Project Progress

BNB Chain announced plans to build a Layer 1 blockchain optimized for AI agents, signaling an industry shift toward infrastructure designed for autonomous software rather than human users. Earlier this week, AEREDIUM joined the Lava Tokenization Sandbox alongside Lava Foundation and Bretagne

According to Odaily, Ave.ai has launched its Perp DEX functionality on iOS and integrated Hyperliquid perpetual contract trading capabilities. Users can now access perpetual futures trading through Ave Wallet Pro on mobile, enabling on-chain derivatives trading directly from their phones. The integr

According to Raydium core developer Infra, Raydium has completed the shutdown of its legacy AcceleRaytor IDO program, with all user deposits and SOL held for rent returned to original addresses. The program had been inactive since 2022. The move is part of the protocol's ongoing security

According to PANews, edgeX completed organizational restructuring on July 9, introducing core talent in engineering, risk management, and product development. The platform is advancing partnerships in liquidity, asset access, payment settlement, market expansion, and ecosystem building to enhance

XRP Ledger validators reached 89% adoption of the v3.2.0 server software as of July 8, surpassing the 80% threshold required for amendment activation, according to XRPSCAN data. The milestone applies to the network's 35 default Unique Node List validators, though the formal on-ledger vote for the

According to XRPSCAN, 89% of the XRP Ledger's 35 default validators were running software v3.2.0 as of July 8, exceeding the 80% threshold required for amendment activation. The bundled fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment held 19 of the 28 required validator votes, with supporters including Ripple's validator

Russia's Alfa-Bank plans to expand into cryptocurrency services including digital asset custody and blockchain-based investment products as the country's largest private bank positions itself within Moscow's evolving crypto regulatory framework. The bank aims to obtain a regulated digital-asset cust

Zapper, a decentralized finance portfolio dashboard, will shut down all services on Aug. 3, ending a nearly seven-year run. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced the decision on Wednesday, stating the

Robinhood Chain, the Layer 2 blockchain being built by Robinhood, surpassed $200 million in total value locked (TVL) on the 8th, according to data from on-chain analytics firm Entropy Advisors published on Dune Analytics. The TVL reached $213.93 million, driven by rapid liquidity inflows primarily f

Sony Financial Group, a subsidiary of Sony Group, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in the United States; its subsidiary Connectia Trust will be founded in July with a capital of $40 million, planning to launch issuance and management services for USD-pegged stablecoins by 2027. Sony stated that establishing this trust bank is to prepare for the commercialization of USD-denominated stablecoin issuance and

According to official data, Ondo Perps recorded cumulative trading volume of $2 billion within 48 hours of launch, while simultaneously adding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading markets.

Ondo will host its first Chinese-language AMA on July 9 at 21:00 UTC+8, featuring Head of DeFi Matt Blumberg and Day1Global founder Star. The discussion will focus on Ondo Perps mechanisms and their distinguishing

According to Foresight News, Base activated the B20 token standard on the mainnet early today (July 9). The B20 standard, introduced with the Base Beryl upgrade, is compatible with ERC-20 and is designed for stablecoins, real-world

According to Foresight News, Maple protocol released governance proposal MIP-021 on July 9, introducing a rules-based buyback mechanism tied to protocol revenue. The proposal outlines a tiered structure: when monthly revenue falls below $1.5 million, 10% of revenue will be used to buy back SYRUP

According to BlockBeats, the DMind Benchmark developed by Minara team had its paper officially accepted by the Datasets & Benchmarks Track at KDD 2026 on July 9, becoming the first evaluation benchmark in the digital assets × AI domain to pass peer review and enter an international top-tier

According to ChainCatcher, Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder stated that 10% of fees collected on Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum L2s will flow to the Arbitrum ecosystem—8% to the community treasury controlled by token holders and 2% for development funding. All fees on Arbitrum One flow

BNB Chain announced plans to launch a new Layer 1 blockchain in early 2027 specifically designed for agentic trading, targeting transaction pre-confirmation times below 50 milliseconds and transaction throughput exceeding 100,000 TPS with sub-second finality. The chain will eliminate public

Aave DAO approved the native deployment of its GHO stablecoin on Arbitrum, an Ethereum layer-2 network. The governance decision aims to expand GHO's liquidity and distribution within one of Ethereum's most active layer-2 ecosystems. The deployment provides Aave with an additional route to increase G

According to governance.aave.com, Aave DAO approved native GHO stablecoin deployment on Arbitrum on July 8. The move aims to deepen stablecoin liquidity in the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem and expand GHO's use cases beyond its initial launch markets. Arbitrum's active DeFi environment is expected to provide meaningful adoption pathways for GHO lending and liquidity provisions.

According to Robinhood Crypto, Robinhood Chain has been integrated into Robinhood Wallet today (July 9), enabling users to bridge, swap, and explore across Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, and other chains directly within the