Project Progress

Vitalik Buterin proposed EIP-8288 on September 9 to bring recursive STARK-based mempools to Ethereum, describing the technology as a potential next step after Frame Transactions that could make advanced cryptography dramatically cheaper. Buterin said he hopes EIP-8288 will be included in I, the Ethe

According to Vitalik Buterin on September 9, the Ethereum co-founder proposed EIP-8288 to introduce recursive STARK-based mempools, aiming to dramatically reduce the cost of quantum-safe transactions on Ethereum. The technology could slash quantum-resistant transaction fees from an estimated 10

According to U.S. Bank on September 9, the bank launched its dollar-backed stablecoin USBDC and completed a cross-border settlement pilot on the Stellar blockchain. The trial involved transferring funds between U.S. Bank entities across North America and Europe, integrating the bank's existing

According to PANews, Citrea, a Bitcoin ZK Rollup, has resumed cross-chain services for ctUSD, USDC, USDT, WBTC, and CTR on September 10 following a comprehensive review. Some Solver-based routing services remain under gradual recovery. The resumption follows a security incident at third-party

According to ChainCatcher, decentralized wallet infrastructure provider Privy launched stablecoin card presets, enabling users to spend directly from Privy wallet or DeFi vault balances without pre-funding separate card accounts. The cards are issued in partnership with Stripe and currently

According to BlockBeats, on September 10, Nate, founder of Long.xyz (a meme coin issuance platform on Robinhood chain), announced plans to build "a distribution mechanism independent of blockchain and crypto cycles" in the coming

According to The Block, Consensys announced on September 10 that it will separate into two independent companies: MetaMask, focused on consumer financial services including payments and savings, and a new Consensys entity dedicated to Ethereum and institutional blockchain infrastructure. MetaMask ha

According to BlockBeats, Arc Chain will launch on September 16 as market participants await the next catalyst following a cooling in on-chain activity driven by Robinhood Chain this week. NFT marketplace OpenSea and meme coin platform Fomo have announced plans to support Arc Chain immediately upon l

According to Solana's Anza development team, mainnet Beta transactions V1 will activate at epoch 1035, expected around September 15 at 1:20 UTC. The ecosystem team requires additional time for testing and integrating V1 support. V1 is now live on devnet for integration testing. In V1, compute

According to Odaily, Zora co-founder Dee Goens announced he is taking over as CEO, with co-founder Jacob stepping down after serving as CEO for over six years. The team has been reduced to fewer than 10 people following earlier restructuring this year. Zora also announced plans to launch a ZORA

Zora co-founder Dee Goens announced on September 10 that he had replaced Jacob Horne as CEO, as Zora’s creator token business faced severe challenges. According to DefiLlama data, Zora Coins’ quarterly revenue fell from $5.64 million in Q3 2025 to $106,540 in Q2 2026. Dee Goens Takes Over as Zora CEO Zora co-founder Dee Goens announced on September 10, 2026 (Wednesday), that he had taken over as CEO, replacing Jacob Horne. The personnel change comes as Zora’s core business—the Zora Coins creator

According to CoinDesk, PayPal launched PYUSDx yesterday (September 9), a platform enabling businesses to issue custom stablecoins backed by PayPal USD. The platform was developed in collaboration with M0, a fiat-pegged token infrastructure provider, and MoonPay, a crypto payments firm. Tokens

According to Odaily, the Arbitrum Watchdog Committee proposed today to permanently exclude Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance from all future Arbitrum DAO programs. The committee, composed of Entropy Advisors, MinistroDolar, the Arbitrum Foundation, and OpCo,

According to ChainCatcher, Ben Gruenbaum, former community data analyst at Magic Eden and founder of Magic Lab, accused the NFT marketplace of altering reward mechanisms, governance, and product strategy after users locked tokens for extended periods. The $ME token has a fixed supply of 1 billion, w

According to Pump.fun's official announcement, the platform launched Custom Pairs on Solana today, enabling users to mint Meme tokens paired with tokenized stocks such as BA, BABA, and DJT, alongside major crypto assets and precious metals. The feature adds 20 new asset pairings supported by

According to Harmony's announcement reported by PANews, validators can halt node operations starting today at 14:00 UTC (22:00 Beijing time, Sept 10, 2026). The project previously disclosed transition and compensation plans in its ONE migration article. Harmony also reiterated its future focus

PumpFun has launched support for tokenized stocks as pairing assets for token creators, expanding its offerings beyond SOL and USDC. The platform now allows creators to utilize tokenized assets linked to major companies like Tesla and NVIDIA. According to crypto commentator @WuBlockchain, this expan

According to Odaily, Pump.fun launched Custom Pairs on Wednesday, allowing token creators to choose from 93 quoting asset pairs including tokenized stocks, wrapped Bitcoin, Ethereum, and metals—expanding beyond SOL and USDC trading pairs. The feature is live on the creation form. Fees follow the st

World XYZ's website went offline hours after its launch due to unprecedented traffic, according to CryptoTwitter commentator SolanaFlor. The outage affected the platform's prediction market built on Solana using Chainlink technology. The surge in traffic highlights growing demand for decentralized f

US Bank launched a stablecoin pilot on the Stellar network to enhance banking operations through on-chain value transfers while aligning with existing finance and compliance infrastructure. The initiative aims to integrate blockchain technology into the bank's core finance and risk management