Project Progress

Circle introduced Arc Privacy on June 10, 2026, a privacy-focused smart contract engine built on its proprietary Layer 1 blockchain, Arc. The solution enables enterprises to selectively conceal sensitive on-chain information related to payroll, treasury operations, tokenized assets, and lending

According to Jeremy Allaire on June 10, Circle unveiled Arc Privacy, a selective disclosure privacy engine built on its Arc Layer 1 blockchain. The solution enables enterprises to conceal sensitive transaction data—including payroll, treasury operations, and lending activities—while allowing

According to CoinDesk, Ondo Finance announced the appointment of John Hoffman, former head of Invesco's ETF and index strategy business for the Americas and former Grayscale executive director, as managing director of portfolio business. Hoffman will oversee the development and distribution of

According to Sui's official announcement, WaterX has launched on the Sui mainnet, enabling users to access perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and tokenized stocks (including pre-IPO shares) within a single account. Early users who incurred net losses during the testing phase will receive

According to Odaily, 0G Labs in collaboration with research teams from National University of Singapore, Peking University, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications unveiled Agora at ICML 2026, an automated testing framework for consensus protocols. The framework discovered 15

According to Hong Kong's Financial Services and Treasury Bureau Director Paul Chan, regulated stablecoins are expected to launch by mid-year, after two licensed issuers complete required testing and implement risk management measures. The Monetary Authority requires issuers to establish secure

According to DBS Group, the Singapore-based bank announced on June 11 its plan to introduce tokenized physical gold, marking the first such product in Singapore. Each token will be backed by one gram of physical gold stored in DBS vaults and will enable retail customers to digitally acquire, hold, a

According to CoinDesk, Stellar Development Foundation announced plans to migrate all XLM accounts to quantum-resistant signature schemes by the end of 2027. The migration will be completed through a protocol-layer upgrade while maintaining existing addresses and on-chain transaction history

According to CoinDesk, Stellar Development Foundation announced on June 11 plans to migrate all XLM accounts to quantum-resistant signatures by the end of 2027. The protocol-level update will maintain existing addresses and on-chain transaction history, protecting user accounts against potential

According to XBIT DEX, the platform launched its prediction market leverage feature on June 11, supporting up to 5x leverage for high-liquidity market trading. The launch coincides with a World Cup prediction event offering a total prize pool of 1.1 million USDC, running through the final match on J

According to Foresight News, Vitalik Buterin confirmed that Cleave, a derivative protocol without liquidations, has launched its testnet and appears to realize his previously proposed concept of using options as a DeFi foundation layer to replace collateralized debt positions and liquidation

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced on June 11 that a framework for building index-tracking assets based on options rather than debt is now undergoing implementation and testing across multiple teams in the Ethereum ecosystem. Buterin emphasized that protocols planning mainnet launch

Nasdaq-listed bitcoin financial services company Fold sold approximately $45 million of bitcoin at an average price of $71,000 per coin yesterday (June 10), according to an official statement. The company used proceeds to repay $20 million in bitcoin-collateralized debt, completely erasing its

Travala launched what it describes as the world's first agentic AI travel protocol on June 11, 2026, enabling autonomous software agents to search, book, and pay for over 2.2 million hotels including Marriott, Hilton, and IHG, with human involvement limited to final payment authorization. The

Travala launched the world's first end-to-end agentic AI travel protocol on June 11, enabling autonomous software agents to search, book, and pay for 2.2 million hotels, including Marriott, Hilton, and IHG properties. The platform offers a 10% cbBTC (Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin) rebate to developers

According to Foresight News, Federated Hermes announced the launch of OFFXX, its first money market fund compliant with the GENIUS Act, targeting stablecoin issuers while remaining open to institutional and retail

According to Curve Finance, the CRV token surged 8.5% in the past 24 hours to approximately $0.213 on June 10, 2026, driven by the launch of LlamaLend V2 on Optimism. The new lending protocol version expands collateral options to include Curve LP tokens and Pendle PT tokens, and introduces

According to Injective's official announcement on June 9, the Vulcan mainnet upgrade went live, aimed at optimizing the chain for perpetuals, stablecoins, and tokenization. INJ's price fell 2.01% on the day of the announcement and declined an additional 7.14% in the following days, reflecting a

According to BlockBeats, on June 11, 3Jane—a Paradigm-backed unsecured credit lending protocol—opened to the public. Users can now mint USD3, a credit-backed yield-bearing stablecoin with a $50 million supply cap, and participate in liquidity mining to earn JANE tokens. USD3's staking version,

The Stellar Development Foundation announced a phased roadmap for quantum-resistant cryptography upgrades, with enterprise wallets scheduled for 2026 and personal accounts by the end of 2027. Pi Network, which uses an adapted version of Stellar's technology at its underlying layer, could receive