Project Progress

According to Foresight News, Arc announced the Arc Microgrants program on September 17, providing 20 grants of 500 USDC each (totaling 10,000 USDC) to eligible early-stage developers delivering mini apps on the Arc mainnet. The program targets early-stage projects, prototypes, and proof-of-concept a

JupiterExchange announced shipping plans following recent platform initiatives. The announcement comes after the platform opened its whitelist for a vault launch and allocated 50 million $JUP for staking rewards. The crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals. JupiterExchange Opens

Maple Finance is expanding its allocation engine to meet demand from institutional lenders. According to the platform, lenders and allocators trust Maple with billions in institutional lending and are seeking more flexibility without sacrificing standards. Maple Finance operates within the

According to Maple Finance, the protocol is expanding its allocation engine to meet increasing institutional lending demand. The platform already manages billions in institutional capital and aims to provide more flexibility while maintaining service

Circle's Arc chain holds $649 million in USDC and $7 million in EURC, according to commentary from @tokenterminal. The stablecoin deployment represents Circle's vertical integration strategy in blockchain infrastructure. Circle operates as a regulated financial institution specializing in stablecoin

According to Foresight News, Virtuals Protocol has launched on the Arc blockchain, enabling AI agents and developers to tokenize their projects on the network.

Fortitude Mining appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive on Sept. 21, with current CEO Andrea Childs transitioning to chief operating officer. The leadership change comes as the Zcash-focused miner prepares for a public listing through a proposed merger with HeartSciences

Fortitude Mining has appointed Jaime Leverton, former CEO of Hut 8, as chief executive effective September 21, succeeding Andrea Childs who moves to chief operating officer. The Zcash-focused miner is preparing to go public through a proposed merger with HeartSciences, with the combined company

NEAR Protocol introduced confidential trading for perpetual positions by default on September 17, 2026. The blockchain platform announced the privacy feature on Twitter, allowing users to open positions without revealing their identities. The update responds to growing demand for anonymity in

Canopy completed its Banyan (v2.0) protocol upgrade live on September 17, 2026, with no network downtime, using its Canopy Auto Update feature to execute a network-wide consensus change. The upgrade ran during the pre-launch period to validate the mechanism before mainnet launch, which is now live.

Canopy completed its first named protocol upgrade, Banyan (v2.0), live and without downtime on September 17, using its Canopy Auto Update feature to execute a network-wide consensus change during pre-launch. According to the company, every application built on Canopy now inherits the same ability to

According to NEAR Protocol, the network introduced Chain Signatures on September 16, a cross-chain transaction feature enabling users to move digital assets across more than 30 blockchains and over 180 assets through a single NEAR account without relying on traditional bridging

Ripple's institutional-grade stablecoin now operates across multiple blockchains through Wormhole's Native Token Transfers (NTT) technology. The cross-chain capability was confirmed by Wormhole, enabling the stablecoin to function on various blockchain networks. This development positions Ripple's s

Starknet mined a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction on its mainnet in August, marking a practical demonstration of technology designed to protect cryptocurrency networks against potential quantum computing threats. The transaction required approximately 3,100 GPU-hours and $320 in computing costs to g

According to Starknet's announcement on September 16, the project successfully mined a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction on mainnet in August, with the process requiring 3,100 GPU-hours and $320 in computing costs. The achievement demonstrates that quantum-resistant transaction technology can

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade passed key tests this week using new block construction rules and is scheduled to launch on Sepolia testnet on October 6. Nethermind client completed performance testing and passed all 2,302 tests, processing 570.7 billion gas in 3

According to ChainCatcher, JPYC, the Japanese yen stablecoin issuer, halted its Ethereum JPYC issuance reservation service on September 17 due to a technical fault. The issuer stated that its technical team is conducting an emergency investigation into the fault cause, and pledged to announce

According to Foresight News, Pendle launched an NGI+ yield trading market on September 17, backed by Partners Group's Next Generation Infrastructure fund equity on a 1:1 basis. The market, tokenized through Asseto Finance infrastructure, allows users to lock in yields, trade future yields, or

Pendle Finance announced the launch of tradeable RWA private infrastructure on its platform, allowing users to fix, trade, and speculate on yields associated with tokenized private infrastructure assets. The initiative enhances liquidity options within the decentralized finance sector and is