Project Progress

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, announced on August 22 that total deposits on the Aave protocol have crossed $30 billion. The figure represents a 30% increase in deposits for the third quarter of the year. Aave is a decentralized finance lending protocol where users supply assets to

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov announced on August 22 that total deposits on the Aave protocol have crossed $30 billion, marking a 30% increase in deposits for the third quarter. Kulechov accompanied the announcement with the statement "liquidity is back," signaling the protocol's recovery of c

According to ChainCatcher, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal announced the team is advancing a staking and tokenomics reform proposal in response to community demand. Key changes include launching native staking on Polygon PoS comparable to L1 chains, directing transaction priority fees to POL stak

According to Odaily, WAGIE on BSC hit a market cap of $900,000 on August 22 following the token's announcement of BNB's first upgradeable NFT protocol. The protocol allows users to upgrade NFTs with the ability to achieve an "Employee of the Month" status, according to

Sui announced on X that its Hashi protocol's testnet deposits have surpassed 2 million transactions, with mainnet launch imminent. Hashi enables native Bitcoin to function as programmable collateral on Sui while remaining secured on the Bitcoin

According to on-chain data, Stellar has become the leading public blockchain for tokenized non-US government debt, with approximately $490 million in such assets currently hosted on the network. Since February, Stellar has maintained the leading position in this segment, with its holdings of tokeniz

Factblock CEO Andrew Park is driving South Korea's transition from retail-dominated cryptocurrency trading to institutional digital finance infrastructure. Policy frameworks now provide approximately 3,500 corporate entities with legal account access to trade digital assets in South Korea,

According to Bitcoin.com, on August 22, Grayscale research head Zach Pandl analyzed the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, suggesting Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain could be major beneficiaries. The proposal sets two exemption pathways: projects raising under $5 million can skip

Optimism governance approved the reallocation of 546.9 million OP tokens from user airdrop reserves into a Strategic Ecosystem Fund managed by the Optimism Foundation. The tokens are valued at approximately $49 million according to validated governance records. The proposal shifts capital toward

According to Offchain Labs materials, the company is developing zero-knowledge proof integration into Arbitrum's BoLD settlement protocol to reduce withdrawal times from seven days to a few hours. The system would combine ZK fast confirmations with Arbitrum's existing optimistic fraud proofs,

According to The Sandbox, on August 22, a cross-chain bridge vulnerability affecting SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain (BSC) was confirmed and contained. The vulnerability allowed attackers to mint unsupported SAND tokens on both networks. Ethereum and Polygon SAND remain unaffected, with less

Arbitrum activated its ArbOS 61 'Elara' upgrade on August 20, introducing new tooling for Orbit chains including an optional protocol-level compliance filtering feature designed for enterprise deployments. The upgrade requires node operators to update to Nitro v3.11.3 and expands the Stylus

According to Offchain Labs, Arbitrum activated its ArbOS 61 "Elara" upgrade on August 20, expanding the Stylus contract size limit from 24 KB to 96 KB for developers building larger and more complex smart contracts. Node operators are required to update to Nitro v3.11.3 to support the upgrade. The upgrade also introduces an optional protocol-level compliance filtering feature for Orbit chains, designed for private or enterprise deployments. The feature remains optional and does not apply to the

Digital Asset, the developer behind the Canton blockchain, is preparing to pilot a blockchain-based welfare payment system across three U.S. states in the first quarter of 2027, according to reports. The initiative, developed with the American Idea Foundation founded by former U.S. House Speaker

According to reports, Digital Asset is preparing to pilot a blockchain-based welfare payment system across three U.S. states in the first quarter of 2027. The initiative, called RISE (Resources for Independence, Stability, and Employment), is being developed with the American Idea Foundation, a

According to ChainCatcher, MANTRA Chain has completed repairs to a vulnerability in its Cosmos-EVM module and resumed block production. The network disruption did not impact user funds. The team plans to release a full post-mortem analysis in the coming

Cardano announced a two-phase scaling roadmap for its Dijkstra era, with Ouroboros Leios and throughput improvements central to the plan. Phase 1 targets Linear Leios and nested transactions code completion in Q4 2026, while Phase 2 involving Ouroboros Peras is planned for Q2 2027. The roadmap