Project Progress

Solana's SIMD-0553 proposal, merged on July 20, 2026, would restructure how transaction fees work on the network. If approved, daily SOL burns would jump from roughly 650 SOL (worth approximately $47,000) to between 7,500 and 9,000 SOL (up to $650,000)—a 12 to 14-fold increase in tokens

According to ChainCatcher, the VeChain Foundation announced the launch of the Interstellar stage under its Renaissance roadmap on August 7. VIP-255, the first upgrade proposal, will introduce execution layer improvements compatible with Ethereum's Cancun, Prague, and Osaka versions, including

According to Odaily, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom formally opposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363 this week, stating the proposal could weaken the DeFi ecosystem and undermine ETH's key advantage over Bitcoin. EIP-8363, or "Tapered Issuance Burn," gradually increases the proportion of

According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase Dev now supports creating multiple wallet types—self-custodied, developer-managed, and user-managed—through a single API call, according to a statement from CEO Brian Armstrong on X. The functionality covers multiple blockchains and asset classes, including

According to Cointelegraph, on August 8, Ethereum improvement proposal EIP-8363 (Tapered Issuance Burn) proposes gradually reducing staking rewards to lower network issuance, sparking significant community opposition and triggering the largest economic model debate since The Merge. Currently, 41.5 m

Grayscale's Ethereum Staking Mini ETF signed a new trust agreement on August 6 that makes staking the default for nearly all of its 839,556 ETH holdings, aiming to deploy the fund's 161,000 idle ETH. The rewrite enables monthly cash distributions of staking rewards to shareholders and was filed

According to an SEC filing, Grayscale signed a new trust agreement for its Ethereum Staking Mini ETF on August 6, making staking the default for nearly all holdings. The change aims to reduce 161,000 idle ETH—currently held as a buffer for redemptions and operations—toward zero. Under the new

According to Foresight News, Solana perpetual futures platform Flash Trade announced it will gradually cease operations if unable to secure an acquisition. The team cited market direction shifts and reduced market participation, not funding constraints, as primary reasons. Flash Trade is now

According to Kaito AI's announcement on X, the platform is upgrading its staking rewards mechanism on August 7. Under the new system, unallocated tokens will be redistributed to active stakers before airdrop claims open, with their allocation expected to roughly double from prior levels. Kaito will

Major crypto companies including Kraken, Coinbase and Circle are building infrastructure for AI agents as the industry seeks users beyond traders. This summer, Kraken said it's rebuilding its app to give users access to AI agents capable of monitoring markets and executing trades, while Coinbase

According to BlockBeats, Pump.fun announced on August 7 the launch of social trading features in its app. Users can now create token alerts to send notifications to followers, enjoy zero-fee trading, and conduct cross-chain transactions using

Carbon launched 250+ TradFi markets on August 7th, 2026, spanning equities, indices, forex, and commodities, bringing total tradeable instruments to over 950 in one account alongside 530+ crypto perpetuals and 150 24/7 real-world assets. Each position is hedged 1:1 at regulated TradFi venues,

According to Starknet, the network recently completed a post-quantum signature transfer test, with a wallet account using post-quantum cryptography successfully executing a real transaction on Starknet mainnet at a cost of approximately 6 cents. Unlike most blockchains that embed signing

According to PANews on August 7, THENA cancelled plans for a 10% token increase and launched the ARK Initiative to restructure its revenue and token emission model. Under the new framework, spot trading fees will be split 40% to veTHE voters and 60% to the protocol treasury. THE emissions will be re

According to Foresight News, self-custody wallet Ready announced its application will migrate to the Base network later this month. Eligible users will then be able to obtain Ready cards again, subject to regional availability. Ready previously suspended card services in late July due to card

IxsFinance introduced a vault infrastructure designed to bring regulated yields from traditional financial assets onto blockchain networks, offering an alternative to the capital recycling model commonly used across decentralized finance. The approach seeks to establish a direct connection between t

According to Julian Kwan, IxsFinance introduced a vault infrastructure on August 6, 2026, designed to source regulated yields from traditional financial assets rather than relying on cryptocurrency market capital recycling. The platform connects traditional finance and blockchain-based

According to Foresight News, StarkWare has open-sourced PriPay, a privacy-focused on-chain payroll system built on Starknet. Enterprises and organizations can use PriPay to establish recurring or one-time salary payment mechanisms, with transactions remaining invisible to blockchain explorers

According to ChainCatcher, Uniswap Labs' launch platform Pools.trade went live on Robinhood Chain on August 5, creating 10,506 tokens on its first day, exceeding Pons' 7,210 tokens in the same period. The platform charges no launch fees, with tokens directly opening Uniswap v4 liquidity pools at a 0

MetaMask launched Agent Wallet on August 6, 2026, a self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet designed to enable artificial intelligence agents to conduct autonomous on-chain trading without third-party control. The product allows users to automate digital asset trading while retaining custody of their f