Project Progress

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

Kazakhstan's National Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with stablecoin issuer Tether on October 7, 2026 to explore digital currency infrastructure and asset tokenization. The agreement brings together Tether, the National Bank of Kazakhstan, and the Alatau City Authority to examine stableco

Sanctumso has launched swSOL, a new alternative to wrapped $SOL (wSOL) that maintains a 1:1 redemption rate for $SOL while paying staking yield to integrating protocols. The initiative targets approximately $2.2 billion in idle wSOL, addressing liquidity concerns within the Solana ecosystem. The

According to @SolanaFloor, Sanctumso launched swSOL, a new alternative to wrapped SOL (wSOL) that maintains a 1:1 redemption rate for SOL while paying staking yield to integrating protocols. The initiative targets approximately $2.2 billion in idle wSOL currently within the Solana

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a call for evidence Friday to seek industry feedback on the implications of tokenized collateral in clearing operations. The regulator wants evidence that clearinghouses can access tokenized collateral and convert it into cash if

According to Citrini Research, on October 9, the independent research firm released a report identifying ONDO, AAVE, UNI, ETHFI, and PENDLE as beneficiaries of agentic finance, where AI agents conduct autonomous financial transactions on blockchains. The report argues that blockchain's always-on,

David Schwartz, Ripple's Chief Technology Officer, and RippleX Senior Director of Engineering Ayo Akinyele will present 'Building What's Next for XRPL' on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET in New York, according to Ripple. The discussion will address privacy, scalability, and institutional-grade

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX launched Taxlyst on Tuesday, a free tax reporting platform that enables investors to generate Crypto Tax in India reports from transactions across multiple crypto exchanges ahead of India's income tax filing deadline. The platform is designed to simplify crypto

According to Coinpaper, David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple, will discuss XRP Ledger's next phase on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET in New York alongside RippleX Senior Director of Engineering Ayo Akinyele. The session titled "Building What's Next for XRPL" will cover privacy, scalability and

Ripple Prime entered the U.S. leveraged ETF financing market by providing total-return swaps to fund managers, the company announced Tuesday, October 6. The expansion follows Ripple's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, completed in 2025, after which the prime brokerage business became Ripple

According to ChainCatcher, on Oct 9, Ethereum contributor Francesco Risitano submitted the EIP-8440 (Execution Layer Proof) draft proposal. The proposal leverages recursive zero-knowledge proofs to verify the validity of all execution payloads from the head beacon block to the origin beacon block, b