Project Progress

According to Bitcoinist, Ledger unveiled Atom on October 15, a smartphone-like device priced at $849 for its Founders Edition designed to approve sensitive digital activity including crypto transactions, online identity, and AI agent interactions. The device combines Android-based apps with Ledger O

Solana is scheduled to activate its Alpenglow consensus upgrade around 15:00 UTC on October 21 at epoch 1064. The upgrade removes validator voting transactions from blocks, which could cause reported transaction counts to fall sharply even as actual user activity remains unchanged. Alpenglow

According to Solana, the network announced a partnership with Western Union this week to launch its USDPT stablecoin in Mexico, aiming to expand retail access to crypto in Latin America. The collaboration bridges traditional financial infrastructure with digital currency adoption, allowing users to

Babylon Labs proposed on October 14 that Aave V4 accept native Bitcoin as collateral without transferring BTC off the Bitcoin blockchain, allowing users to borrow stablecoins while their coins remain locked in Taproot vaults. The proposal aims to expand Bitcoin's utility in decentralized finance

According to Babylon's October 14 governance proposal, Bitcoin holders could borrow stablecoins through Aave V4 without transferring BTC from the Bitcoin blockchain. Users would lock native Bitcoin in Taproot vaults while accessing liquidity through an Ethereum-based accounting token. The system

According to the Ethereum Foundation, the Glamsterdam upgrade will activate on the Hoodi testnet on October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC, targeting a gas limit of 200 million. The upgrade, which follows its earlier rollout on Sepolia on October 6, raises the gas limit more than threefold from

The XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment has secured 30 votes from 36 trusted validators, exceeding the 29 required for approval and positioning the upgrade for projected activation on October 23 at 09:34 UTC. The amendment first achieved supermajority support on October 9, triggering a two-week c

According to XRPL amendment tracking, the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment has secured 30 votes from 36 trusted validators as of October 18, exceeding the 29 required for approval. The amendment is projected to activate around 09:34 UTC on October 23 if validator support remains uninterrupted above 80%. T

According to Cysic Foundation's incident report published on October 18, an attacker exploited a database and message-processing vulnerability in the protocol's cross-chain bridge to mint 10 million CYS tokens without authorization on BNB Smart Chain on October 17 at 12:31:38 UTC. In response, Cysic

According to Paragon's announcement, PAPER perpetual contracts went live on Hyperliquid's HIP-3 market today (October 18) with support for up to 3x leverage. PAPER is currently trading at $0.012.

Cysic suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker minted 10 million CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain at 12:31:38 UTC on Saturday, according to a Sunday X incident report. Preliminary findings point to unauthorized access to a database supporting the bridge, which exploited a processing flaw. CYS

According to Cysic's official incident report on Sunday, the company's cross-chain bridge was halted after attackers exploited a database processing flaw to unauthorized mint 10 million CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain on Saturday at 12:31:38 UTC. Preliminary findings indicate unauthorized access to a

American Fortress CEO MehowHacks claims to have developed solutions for cryptocurrency privacy and cross-chain transactions, according to influencer Ran Neuner. The claimed innovations address longstanding challenges in maintaining privacy while enabling seamless transactions across various

According to Variational founder Lucas Schuermann, the platform will launch Variational Pro in 2027, a product suite covering options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives. The new offering aims to bring institutional-grade trading to

Multiple statistical agencies and central banks will release key economic indicators from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23, including China's third-quarter GDP, US initial jobless claims, and UK September consumer price index. The schedule also includes the Bank of Korea's base-rate decision on Oct. 22 and US Oct

Hyperliquid announced adjustments to its write priority fees mechanism, with changes now live on testnet. The new rules primarily affect latency-sensitive traders and include limiting mempool priority to Standard abstraction accounts, demoting HyperCore operations that occur before confirmation, and

According to Snapshot, Starknet's research proposal on continuing its transition to Layer 1 has received over 345 million votes in support, representing 99.95% of voting power, while opposition votes total approximately 157,700, or 0.05%. The voting will conclude on

Bored Ape Yacht Club has announced the launch of Mudwater, a Solana-based collectible trading card series. BAYC and MAYC holders received airdrops of 6,551 Totems to claim card packs. Each BAYC can claim 10 packs; each MAYC can claim 2 packs. Each pack contains 10 cards, with 24 packs per box, for a