Project Progress

Metaplanet, JPYC and Progmat began a joint study on bitcoin-backed digital bonds on July 10, 2026. The Tokyo-listed company announced it will examine using bitcoin as collateral for tokenized instruments, including digital corporate bonds, settled through a yen stablecoin and managed with security t

According to ChainCatcher, Backpack announced the launch of a 24/7/365 real stock trading market for international investors, enabling round-the-clock trading of actual U.S. equities rather than synthetic derivatives. The initial batch of supported stocks includes SpaceX (SPCX), Micron (MU), and

According to Specter, a blockchain security researcher, on June 30, an attacker created a malicious governance proposal for BONK DAO targeting a voting requirement equivalent to 1% of BONK's circulating supply. Specter's investigation revealed on-chain connections between the Realms founder,

According to Etoday, South Korea's Gyeonggi Province announced on July 11 that it will launch a stablecoin-based proof-of-concept (PoC) project in August to explore blockchain stablecoin applications in local currency, public subsidies, and payment systems. The PoC will focus on validating three cor

According to Foresight News, NOXA, a meme token launchpad supporting Robinhood Chain and other networks, has suspended its new token issuance feature. The platform cited persistent spam tokens, copycat projects, and automated bots creating and duplicating tokens at scale as reasons for the pause. NO

According to ChainCatcher, Circle, the issuer of stablecoin USDC, received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on July 10 to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank. The bank will be placed directly under federal OCC supervision. Upon

According to Pudong Release, Shanghai launched its first blockchain-based colored metals digital warehouse receipts on July 11. The Commodity Warehouse Receipt Registration and Depository Center unveiled the initiative on the state-backed Changbai Chain infrastructure. China

According to Cointelegraph, in its first week of launch, Robinhood Chain has surpassed $70 million in bridged Ethereum. Token Terminal data shows the chain reached 194,000 daily active users with daily revenue of $39,000, translating to an annualized revenue run rate of approximately $14 million.

According to Foresight News, Circle has open-sourced the Agent Stack toolkit, allowing developers to integrate wallet functionality, USDC payments, and on-chain operations into AI agents. The toolkit supports integration with OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain Deep Agents, Mastra,

Aave DAO approved deployment steps for Aave V3 on zkSync Era, extending the protocol's lending and borrowing functionality into a ZK-rollup scaling network. The governance decision reflects a multi-chain distribution strategy as DeFi protocols seek to position liquidity across lower-cost

Chainlink expanded its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) support to Arbitrum Orbit, providing layer-3 builders with infrastructure for secure cross-chain messaging and token transfers. The integration addresses security concerns as application-specific chains become easier to launch and r

According to Chainlink, the platform expanded CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) support to Arbitrum Orbit in a latest update. The integration enables Arbitrum Orbit-based layer-3 chains to access

BNB Chain released node specifications for its Haber upgrade, targeting performance and validation improvements in its blockchain infrastructure. The upgrade addresses technical aspects of the node stack as the network competes in the broader blockchain scalability landscape. The release

Circle announced on July 11 that its Agent Stack starter kit is now open source. Developers can integrate wallet functionality, USDC payments, and on-chain operations into AI agents built with OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain Deep Agents, Mastra, Vercel AI SDK, and Google AI

According to The Defiant, Uniswap Labs proposed on July 7 to enable protocol fees on Uniswap v4 pools, extending the UNIfication fee framework previously approved by the DAO to the new architecture. Snapshot voting runs through July 12, with on-chain voting expected to begin the week of July 13. The

According to The Defiant, Sky protocol's annualized revenue run rate reached $419.08 million in June 2026, setting a new all-time high. This metric extrapolates short-term revenue data to estimate annual revenue trends. DefiLlama data shows Sky generated $30.14 million in fees over the past 30

According to Cointelegraph, Backpack launched tokenized U.S. stock trading on July 11, initially supporting SpaceX, Micron, and SanDisk. The service covers over 150 countries and regions, with investors receiving direct ownership of underlying securities rather than synthetic exposure. Trading

According to Bloomberg, on July 10, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved Circle Internet Group's plan to establish Circle National Trust, a national digital currency trust bank for USDC custody and settlement. The approval grants Circle federal oversight under a single c

Vitalik Buterin published new research on single slot finality for Ethereum, a proposal designed to reduce the time users wait for settlement confirmation on the base layer. The concept addresses one of Ethereum's core user-experience challenges by aiming to make transaction finality happen

Japanese lender CRYL launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to 1 billion yen, or approximately $6.2 million, allowing individuals and businesses to access fiat currency without selling their BTC holdings. The product provides borrowers access to funds between $6,200 and $6.2 million at annual