Project Progress

Maple Finance has emerged as the second-largest institutional crypto lender globally, ranking behind only Tether, following a strategic transformation that began after the 2022 crypto credit collapse. The platform currently holds approximately $1.9 billion in active loans and has maintained a

According to Maya Protocol, the cross-chain liquidity network halted operations on Tuesday after an attacker exploited six software bugs to drain roughly $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other assets. Founder AaluxxMyth said the team halted MAYAChain to contain damage and plans to fix vulnerabilities

According to ChainCatcher, Circle announced that its Arc blockchain mainnet will launch on September 16. Arc is positioned as financial infrastructure for global markets, designed to support applications and settlement scenarios. The Arc testnet has processed over 500 million transactions to

According to ChainCatcher, Injective has been designated as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered transfer agent, claiming it possesses the infrastructure and compliance capabilities needed to drive real-world asset tokenization. The protocol has recently launched markets for di

Gno.land, a Go-based smart contract platform developed by NewTendermint, has introduced Dora, an autonomous AI security system designed to continuously examine the platform's codebase and smart contracts. The system reproduces each suspected exploit against a live Gno.land node before presenting

According to PANews, Berachain Foundation renamed its stablecoin HONEY to Bera USD (BUSD) on August 19. The contract address and token remain unchanged; only the name and symbol are updated. The rebrand aims to help institutional users immediately recognize the asset as a U.S. dollar stablecoin.

COCA, a self-custodial banking application available in more than 75 countries, integrated Aurora Intents to enable stablecoin deposits across multiple blockchain networks. The integration, built by Aurora Labs and powered by NEAR Intents, allows users to deposit supported stablecoins from

According to an August 17 announcement, COCA, a self-custodial banking application available in over 75 countries, has integrated Aurora Intents to enable users to deposit USDC and USDT from multiple blockchain networks into a single reusable address without manually selecting the destination chain.

According to HSBC Hong Kong, the bank plans to launch its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin in the second half of 2026, with preparation work proceeding on schedule and details to be disclosed shortly. In its initial phase, the stablecoin will focus on enabling HSBC customers to conduct on-chain peer-to-p

According to BlockBeats and Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT), Sign's code merged into Panurus (previously Hyperledger Token SDK) on August 19. The project provides an open, neutral tokenization development framework to help institutions issue and manage digital assets across different

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission migrated its state-backed Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from Layerzero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on August 18, 2026. The Commission initiated the upgrade to maintain high standards of security, governance, and operational

According to Wyoming Stable Token Commission, Wyoming migrated its Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from Layerzero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on August 18, 2026, citing operational security concerns. Commission officials stated the upgrade was initiated to maintain

According to Tether Gold, XAUt has officially launched on Unitas Labs today. Users can deposit XAUt to receive XGLD on a 1:1 basis, with no forced lockup period. Once deposited, XAUt serves as collateral; stablecoins are borrowed against it through major centralized exchanges or compliant lending p

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that the company is building a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance while rejecting claims that crypto is inherently anti-regulation. Garlinghouse cited Ripple's 75 licenses worldwide and a U.S. court

According to Swiss Stake AG's H1 2026 progress report, Llamalend V2 launched on Aug 19 on Optimism and Ethereum mainnet following a ChainSecurity audit. The protocol now supports LP Token and PT collateral and introduces new admin fee revenue for Curve DAO. FastBridge has gone live on Arbitrum, Opt

Institutional investors are prioritizing regulatory compliance in blockchain infrastructure as crypto adoption accelerates. 73% of investors said they planned to increase their crypto allocations this year, while 66% considered regulatory compliance important when selecting a custodian, up