Project Progress

According to NEAR Protocol's official X (Twitter) account, the protocol recently announced a new feature focused on Intents and Confidentiality. The announcement underscores NEAR's commitment to enhancing user privacy and engagement within its ecosystem. The tweet received 88 likes and 10

PaperTrade introduced a liquidity pool mechanism that rewards losing traders by distributing a portion of the pool that took the opposite side of their trades. The protocol focuses on synthetic BTC and ETH perpetual contracts with high leverage capabilities on the HyperEVM platform. The initiative a

Starknet announced on Friday that it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain, targeting 2027 as the goal to launch the first fully quantum-resistant network. According to StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, an L1 transition would allow Starknet to control its own security

Arbitrum launched its Fast Feed feature to enhance transaction visibility and expedite execution on its Layer 2 network. The feature, combined with Priority Gas Auction (PGA), enables users to compete for better transaction ordering. Arbitrum is a Layer 2 scaling solution designed to improve

According to Arbitrum's official announcement, the network has launched Fast Feed and PGA (Priority Gas Auction) features to enhance transaction visibility and expedite execution. Fast Feed allows users to see executed transactions more quickly, while PGA enables users to compete for better transact

According to Unichain, the OP Stack layer-2 network will migrate its testnet to OP Enterprise on October 13, with mainnet migration scheduled for late October. The migration prepares for native cross-chain interoperability, allowing users to transfer assets between OP Stack chains without bridges, w

According to PANews, on October 9, Ostium announced its second-phase repayment plan for OLP holders who lost more than 1,000 USDC and did not opt for the quick-distribution method. The plan offers two options: Class A holders receive USDC installment payments funded by

According to Starknet, on August 26, StarkWare researchers validated a quantum-safe Bitcoin locking mechanism (QSB) on mainnet that requires no soft fork, new opcodes, or consensus changes. The first QSB output was spent in block 964,199, with GPU computation costs declining from

According to Pendle Finance, the platform has launched srnOPAL, a token offering 11.59% fixed APY backed by short-dated Brazilian credit card debts. The move aligns with Pendle's strategy to expand in the real-world asset (RWA) market, where the platform currently has approximately $691 million in t

According to ChainCatcher, THORChain has launched native Zcash (ZEC) swaps, enabling users to exchange ZEC directly with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins without relying on wrapped tokens or centralized exchanges. The rollout follows the protocol's v3.20 upgrade, which added Zcash and Monero

According to Foresight News, on October 9, Canton Network published a CIP proposal titled "Universal Burn and Synchronizer Pricing" requiring all production synchronizers, including dedicated synchronizers, to pay network traffic fees in US dollars by burning Canton Coin (CC) on-chain. Global synchr

According to CoinDesk, XRP Ledger has activated permission delegation feature on October 9, allowing enterprises to assign specific on-chain operations to independent accounts without surrendering main account keys. The feature enhances security and operational flexibility for institutions in

According to PANews, on October 9, LayerZero and Blockaid launched Bridge Sentinel, a decentralized verification network (DVN) that screens cross-chain messages for malicious counterparties, fake source events, and stolen fund flows before validation. Asset issuers using LayerZero's OFT standard

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 9, 2026, Starknet announced it is actively considering becoming a Layer 1 blockchain independent from Ethereum, with STRK rising 31% over 24 hours to $0.06495 on the news. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson stated on Thursday that the network is targeting 2027 for

According to Durov's Code, Telegram's latest version 13 will introduce a new cryptocurrency wallet called Gram Wallet, though it remains unavailable to users. The original Wallet service has been renamed to Walt

Roundtable 100 analysts raised BitGo Holdings 35 places higher this week, moving the digital asset infrastructure firm to No. 52 with a score of 59 out of 100. The ranking increase follows BitGo's Q2 2026 revenue of $4.33 billion, up 79.6% from a year ago. BitGo is a digital asset infrastructure

According to ChainCatcher, Zcash's development team plans to add post-quantum signature support in January. Roman Akhtariev, an engineer at Zakura (which develops for Zcash), stated that the team aims to deploy post-quantum signature opcodes that enable Zcash to verify hash-based signatures and