Project Progress

On August 6, Cardano's Catalyst Pilot launched a new funding round allocating 2.5 million ADA to support blockchain projects on the network. Applications close on August 20 at 06:00 UTC, providing teams with a two-week window to submit proposals. The program expects to fund 10 to 15 project teams,

According to Odaily, Four.Meme has added support for SPCXb (SpaceX tokenized stock) trading pair to its Stock Meme feature. Creators can now select SPCXb as a trading pair when launching Stock Memes on the platform, with additional bStocks trading pairs expected to launch.

According to ChainCatcher, JUST initiated community voting on August 5 to determine the allocation of $1.2 million TRX incentive pool for TRON DeFi Summer S2 through August 17. All TRX holders can participate to decide the distribution of Boosted APR coverage across core asset pools including TRX, U

According to NADA NEWS, Digital Garage officially launched its stablecoin payment infrastructure service (DG SPS) on August 10, with JCB and its subsidiary DG Financial Technology (DGFT) as the first partners. DG SPS integrates with merchants' existing payment systems via API, enabling stablecoin pa

Ethereum developers proposed a mechanism called 'Tapered Issuance Burn' that would gradually reduce validator issuance to zero as the share of staked ETH approaches 50% of total supply. The draft proposal would deduct and burn part of validators' idealized duty rewards, with the burn rate rising

SigmaChain executives announced plans to integrate blockchain technology and stablecoin payments into the acquired social platform Cyworld at a press conference held on the 10th at Courtyard Marriott Hotel Seoul. The company outlined a vision for Cyworld 3.0 incorporating NFTs, content trading, and

According to Sigma Chain's official announcement on August 10, the company plans to introduce blockchain technology, stablecoin payments, and NFT features to Cyworld following its acquisition of the South Korean platform. At a press conference in Seoul, Sigma Chain executives said users could

According to BlockBeats, UMX, an Avenir Group-backed crypto-friendly securities platform, launched its invitation-only public testing on August 10. The platform enables unified trading of crypto assets and real securities on a single interface. During public testing, UMX offers crypto spot,

The Ethereum community rejected a proposal to reduce ETH issuance, with 99.77% voting against EIP-8363 in an on-chain signaling vote. EIP-8363 proposed burning a portion of consensus layer rewards once the staking ratio reaches 50%, aiming to bring validator net yield to zero at that threshold.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum developers have proposed a "Tapered Issuance Burn" mechanism designed to progressively reduce validator rewards as ETH staking ratios increase. The proposal aims to reduce net ETH issuance to zero when staking approaches 50% of total supply. Staking already

BTCPay Server temporarily restricted public Lightning Network access on August 10 after confirming attackers exploited a critical vulnerability in all versions before 2.4.2 to steal LND credentials and drain funds, according to the project. Attackers obtained LND "macaroon" files—credentials that a

Solana on-chain perpetual futures platform Flash.Trade announced on August 7 that it would gradually cease operations if it could not find an interested acquirer. In response to questions about whether “the Solana Foundation strongly supported Phoenix and killed Flash.Trade,” Solana co-founder toly said that the Foundation’s role was limited to publicizing and promoting products during the early stage after their launch, and nothing more. toly’s Original Response: The Scope and Limitations of th

PayProtocol, the virtual asset payment subsidiary of Danal, announced on the 10th the launch of an enterprise-focused open beta for PayChain. PayChain is an on-chain financial infrastructure designed to serve as the foundation for the PCI (PayCoin) ecosystem. The open beta will run until

According to Pay Protocol, Dannal's subsidiary Pay Protocol launched the enterprise beta version of PayChain on August 10. PayChain is an on-chain financial infrastructure that records the entire settlement process using digital receipts. The beta period runs through November 30, with companies

According to Neutral Trade, the Solana-based quantitative strategy platform has launched Autopilot, a multi-strategy auto-allocation service that automatically deploys user deposits across multiple real-time market-neutral strategies while dynamically rebalancing based on market conditions. The ser

Since Justin Sun founded the TRON public blockchain in 2017, he has built a diversified crypto empire. Data available from BlockBeats shows that the market cap of his core assets has exceeded $43 billion. TRON generates annualized revenue of $770 million. Recently, Justin Sun used $100 million in a reverse merger to take TRON public on Nasdaq through a backdoor listing via SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed company. Market Cap and Data for Each Business: An Overview of Justin Sun’s Crypto Empire

According to NYSE President Lynn C. Martin, the New York Stock Exchange is developing an on-chain settlement platform for tokenized securities, as announced today (August 10) at a South Korean parliamentary seminar focused on capital market advancement. Martin stated that the NYSE participated in a

Robinhood Chain reached nearly $800 million in total value locked and processed over 200 million transactions in just over one month online, according to Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood's head of crypto. The Ethereum layer-2 network pursues a dual strategy balancing serious financial

According to Decrypt's interview with Robinhood crypto chief Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood Chain has reached nearly $800 million in total value locked and processed more than 200 million transactions in just over one month since launch. The Ethereum layer-2 network supports approximately 200

According to Cointelegraph, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik stated recently that Robinhood will most likely not launch a token, as it could compete with the company's public stock HOOD. Svanevik noted that Robinhood's Layer 2 network already operates on Ethereum and includes a Gas token for network fees, m