo Labs, a research and innovation unit focused on building applications for digital assets with an initial emphasis on artificial intelligence and crypto. The company's first disclosed consumer project is Gokubu, an AI-powered spending application and card that BitGo says is

Lido Finance launched its Guardian Security Council to safeguard integrity in its decentralized lending market. The council establishes a collateral-screening mechanism designed to protect users from tainted assets and novel attack vectors on the Lido Lend platform. This initiative responds to

According to BlockBeats, on October 22, SoFi Technologies launched SoFi Earn (code: SOFIE), an interest-bearing tokenized deposit offering a 4.4% annual percentage yield backed by FDIC insurance. Each SOFIE token represents one dollar on deposit at SoFi Bank. Members can exchange SOFIE 1:1 for the S

According to Pendle Finance, the platform announced the listing of over 100 real-world asset (RWA) markets in 2026, with RWAs now contributing over 80% of the platform's total value locked. The expansion reflects growing adoption of tokenized assets in the DeFi

According to Foresight News, Starknet community members voted with 93.52% support to advance research into an independent quantum-resistant Layer 1 path. The Starknet Foundation and StarkWare will immediately establish a joint working group to assess technical requirements, trade-offs, and

Starknet tokenholders approved research into transitioning the network to an independent quantum-resistant Layer 1, with over 93.5% of voting power supporting the proposal. The vote authorizes preliminary research but not the final transition, which will undergo further governance scrutiny. A

SolanaMobile launched Seeker Connect, a feature that enables developers to integrate one-tap wallet connections into mobile applications and websites. The feature aims to simplify the wallet connection process for users within the Solana ecosystem. The announcement was shared by CryptoTwitter

According to ChainCatcher, Cysic proposed a settlement with the attacker who unauthorized increased 10 million CYS tokens, requiring the return of 275.872 ETH (approximately 90% of confirmed earnings) to a Cysic Foundation address within 72 hours of the on-chain announcement. In exchange, the attack

According to Foresight News, Espresso completed its mainnet upgrade, achieving data throughput of 181 MB/s equivalent to approximately 1 million stablecoin transfers per second. The average transaction confirmation time reached 337 milliseconds, and even under peak load of 1 million transactions per

According to The Block, Starknet (STRK) token holders voted in favor of a research proposal today, with over 93.5% support for exploring a transition from Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent, quantum-resistant Layer 1 network. StarkWare plans to publish a white paper draft in November detailing the t

According to Principia Labs' Q3 2026 report released this week, X Layer's ecosystem activity expanded significantly. TradeZone processed approximately 287 million transactions in the third quarter, 2.6 times the equivalent EVM transaction volume. DeFi total value locked (TVL) grew 100% to $173.4 mil

Aerodrome and Velodrome have merged to launch Aero, a unified decentralized exchange platform spanning seven blockchain networks, on October 22. Developed by Dromos Labs, Aero operates across Ethereum mainnet, Base, Robinhood Chain, Ink, OP Mainnet, Arc, and Arbitrum. The merger consolidates the two

According to CoinDesk, XRP Ledger's security patch fix has been delayed to November after validator support fell to 26 out of 35, triggering a reset of the two-week activation countdown. Support has since rebounded to 31 validators; however, the countdown restart caused the patch to miss its

According to the Cardano Foundation, 100,000 farmland parcels in India were registered on the Cardano blockchain on October 21, 2026, creating tamper-resistant digital identities to improve financial access for smallholder farmers. The records incorporate satellite-verified data and agricultural