Project Progress

Gno.land, a Go-based smart contract platform developed by NewTendermint, has introduced Dora, an autonomous AI security system designed to continuously examine the platform's codebase and smart contracts. The system reproduces each suspected exploit against a live Gno.land node before presenting

According to PANews, Berachain Foundation renamed its stablecoin HONEY to Bera USD (BUSD) on August 19. The contract address and token remain unchanged; only the name and symbol are updated. The rebrand aims to help institutional users immediately recognize the asset as a U.S. dollar stablecoin.

COCA, a self-custodial banking application available in more than 75 countries, integrated Aurora Intents to enable stablecoin deposits across multiple blockchain networks. The integration, built by Aurora Labs and powered by NEAR Intents, allows users to deposit supported stablecoins from

According to an August 17 announcement, COCA, a self-custodial banking application available in over 75 countries, has integrated Aurora Intents to enable users to deposit USDC and USDT from multiple blockchain networks into a single reusable address without manually selecting the destination chain.

According to HSBC Hong Kong, the bank plans to launch its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin in the second half of 2026, with preparation work proceeding on schedule and details to be disclosed shortly. In its initial phase, the stablecoin will focus on enabling HSBC customers to conduct on-chain peer-to-p

According to BlockBeats and Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT), Sign's code merged into Panurus (previously Hyperledger Token SDK) on August 19. The project provides an open, neutral tokenization development framework to help institutions issue and manage digital assets across different

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission migrated its state-backed Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from Layerzero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on August 18, 2026. The Commission initiated the upgrade to maintain high standards of security, governance, and operational

According to Wyoming Stable Token Commission, Wyoming migrated its Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from Layerzero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on August 18, 2026, citing operational security concerns. Commission officials stated the upgrade was initiated to maintain

According to Tether Gold, XAUt has officially launched on Unitas Labs today. Users can deposit XAUt to receive XGLD on a 1:1 basis, with no forced lockup period. Once deposited, XAUt serves as collateral; stablecoins are borrowed against it through major centralized exchanges or compliant lending p

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that the company is building a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance while rejecting claims that crypto is inherently anti-regulation. Garlinghouse cited Ripple's 75 licenses worldwide and a U.S. court

According to Swiss Stake AG's H1 2026 progress report, Llamalend V2 launched on Aug 19 on Optimism and Ethereum mainnet following a ChainSecurity audit. The protocol now supports LP Token and PT collateral and introduces new admin fee revenue for Curve DAO. FastBridge has gone live on Arbitrum, Opt

Institutional investors are prioritizing regulatory compliance in blockchain infrastructure as crypto adoption accelerates. 73% of investors said they planned to increase their crypto allocations this year, while 66% considered regulatory compliance important when selecting a custodian, up

According to Token Terminal, in Q2 2026, Fluid's average TVL dropped to $3.4 billion, down 21.1% quarter-over-quarter, while protocol revenue declined 29.3% to $1.8 million. Active loans fell 15.1% to $1.5 billion and monthly active users declined 43.8% to 70,700. Jupiter Lend, the Solana-based

According to ChainCatcher, KITE Foundation has deployed a new KITE ERC-20 contract on Ethereum mainnet and will migrate existing tokens at a 1:1 ratio, with addresses controlled by attackers excluded from receiving new tokens. The migration snapshot is based on Ethereum mainnet block

According to official sources, TRON community will initiate network parameter activation voting on August 25 to introduce Prague and Osaka upgrade features, enhancing TVM compatibility with Ethereum ecosystem. The Nile testnet approved the proposal on August 13, and developers can now test new featu

According to ChainCatcher citing Forbes, blockchain pioneers Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber have joined prediction market platform SafeBets as advisors. The platform allows users to make predictions using free credits without real-money investment, with correct predictions rewarded in Unicoin

According to Finance Feeds, on August 18, Arthur Hayes announced he is leading Flop Labs, a new crypto project targeting autonomous AI agents, with plans for a FLOP token airdrop in Q4 2026 before the network's blockchain

According to ChainCatcher, Decred released mandatory security patch version v2.1.6 today, addressing a critical consensus-layer vulnerability designed to prevent potential deanonymization attacks during mixing sessions. The patch also fixes multiple denial-of-service (DoS) attack vulnerabilities rel

According to an announcement yesterday (August 18), Neuberger Berman and Securitize launched HINC, a tokenized fixed-income fund operating across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and Sui. The fund, designed for accredited investors, primarily invests in high-yield corporate bonds, collateralized loan

According to Sei network's official post on X, Eidos, the storage rebuilding initiative for Sei's Giga upgrade, has launched Phase 1. The project restructures the original single-threaded Merkle tree database into a flat, high-concurrency data engine to improve speed and efficiency. The Giga upgrade