Project Progress

t54 Labs, an AI agent infrastructure development company, launched the XRPL AI Hub on the 28th (Korean time), a unified platform connecting the AI ecosystem operating on Ripple's XRP Ledger (XRPL) blockchain network. The platform integrates AI agents, applications, payment services, and developer in

According to t54 Labs, the company launched the XRPL AI Hub on July 28, a unified platform connecting AI agents, applications, payment services, and developer infrastructure operating on Ripple's XRP Ledger. The hub enables developers to track AI agent payment activity, view available services, and

According to former Secret Network Foundation head Lisa Loud, the Secret Network community is proposing a one-time token issuance to restructure the network's tokenomics following Secret Labs' exit. The proposal aims to dilute existing token supply to 20% of its current level while maintaining the c

Lido has launched its Core 2.0 protocol upgrade on July 28, introducing native 0x02 validator support and triggering a validator consolidation that will reduce Ethereum's beacon chain by approximately 29%. The Curated Module v2 (CMv2) enables migration of over 265,000 existing validators from

Cobo, a provider of digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure, launched the Settlement Network (SN) on July 28, 2026. The network is a bilateral clearing and settlement infrastructure designed for institutional stablecoin transactions, enabling two institutions that have independently

Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure provider valued at $8 billion in 2022, announced a suite of new enterprise tools during its Pulse Masterclass webinar. The products are designed to help organizations expand digital asset operations while maintaining security and operational efficiency. The

Cobo, a digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure provider, officially launched the Settlement Network today (July 28) to enable bilateral clearing and automated settlement of institutional stablecoin transactions. The system allows trading counterparties to verify, lock, and execute fiat and

According to Fireblocks, the digital asset infrastructure provider introduced a new suite of enterprise tools on July 27 to strengthen security, simplify asset management, and enable scalable blockchain operations. The platform, valued at $8 billion in 2022 and processing more than $6 trillion in di

According to 1Inch's announcement on Tuesday, the DEX aggregator deployed Aqua, a protocol designed to unify liquidity pools across the decentralized finance ecosystem. Aqua enables liquidity providers to manage positions against a single wallet without depositing to specific pools—assets remain in

Securitize Capital, the advisory subsidiary of tokenized asset platform Securitize, registered with the SEC as a full investment adviser, the company announced Monday. The registration graduates the firm from exempt reporting adviser status, which imposed constraints on the scope of assets and

Zcash mining company Fortitude brought a 12-megawatt facility online in Grand Island, Nebraska, announced Tuesday. The Digital Currency Group-owned company expanded its owned power portfolio to more than 60 megawatts across seven sites with the completion of its first greenfield data center. The fac

According to Chainwire, BitSafe launched the public beta of Decentralization Manager on July 28, 2026, an open-sourced framework backed by over $1 million in Canton Foundation grants. The platform enables developers and institutions to build decentralized financial applications on the Canton

According to BlockBeats, on July 28, 1inch officially launched shared liquidity protocol Aqua to all users. The protocol enables users to support multiple liquidity positions simultaneously with a single token balance held in their wallet, without depositing assets into pools. Trades are settled

XRPL Commons announced a 36-hour hackathon scheduled for October 24–25, one week before Ripple's Swell conference. The announcement coincides with blockchain analytics platform MSB Intel reporting that the XRP Ledger's seven-day average

According to MSB Intel, XRPL Commons announced an XRPL Hackathon set for October 24–25, as the XRP Ledger's seven-day average active addresses climbed 2.3% to approximately 14,300 daily active wallets. The 36-hour event, hosted in partnership with the XRP Ledger Foundation, invites developers to

According to ChainCatcher, AEON, an AI Agent economy settlement protocol, announced it has surpassed 2.3 million users, with monthly average transaction volume exceeding $30 million and cumulative transaction amount reaching $475 million. The protocol continues expanding Agent-to-Agent (A2A) and Age

On July 28, 2026, Ondo Finance launched Ondo Network, an offchain execution network that replaces its originally planned Ondo Chain layer-1 blockchain. The shift reflects a strategic decision based on user feedback that institutional adoption was bottlenecked by execution speed and privacy rather th

According to Foresight News, Cobo launched Settlement Network (SN), a stablecoin settlement infrastructure for institutions. The platform enables fiat and stablecoin settlement with simultaneous execution: fiat deposits into a Cobo-facilitated bank