Project Progress

BNB Beacon Chain released a self-service recovery tool for users to retrieve orphaned BEP2 and BEP8 tokens on July 1, 2026, as part of Phase 3 of its ongoing decommissioning and merge plan. The autonomous service removes the need for manual customer support tickets for stuck tokens. The tool

According to BNB Chain's official GitHub repository, the platform launched a self-service recovery tool for orphaned BEP2 and BEP8 tokens on July 1, 2026. The service eliminates the need for manual customer support tickets, allowing users to autonomously retrieve stuck assets. This release is part o

According to The Defiant, ENS DAO's public goods working group officially closed on July 3 after 4.5 years of operation. In its final sixth funding round, the working group distributed 450,000 USDC and 72.5 ETH (approximately $123,000) to Ethereum infrastructure projects including Vyper, Argot

According to a CNBC interview on July 3, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said cryptocurrency industry growth hinges on real-world assets (RWA) being tokenized on-chain, not meme coins. Tenev stated that assets lacking underlying utility are not productive assets. Robinhood launched Stock Tokens service on

Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol now supports 65-plus blockchains and secures $33.6 billion in cross-chain tokens, according to Chainlink's official blog. Transfer volumes surged 1,972% to $7.77 billion during 2025 alone. The DTCC is incorporating Chainlink's Compute Runtime

Ondo Finance launched tokenized versions of BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Micron shares on Thursday, expanding its U.S. tokenized securities business under a third-party custodial framework described by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January. The launch represents the first

According to Ondo Finance, the company launched tokenized versions of BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and Micron shares on Thursday under a third-party custodial framework aligned with SEC guidance issued in January. The tokens are issued on Ethereum and backed 1:1 by securities held

Illuvium, a blockchain gaming project, reports 40,000 daily active users averaging 90 minutes of gameplay in its open beta as of 2026, according to CoinMarketCap. The project announced a partnership with Lamborghini in mid-2026 that triggered a 35% rally in ILV token prices before a subsequent

According to the Ethereum Foundation, the organization published a policy guide on July 1, positioning Ethereum as neutral public infrastructure for governments and institutions. The guide cites approximately $76 billion in staked ETH securing the Ethereum network as of March 2026, with an

According to The Block, Securitize (SECZ) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, opening at $12.45 and closing at $12.30 after hitting a midday high of $13.70. The tokenization platform simultaneously launched tokenized versions of full SECZ shares on Solana and Avalanche,

According to Bitcoin.com News, Ondo Finance launched onchain tokenization of BlackRock's IVV ETF and Micron shares on July 2, marking the first such offering in the U.S. under SEC-compliant custody. Broadridge Financial Solutions will manage proxy voting for token holders through its Proxyvote.com p

The IOTA Foundation published its report for the second quarter of 2026, reporting significant progress in the expansion of TWIN. The main focus was on the activation of the Starfish consensus protocol on April 23, trade projects in Africa and the United Kingdom, and a stronger organizational

According to IOTA Foundation's Q2 2026 report, the Foundation activated the Starfish consensus protocol on April 23 to enhance mainnet stability under real-world network conditions. The upgrade also completed Protocol Version 29 with enhanced smart contract security measures. In application-level p

According to BlockBeats, Aave deployed its V3 lending protocol on Monad on July 3, initially supporting 12 assets including USDT, USDC, GHO, USDe, mUSD, AUSD, WETH, cbBTC, wstETH, weETH, syrupUSDC, and sUSDe. The deployment marks Aave's first mainnet launch to enable Chainlink's Smart Value

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC on Thursday morning that the future of crypto lies in real-world assets rather than memecoins. The statement came a day after the company unveiled an expansion of its tokenized equities offering. Tenev stated that if an asset is not tied to underlying utility, it i

Humanity Protocol founder Terence Kwok said the project is repositioning toward enterprise AI products, moving away from its identity-and-blockchain roots weeks after a $36 million exploit in June drained its treasury and collapsed the H token. Speaking on The Block's daily show in his first

According to Foresight News, on-chain lending protocol Maple Finance launched syrupUSDG on Robinhood Chain. Risk management firm Steakhouse Financial approved syrupUSDG as collateral for Robinhood Earn, the first decentralized lending product in Robinhood's app. Morpho provides vault

Able Finance, founded by CEO Islam Shazhaev, is building a Sharia-compliant fintech platform combining stablecoin infrastructure, AI-native architecture, and halal yield products to serve the global Islamic finance market. The platform addresses a gap in accessible financial services for a 2

According to an interview published on July 2, Able Finance CEO Islam Shazhaev explained the company's strategy to capture the $4.93 trillion Islamic finance market by building proprietary stablecoin infrastructure rather than competing on payments alone. The platform combines an AI-native