Project Progress

According to Cryptobriefing, on August 11, Spark Protocol CEO Sam Macpherson proposed sub-DAO governance as a solution to flat DAO governance challenges. Macpherson identified issues with flat DAO structures, including slow decision-making, voter fatigue, and political factionalism from requiring al

According to Foresight News, SushiSwap community released a proposal to restructure SUSHI tokenomics. The proposal includes establishing strategic reserves through weekly SUSHI purchases, allocating remaining protocol revenue to Sushi Ops for growth and operations support, and redirecting deployed l

The Ethereum community’s recent controversy centers on EIP-8363, a proposal that would use an “Issuance Burn” mechanism to directly burn part of the consensus-layer Ether (ETH) rewards originally paid to validators. SharpLink Gaming Co-CEO Joseph Chalom criticized the proposal, arguing that it could damage Ether’s economic characteristics and potentially affect approximately $125 million in potential revenue. EIP-8363 Mechanism: Burning Part of Consensus-Layer Issuance Rewards Under Ethereum’s c

According to a Messari report, circulating USDT on the TRON network reached $87.9 billion at the end of Q2 2026, surpassing Ethereum. During Q2, the network processed $2.1 trillion in USDT transfers. However, DeFi TVL declined 1.9% to $4.4 billion, while average daily DEX trading volume fell 21.7% to $49.3 million, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly decline. TRON Q2 2026 Core Network Metrics: Stablecoins and Transaction Activity Reach New Highs (Source: Messari) According to Messari's Q2 2

According to CoinDesk, on August 11, Strategy CEO Phong Le announced the company has adjusted its strategy to hold $4.75 billion in cash, covering approximately 2.7 years of preferred stock dividends. Le stated that while he initially believed institutional investors would highly value Bitcoin for i

According to The Block, on August 11, BTCPay Server supporters announced a bounty program to recover stolen funds: 10% of recovered assets will be rewarded, capped at 3 BTC for full recovery. This follows BTCPay's disclosure of a critical vulnerability actively exploited, which allows attackers to o

According to The Block, Keel Infrastructure Corp. (formerly Bitfarms) closed all its U.S. bitcoin mining operations in the second quarter to convert facilities into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data centers. From April 1 to August 7, the company sold 1,085 BTC,

Bitdeer Technologies Group released unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2026 on Aug. 10, reporting total revenue of $228.8 million, up 47% year-over-year, while narrowing its gross loss to $8.5 million from a $39 million gross loss in the first quarter of 2026. The company's cost o

NYSE President Lynn Martin confirmed the exchange is developing an onchain settlement platform for tokenized securities, building on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) tokenization pilot in July, ahead of an October full launch. Martin described the technology as a way to bridge

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream launched Blockstream Swaps, a feature enabling users to make trustless swaps between the Bitcoin main chain and Lightning Network. The launch aims to provide resilient ecosystem utility, complementing existing providers after non-custodial swap provider

Blockstream announced Blockstream Swaps this month, a new feature enabling trustless swaps between Bitcoin's main chain and the Lightning network. The service allows users to move funds across layers while maintaining full control of their assets, without needing to run a node or open a payment

Supporters of BTCPay Server, the open-source bitcoin payments processor that recently disclosed an exploit, have committed to supporting a recovery bounty of 10% of any funds recovered, capped at 3 BTC for full recovery, according to an announcement on Monday. The bounty responds to a critical

According to an announcement on Monday, BTCPay Server supporters committed to supporting a recovery bounty of 10% of any recovered funds, capped at 3 BTC, following a critical vulnerability in the open-source Bitcoin payments processor. The flaw, disclosed on Friday, allowed attackers to steal LND a

According to Bitcoin News, Bitcoin developers plan to execute a hard fork on September 1 to change the proof-of-work algorithm, with the selected hash algorithm expected to be announced on September 1. The fork will create an independent blockchain, and existing BTC holders will receive tokens on th

According to Bitcoin.com News, Vitalik Buterin published a new Ethereum roadmap—called the 2029 Strawmap—on Monday, comparing it side-by-side with his 2023 plan. Quantum safety, designed to protect Ethereum from future quantum computers, jumped ahead in priority, alongside new privacy tools like

According to Odaily and Sui monitoring data, Hashi testnet has processed over 1.1 million deposits and 165,000 withdrawals since its launch three weeks ago. In the past two weeks, more than 50% of Bitcoin Signet transactions have originated from Hashi testnet

Sui announced on X that the Hashi testnet dashboard now displays real-time deposit and withdrawal records.

According to Odaily, Sui launched Seal, a governance mechanism enabling scoped, time-limited, and revocable regulatory access without requiring a master key. Regulatory bodies receive differentiated permissions based on their role: prudential regulators

According to HyperliuqidNews, xStocksFi, a tokenized stock platform, will launch on Hyperliquid. The first batch of 5 stocks will be available on HyperCore.

According to ChainCatcher, Mysten introduced a privacy prototype on August 10 to address amount visibility challenges in blockchain settlement. The prototype is built on Seal MPC and confidential transfer technology, enabling institutions to conduct