Project Progress

According to Anza, Solana activates its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on October 21 during epoch 1064, replacing TowerBFT with Votor to finalize transactions in approximately 150 milliseconds compared to the current 12.8 seconds—an 85-fold improvement. The upgrade begins at slot 459,653,000,

Boerse Stuttgart Group has obtained a DLT Trading and Settlement System license under the European Union's DLT Pilot Regime, providing its Seturion platform with regulatory authorization to operate as a digital settlement system for tokenised assets. The German financial regulator BaFin granted the

Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) plans to roll out its NU7 upgrade next month, sharply reducing its block-generation interval. Zcash core developer Sean Bowe submitted a proposal on October 20 to activate the NU7 upgrade at block height 3,543,405, projected to be reached on November 5. Once activated, Zcash

According to PANews, on October 21, Arkham launched Arkham Enterprise, an institutional-grade on-chain analysis platform designed for professional investigators, compliance teams, and trading researchers. The platform provides on-chain fund tracking, risk scoring, case management, and transaction an

Starknet launched a governance vote inviting community members to participate in determining the distribution of 1.7 billion STRK tokens. According to the project's announcement, one day remains to cast votes for key governance changes that will affect stakeholders' voting power. Starknet is a

PancakeSwap has launched voting on a proposal to increase liquidity provider fee retention from 66-68% to 88%. The vote is currently live, with a phased rollout scheduled to begin in November. The proposal aims to enhance incentives for liquidity providers while reducing daily CAKE emissions from 22

PancakeSwap announced that bStocks bags now offer dual utility designed to enhance potential Pre-Access quotas for platform users. The decentralized exchange is leveraging this feature to boost user exposure to tokenized assets through increased on-chain activity. This strategic move positions Panca

Qubic resumed blockchain operations at 8:00 p.m. on October 19, moving beyond tick 85,371,949 after halting its network to contain a security vulnerability that allowed attackers to steal approximately $1.4 million worth of QU tokens from 1,404 accounts. The suspension was implemented to limit

According to Qubic, the blockchain resumed operations on October 19 after a security vulnerability allowed attackers to steal approximately $1.4 million worth of QU tokens from 1,404 accounts. The network had been suspended to contain the incident and prevent further movement of compromised funds. T

According to ChainCatcher, PancakeSwap's The Flip governance proposal entered voting today (October 21) with significant CAKE supply conditions. The proposal reduces daily CAKE issuance from 22,500 to 7,000 tokens, a 69% decrease representing approximately 5.66 million fewer tokens annually. For v3

According to Nansen's Q3 2026 report, NEAR Intents recorded $10.4 billion in transaction volume, with near.com accounting for approximately $2.57 billion. As of quarter-end, Confidential Intents total value locked (TVL) reached approximately $160 million, up 463% from the previous quarter. NEAR Int

According to ChainCatcher, Zcash's NU7 upgrade will reduce block intervals from 75 to 25 seconds, cutting confirmation time for three transactions from approximately four minutes to 75 seconds. The upgrade will also remove 60% of block fees from circulation, with tokens scheduled to be returned to m

Samsung Electronics' publicly available blockchain platform software development kit (SDK) remains at version 1.2.03, last updated December 29, 2023, according to the company's developer page verified on the 21st by Digital Asset. The unchanged version comes as Samsung expands its Samsung Wallet to

Arthur Hayes, chief executive officer of Flop Labs and chief investment officer at Maelstrom, announced on X on Oct. 21 that the project's testnet and airdrop will begin within the next few weeks. The announcement marks a development milestone for Flop Labs as it prepares to launch its testing

According to ChainCatcher, Malaysia's central bank (BNM) announced the launch of SSDS+, a distributed ledger-based securities depository system supporting tokenized debt securities issuance, custody and safekeeping, including Islamic bonds (sukuk). The platform tracks ownership and transfers of toke

According to Odaily, Starknet Foundation has launched Bramble wallet, a new browser extension that integrates STRK20 privacy functionality, enabling users to hold shielded balances. The Chrome extension will be followed by broader ecosystem

According to ChainCatcher, the Starknet Foundation has launched Bramble wallet today, integrating STRK20 privacy functionality to enable users to hold private balances. Currently, Bramble is available as a Chrome browser extension, with broader ecosystem support planned for future

Solana deployed the Alpenglow upgrade to its mainnet on Oct. 21, reducing transaction finality time from 6 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds—up to 40 times faster than the previous system. The upgrade introduces off-chain voting bundled into certificates, allowing transactions to finalize

According to Foresight News, Nasdaq-listed BNB Standard (ticker: BNC) announced it will ring the opening bell on October 26 to celebrate the company's rebranding and new management team's appointment. The company's CEO will be joined by board members, management, investors, and ecosystem partners at