Project Progress

Rhino.fi expanded its Smart Deposit Addresses on August 18, 2026, to support multiple dollar- and euro-denominated stablecoins, allowing businesses to receive payments in counterparties' preferred assets while settling in a single currency of their choice. The platform now supports nine

Sui's Hashi testnet processed 1.1 million bitcoin deposits and 165,000 withdrawals as of last week, three weeks after the testnet went live on July 22. Over 25 institutions, including Bitgo and Cumberland, are stress-testing Hashi's BTC collateral system. The surge in activity comes as

According to Sui's official statement on X, AftermathFi's perpetual contract engine has completed two separate audits: OSEC conducted manual code review while Certora performed mathematical verification. The market will open tomorrow, and both audit reports will be publicly

XRP is functioning as the native bridge asset on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), with 2 million payments between AI agents reported on the network, according to RippleXity. Over the past 72 hours, XRP accounted for 0.16% of decentralized exchange (DEX) trades through automatic routing, data from Vet, an XRPL

According to Vet, an XRPL dUNL validator, XRP is serving as the ledger's native bridge asset for DEX routing over the past 72 hours. Data shows XRP automatically routes trades through the asset when it offers more efficient liquidity or pricing between two other assets, accounting for 0.16% of DEX t

According to Odaily, Sui's Hashi Bitcoin lending protocol testnet has processed over 1.1 million BTC deposits and 165,000 withdrawals since launching on July 22, with more than 25 institutions participating in stress testing as of last week. Participating institutions include BitGo, Cumberland,

According to Foresight News, LTP launched a flexible financing solution that accepts stablecoins, mainstream digital assets, and RWA tokens as collateral. Customers can independently determine borrowing size, duration, and interest rate structure based on their funding needs and risk preferences. A

According to Odaily, as of August 17, Anuma, the private AI application under ZetaChain, reached 217,797 users. Each account is automatically created as a ZetaChain wallet upon joining, and users access features through ZETA tokens with encrypted memory data. Since launching in February, the

According to Bitcoin.com News, Tether announced that its global user base has surpassed 6.5 billion, with plans to expand lightweight AI tools to developing markets, focusing on services that run on standard smartphones. CEO Paolo Ardoino stated the company will develop practical applications in

According to the official announcement on August 18, Anuma, an AI application in the ZetaChain ecosystem, has reached 200,000 users. The privacy-first multi-model AI service allows users to access ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Kimi through a unified interface, with encrypted personal

Cardano laid out a detailed roadmap for its Dijkstra upgrade through an Intersect update on August 14, as ADA slipped 1.03% to $0.175. The two-phase hard fork plan spans Q4 2026 through Q2 2027, introducing Ouroboros Linear Leios and Ouroboros Peras. The announcement coincided with heavy selling

According to Intersect, on August 14, Cardano announced the Dijkstra upgrade roadmap, a two-phase hard fork running from Q4 2026 through Q2 2027. Phase one, targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026, will introduce Ouroboros Linear Leios, Nested Transactions, and PlutusV4 Script Context at protocol

According to Compound Foundation, on August 18, the protocol announced a new leadership team and a $52 million DAO-approved development program, the largest allocation in its history, to expand institutional credit onchain. The new executives include Aaron Schnarch as executive director,

TokenWorks is preparing to launch FWAir, a new mechanism allowing artists to introduce NFT collections directly into Fake World Assets (FWA), with the first collection expected this week according to co-founder Adam (Rhynotic on X). The initiative aims to expand FWA beyond trading existing NFTs by c

According to Foresight News, o1.exchange founder Jerry Pan announced the platform will cancel its Launchpad vesting and distribution features. The decision follows community feedback citing concerns that these functionalities could be exploited for rug pulls and fraud

According to BlockBeats, on August 18, NAVI Protocol officially launched NAVI Prime lending framework, becoming Sui's first curator-style lending vault. The protocol, which launched on Sui mainnet in 2023, has achieved a historical TVL peak of $1 billion and accumulated over 1.1 million users. NAVI

Ethereum Korea consortium is recruiting applicants for a fellowship program targeting Korean Ethereum researchers and builders. On the 18th, Ethereum Korea announced it will accept applications until the 23rd, with selected participants to be announced on the 31st. The program will provide