Project Progress

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted significant progress on EIP-8141 in a recent tweet. The update focuses on improving privacy solutions and broadening functionality within the Ethereum network. Buterin encouraged the community to review the updated Ethereum Improvement Proposal

According to E Daily, South Korea's Financial Services Commission will expand tokenized securities to include private money market funds, private bonds, and non-listed stocks beginning February 2027. Unlike fractional investment products, these traditional securities will not require separate

According to Algorand, the blockchain network surpassed 1 million post-quantum transactions on its mainnet, marking a significant milestone in addressing quantum computing threats. The announcement, highlighted in an official tweet, underscores Algorand's position as a leader in quantum-resistant bl

Cathie Wood of ARK Invest has endorsed LayerZero, with ARK researcher Lorenzo Valente projecting the protocol could generate nine-figure annual recurring revenue from its cross-chain messaging business. LayerZero handled approximately 44% of cross-chain volume during the first half of 2026,

According to t54 data, XRPL agentic payments jumped 29% in four days to reach approximately 3.99 million transactions by September 4, up from 3.1 million on September 1. The acceleration underscores rapid adoption of autonomous machine-to-machine payments on the XRP Ledger using the x402

According to ChainCatcher, Balancer sent on-chain messages to wallets linked to the August 31 protocol exploit, offering a bounty for returning the stolen $234,000. The team pledged not to pursue legal action if the funds are returned by September 9 at 5 UTC. If no response is received by the

According to Aerodrome, the decentralized exchange announced the launch of new tokenized stocks and metaswaps, coupled with a buyback of 281K $AERO tokens. The new tokenized stocks offering has already generated over 200 million in trading volume, demonstrating strong user interest in the platform's

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently highlighted De Nederlandsche Bank's $11 billion gold relocation as evidence that traditional finance still relies on slow infrastructure for value transfer. The Dutch central bank moved about 86

According to onchain analyst Mlm onchain, TradeXYZ deployed its HIP-4 DEX on Hyperliquid on Sept 5 at 21:15 Beijing time, as confirmed by chain records.

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid's HyperCore mainnet launched manual lending functionality on September 5, according to co-founder Jeff Yan. HyperEVM smart contracts can invoke HyperCore's lending and borrowing functions through CoreWriter and read related data via precompiled contracts.

According to Cryptonomist, Shytoshi Kusama, lead ambassador of Shiba Inu, recently updated his X profile location to "close" and changed his bio to "Polish," replacing previous details about development work and beta testing. The cryptic changes sparked immediate speculation within the Shiba Inu

Robinhood stock tokens reached 862,800 holders, surpassing Binance bStocks at 827,200 holders roughly two months after launch, according to Token Terminal. The shift occurred as Robinhood Chain, the company's Ethereum layer-2 network, reached $1.7 billion in daily Uniswap volume and accounted

According to ChainCatcher, ARK Invest's digital assets research lead Lorenzo Valente posted on X that LayerZero's interoperability business could soon grow to nine-figure ARR. Valente noted that as more assets move on-chain, demand for universal interoperability will grow exponentially, and the

Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported 50 major cryptocurrency hacks in August 2026, marking a 67% increase from the 30 incidents recorded in July, while total losses fell to $136.3 million. The spike in attack frequency occurred as AEREDIUM announced AERSeal, a threshold key infrastructure

Circle launched cirBTC on Sept. 4, 2026, a wrapped Bitcoin token on Ethereum designed to bring native Bitcoin liquidity into decentralized finance. Each cirBTC token is backed on a one-to-one basis by native Bitcoin held in segregated custody at Circle National Trust, with onchain reserve

According to Circle's September 4 announcement, the company launched cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token on Ethereum backed one-to-one by native Bitcoin and verified through Chainlink Proof of Reserve. Each cirBTC token is supported by Bitcoin held in segregated custody at Circle National Trust, a

The Cardano Foundation had Grant Thornton Switzerland attest to its 2025 financial statements directly on the Cardano blockchain, with the audit opinion dated March 25, 2026, and the accompanying Activity and Financial Insights Report published April 2. The move marks the first reported instance

According to the report, Grant Thornton Switzerland attested to the Cardano Foundation's 2025 financial statements directly on the Cardano blockchain, with the audit opinion dated March 25, 2026. This marks the first reported instance of an independent auditor placing a