Project Progress

According to Odaily, Circle's bitcoin-backed token cirBTC launched on Ethereum on June 8 with a maximum supply of approximately 40.02 units held across 11 addresses. The token is minted and redeemed through Circle Mint

According to BlockBeats, on August 13, Hyperliquid Foundation adjusted its on-chain data infrastructure rules to allow professional providers to connect at lower costs. Previously, direct node connection required staking 10,000 HYPE and reaching Tier 1 market maker status. Under the new structure, i

According to Jeff on X, Hyperliquid will automatically rebalance underutilized USDC from HLP to lending sub-strategies in its next network upgrade. The move aims to address near-zero HLP yields. The protocol's portfolio margin, lending, and borrowing features have reached production scale, while ord

Crypto.com has launched tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, enabling 24/7 trading of 1,500 equities through blockchain-based instruments. The rollout marks another step in the industry's push to tokenize traditional financial assets, an area increasingly viewed as one of the largest long-term

According to Foresight News, TRON founder Justin Sun outlined the blockchain's scaling infrastructure at the Indonesia Blockchain Week in Jakarta, highlighting over 398 million on-chain accounts and $27 billion TVL. TRON processes approximately 12 million transactions daily, with on-chain USDT

According to Foresight News, Wanchain cross-chain bridge and XFlows resumed support for VeChain on August 13. The team previously suspended the VeChain routing following a security incident. Wanchain stated it will announce the resumption of additional chain routes in

Franklin Templeton received no-action relief from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management on Wednesday, allowing the firm's registered investment funds to hold shares of its tokenized money market fund through a blockchain-integrated custody system. The

SEC staff approved Franklin Templeton's blockchain-integrated custody system for its tokenized money market fund BENJI on August 13. The no-action letter permits Franklin Templeton's registered mutual funds and ETFs to invest in Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund for cash management

According to job postings on Saramin on August 13, South Korean AI company Saltlux is hiring blockchain and stablecoin backend developers for its AI Service Business Division. The positions involve designing and developing backend systems for blockchain and stablecoin-based services, as well as

According to Foresight News, Bullish has launched tokenized BLSH stock trading on Bullish Exchange, a digital asset exchange regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Transactions are settled in US dollar stablecoins and support 24/7 trading with near-instant settlement.

According to PANews, Binance will suspend Ontology (ONT) deposits and withdrawals starting August 21 at 07:00 UTC+8 to support the network upgrade and hard fork. The Ontology network upgrade and hard fork will be executed at block height 20,800,000, expected on August 21 at 08:00 UTC+8.

Hyperion DeFi posted US$31 million in second-quarter net income, more than three times its US$8.8 million result from the previous quarter, marking the company's second straight quarterly net income record. The performance was driven by substantial gains in its HYPE treasury, which climbed to US$54.

According to its Q2 results, Hyperion DeFi posted $31 million in net income, more than triple its first-quarter figure of $8.8 million. The company's HYPE treasury surged to $132.6 million from $71 million at quarter-end March, with treasury gains climbing to $54.8 million versus $21.5 million in Q1

Harmony announced that the team is currently coordinating with validators and exchanges on the specific rollback path. The inflation vulnerability fix has officially taken effect. A complete list of wallets associated with the attackers will be disclosed in the coming

Harmony activated its minting vulnerability fix on August 13 as the network moves forward with a rollback plan agreed upon with validators and exchanges. The team will soon release a complete list of attacker wallets involved in the incident. The anomalous minting on Harmony's network exceeded 3

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich denied on Thursday that the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company was selling its holdings after transferring 5,014 BTC ($322 million) over a 24-hour period starting Wednesday. Gerovich stated the transaction was a routine custody operation with no Bitcoin sold, and the com

According to Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich on Thursday, the company's 5,014 BTC ($322 million) transfer over 24 hours starting Wednesday was a routine custody operation, not a sale. "No bitcoin was sold, and our holdings remain 43,000 BTC," Gerovich stated, adding that network fees cost the company

According to Foresight News, Solana core development team Anza announced the Agave v4.3 release plan. The version will activate the Alpenglow consensus protocol, new system calls including SHA512 and big integer modular exponentiation, and enhanced CPI depth. Testnet is scheduled to begin

According to ChainCatcher, Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder recently stated that Arbitrum's multiple strategic decisions—including its approach to interactive proofs, business model, DeFi focus, and dedicated blockchain rollout—were initially controversial but are now aligning with

Market analyst Jamie Coutts released an assessment report on August 12, citing data tracked by Helios Analytics from October 2025 through July 2026 and noting that the daily settlement volume of the x402 cryptocurrency payment protocol had fallen 93% year to date and 55% over the past three months. Actual payment activity remains far below market expectations for the AI agent economy. Key x402 Settlement Volume Data The following are the key x402 settlement volume figures cited in Jamie Coutts’s