Project Progress

The identity verification network World launched “World ID for banking and finance” on October 18 at the Money20/20 fintech conference in Las Vegas, targeting the deepfake scam problem faced by banks and financial institutions. The launch also announced that World ID for Zoom would transition from limited testing, which began in April, to being officially available. World launches the banking version of World ID, with five institutions as the first design partners World officially launched “Worl

According to NEAR Protocol, the blockchain platform's hackathon will run from November 1 to November 15 (Beijing time 8:00 to 7:59), with judging from November 16–18 and results announced by November 19. The event features a $250,000 prize pool (awarded in NEAR) and focuses on building intelligent a

The Filecoin network completed an upgrade that changes how rewards are distributed across the platform. The upgrade allocates a growing share of rewards to services that attract paying customers onto the network, according to an announcement from the official Filecoin account. The adjustment aims to

Solana ecosystem crypto launch platform Pump.fun has introduced a “stock integration” feature powered by PreStocks, launching pre-IPO stock-tracking tokens for eight private companies that track pre-listing market cap valuations and market sentiment. The new tokens serve as quote assets for meme coins through the Custom Pairs mechanism. Following the launch, the PUMP token rose 8.41% in one day to $0.004475. Custom Pairs Feature: Pre-IPO Stock-Tracking Tokens Replace SOL/USDC as Quote Assets Pum

According to ChainCatcher, Elysium, the first L2 network built for Hyperliquid, will launch mainnet on November 9. The high-performance L2 is designed with HyperEVM as its settlement layer and works alongside HyperCore, which handles transactions. Elysium uses HYPE as its native gas token and

BNB Chain opened a dedicated community forum category for NewL1, a new Layer 1 blockchain network, in July 2026, with renewed promotion on October 17 and 19, 2026. The project is seeking community input on the technical design of a network built to handle workloads that exceed the current capacity o

Odaily reported that Layer 1 blockchain Aptos has activated its Encrypted Mempool feature on mainnet to reduce maximum extractable value (MEV) risks, including front-running and sandwich attacks. The optional mechanism keeps pending transactions encrypted until block ordering is finalized,

According to Sophon, the modular blockchain will shut down its mainnet on November 30, 2026. Users must withdraw assets including SOPH, ETH, and USDC by November 25, the asset withdrawal deadline. After this date, key infrastructure and related websites will begin shutting down, and assets

According to Crypto Briefing, BNB Chain opened a community forum for its new Layer 1 network NewL1 in July, with promotional pushes on October 17 and 19. The EVM-compatible network targets 100,000+ TPS, pre-confirmation under 50 milliseconds, and sub-second finality. NewL1 uses BNB as its sole gas t

NEAR Protocol announced a Hackathon running from November 1-14, featuring a judging panel including Mert and representatives from a16z, Electric Capital, and Dragonfly. The event aims to foster innovation in cross-chain markets, with participants invited to build applications incorporating

According to The Defiant, Sentora's OUSD lending vault on Tempo holds $42.5 million in assets. The vault, built on Morpho protocol, allows users to borrow using cbBTC as collateral. However, the majority of the assets remain idle and have not been deployed to active lending operations, indicating lo

XRP Ledger developers are patching its new lending protocol before it goes live, adding a follow-up amendment called LendingProtocolV1_1 to fix the original LendingProtocol code while it's still in the network's voting queue. The lending protocol enables on-chain, fixed-term, uncollateralized

NEAR Protocol launched its HACKATHON on November 1st, offering over $250,000 in prizes to blockchain developers. The initiative invites participants to create innovative projects using NEAR's technologies, with submissions open from November 1st to November 14th, and requires no signup process. The

According to NEAR Protocol, the platform has launched its HACKATHON with over $250,000 in prizes for developers. Submissions are open from November 1st to November 14th. No signup is required to participate; developers need only submit a public repository and demo. Participants can build using NEAR

Aave has surpassed $100 million in active loans on its V4 platform, according to a recent announcement from the protocol. The decentralized finance protocol shared this milestone in a tweet, marking a significant achievement for its latest platform version. This level of activity reflects growing en

Polygon announced the launch of CDK Besu, a new configuration option within its Open Money Stack. The feature allows developers to launch private chains or connect existing Besu networks, aiming to enhance interoperability in the blockchain ecosystem. The development represents Polygon's strategic e

Polygon has announced the launch of CDK Besu, a new configuration option within its Open Money Stack that enables developers to launch private chains or connect existing Besu networks. The update enhances interoperability and integrates security features through Agglayer technology, according to the

Lighter, the Ethereum zk-rollup exchange known for perpetual futures, launched binary options trading on Bitcoin and Ethereum on October 19, 2026. The new Up/Down contracts represent a departure from the platform's leveraged perpetual contracts focus, offering a simpler product structure. Lighter de

THORChain is preparing to activate its v3.21 network upgrade to restore Rujira's App Layer, which was frozen following a vulnerability exploit detected on September 26. The upgrade targets block height 28,366,100, estimated to occur on October 23 between 13:40 and 15:20 UTC, pending node operator