Project Progress

Chainlink released node software version 2.64.0 on September 14, delivering maintenance updates focused on infrastructure reliability rather than new consumer-facing features. The release addresses telemetry fixes, EVM log-poller optimizations, and OCR2 configuration maintenance to support node

According to official release notes, Chainlink node software v2.64.0 shipped on September 14 with core telemetry fixes, EVM log-poller optimizations, and OCR2 maintenance updates. These infrastructure improvements help node operators monitor system health and efficiently process on-chain events

According to CoinDesk, Solana's Alpenglow upgrade has entered public testnet, targeting to reduce transaction finality from approximately 13 seconds to 150 milliseconds. The upgrade will replace the current TowerBFT consensus with Votor, allowing validators to confirm blocks through one to two

Canada's six largest banks announced Tuesday a joint exploration of a Canadian-dollar tokenized deposit system aimed at modernizing the country's payments infrastructure. The participating banks — Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Th

Offchain Labs released Arbitrum Nitro v3.11.4, a maintenance update for node operators running Arbitrum One and Nova infrastructure. The release includes RPC bug fixes and state-execution performance adjustments aimed at improving node reliability. The update targets infrastructure providers,

According to Offchain Labs, Arbitrum Nitro v3.11.4 maintenance release has been shipped for node operators. The update, deployed to software running across Arbitrum One and Nova, includes RPC bug fixes and state-execution performance adjustments aimed at improving infrastructure reliability and oper

According to BlockBeats, Genius Terminal co-founder Ryan Myher previewed on September 23 that Genius.fun will launch a foundation page. He also mentioned that the team has been researching new features designed to help users accumulate tokenized stocks more quickly, with particular benefits

Aptos Labs released a validator-node hotfix addressing consensus and state-sync behavior for mainnet infrastructure. The production release, tagged aptos-node-v1.49.1-hotfix, targets node operators maintaining network synchronization. Official release notes do not support claims of a critical

Aptos Labs released validator-node hotfix v1.49.1-hotfix to address consensus and state-sync behavior on mainnet, according to official GitHub release notes. The update targets node operators and does not require user-facing action or token migration. The hotfix is recommended for validators

The founder of GMT Legal and CEO of the Association of Organizations Engaged in Digital Currency Exchange, Andrey Tugarin, spoke about how Russian crypto exchangers’ operations changed after the law on state regulation of digital asset circulation took effect on September 1. The operations of exchangers themselves have not changed because the transition period remains in effect until July 1, 2027, but government agencies’ attention to the market has increased significantly. Regulatory authoritie

European crypto asset manager 21Shares officially listed two physically backed ETPs on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam on September 23: one tracking Zcash (ZEC) and the other tracking Ether.fi’s governance token, ETHFI. Both have an annual management fee of 2.5%. This is the first exchange-traded product linked to Zcash in the European market. ZEC ETP Listing Conditions on Euronext: 2.5% Annual Fee Compared with Grayscale’s NYSE Arca ETF The Zcash ETP listed by 21Shares on Euronext Paris and Amster

According to PANews, Vitalik Buterin stated at the Shanghai Blockchain International Week on September 23 that Ethereum will fully adopt STARK (Scalable Transparent Arguments of Knowledge) within the next two years. Currently, Ethereum has a 12-second block time and requires approximately 16

Lido DAO completed Aragon Vote 205 on September 21 at 13:45 UTC. The vote approved an operational governance package that includes the LIP-37 Execution Delegation Framework, a DepositSecurityModule v5 upgrade, operational key rotations for Kiln and Stakely, and a new Deposit Reserve Target Easy

According to Bitcoinist, Lido DAO's Aragon Vote 205 passed and executed on September 21 at 13:45 UTC, approving the LIP-37 Execution Delegation Framework and new Deposit Reserve controls. The governance package includes an upgrade to DepositSecurityModule v5 and operational-key rotations for Kiln an

According to @tokenterminal, Aave's V4 platform reached a significant milestone as deposits surpassed $1 billion, doubling within approximately a month. The platform currently reports $300 million in active loans, reflecting growing interest in decentralized onchain lending

Celestia’s TIA was trading at approximately $0.48 on September 23, up about 11% over the previous 24 hours. The previous day, Celestia released the “Sustainable Blob Economy Governance Proposal v2.0,” which contains six proposals and sets a total spending cap of $1.5 million. Funding must be approved independently in stages, and support on the forum only indicates general direction; it does not constitute the execution of community treasury transfers or the approval of a capital investment plan.

Aave governance is considering adding EURCV, a euro stablecoin issued by Societe Generale-FORGE, to its V4 Core Instance on Ethereum. The proposal aims to expand the protocol's euro-denominated borrowing and lending capabilities beyond the dollar stablecoins that currently dominate decentralized

According to Aave governance forum, Aave is considering adding EURCV, a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin issued by Societe Generale-FORGE, to its V4 Core Instance on Ethereum. The proposal is currently at the ARFC stage with conditional support from LlamaRisk, pending additional verification of the is

According to Aave governance, the protocol is advancing a proposal to onboard Ethena's USDe stablecoin to its V4 core instance on Avalanche. The proposal has entered the direct-to-AIP path following risk review and is now in formal governance. USDe uses LayerZero's OFT architecture with a 24-hour t

NEAR Protocol's intent-based trading layer, NEAR Intents, surpassed $30 billion in cumulative all-time volume, reaching approximately $31.4 billion according to Dune Analytics data. On September 18, the platform recorded daily volume exceeding $300 million, contributing to weekly volumes