Project Progress

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization last night (Sept 28), bringing in-house control of a function Coinbase previously outsourced to Nodal Clear. Coinbase bills the entity as the first USDC-native derivatives clearinghouse i

According to Foresight News, Ethlabs has integrated Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR) into Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 cross-chain protocol. The integration enables Ethereum transaction confirmations in cross-chain scenarios to drop from approximately 13 minutes to 12-24 seconds, leveraging

According to official announcement, Blockstream's Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network has initiated an independent external security audit of Elements v23.3.4 to provide additional verification for restoring Peg-out operations. Concurrently, the Liquid Federation is coordinating updates to its PAK

According to Zano's core team, the network discovered a security flaw in the Gateway Addresses feature introduced during Hard Fork 6 on August 26, which allowed unauthorized ZANO and Freedom Dollar (fUSD) tokens to enter circulation. To contain the damage, the project restarted its

According to Kakao Pay Securities, the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with RWA tokenization platform Ondo Finance on September 28 to establish an overseas distribution system for Korean listed stocks. The partnership aims to connect domestic stock trading infrastructure with

Gate News message, SharpLink Gaming(@Sharplink) staked an additional 42,074 $ETH today, valued at $112.8M. Currently, SharpLink Gaming holds a total of 892,127 $ETH, worth $2.4B. The company has accumulated 27,945 $ETH in staking rewards, amounting to $75M.

According to ChainCatcher, GasFree launched at GWDC 2026 in Seoul on September 29. The protocol allows users to complete TRON transfers using USDT or USDD directly from their wallets without holding TRX, addressing the pain point of gas fee shortages in on-chain

According to ChainCatcher, Verona announced the launch of verUSD, positioned as the first stablecoin designed for AI agents. The project has secured over $100 million in institutional commitments, with participating investors including Animoca Ventures, Figment Capital, Sfermion, Pentos Ventures, an

According to Foresight News, Arbitrum Foundation has launched a 12-month Arbitrum Security Program to support ecosystem project security. The program includes pre-audit AI-assisted screening, human audits, bug bounties, and support from the ArbitrumDAO Security Committee. The foundation allocated

According to Foresight News, Michael Mignano, a general partner at Union Square Ventures, launched Supertake, a platform that allows users to input investment theses in natural language. The system uses AI and trading agents to generate and automatically rebalance portfolios connected to existing

According to BlockBeats, on September 29, Robinhood chain token platform Pons announced the upcoming launch of a social trading feature. The feature will rival FOMO and will include real-time on-chain trading activity, wallet tracking with instant alerts, verified profit-and-loss records, a trader l

According to Paid, the Solana ecosystem project has now launched a web-based fee redemption portal, allowing users to claim new fees based on the pricing asset used at the time of fee settlement. Alternative claim methods via direct message will open later. The project's X Money payment feature

Aave Labs announced on September 25 that Aave V4 had activated the Equities Hub on Base, supporting seven Coinbase-tokenized U.S. stocks, including Apple, as collateral. According to the initial parameters set by risk service provider LlamaRisk, the total cap for stock collateral is approximately $29 million, while the USDC borrow cap is approximately $21 million. Initial Equities Hub Risk Parameters: $29 Million Stock Collateral Cap, $21 Million USDC Borrow Cap According to LlamaRisk’s initial

According to The Defiant, Coinbase on Sept 28 teased a mobile card trading feature enabling users to open card packs backed by physical collectibles on their phones. Pulled cards can be stored in a vault or mailed to users' homes. Coinbase hinted that Pokemon card packs will be part of the

According to Cointelegraph, Ondo Perps launched 24/7 spot trading for tokenized stocks and ETFs on September 29. The platform allows traders to use their positions as perpetual futures collateral.

According to @SolanaFloor, X Money restricted Solana's UsePaid launchpad from processing creator fee payouts on September 29, 2026. Affected creators can recover eligible fees through a newly launched claim portal, though the decision raises concerns about monetization challenges within Solana's cre

According to Yonhap News, Kakao Group announced a digital asset business roadmap on September 28, revealing plans to establish won-denominated stablecoin as a daily financial infrastructure. The company has already secured issuance and distribution technology and is now in the user case validation p

Chainlink, a blockchain oracle project, launched CCIP 2.0 on local time May 28 with support from Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand blockchain connectivity infrastructure for financial institutions. The upgrade enables institutions to maintain existing security and regulatory

According to its official announcement on September 28, Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol 2.0) to enhance institutional digital asset connectivity across blockchains. The new version introduces Cross-Chain Verifier (CCV) functionality, allowing financial

According to ChainCatcher, the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) community's "WLFI Governance Participation Incentive Plan" proposal voting has concluded on Snapshot. The proposal passed with 82.13% approval votes, while 9.17% voted against and 8.70% abstained. A total of 2,306 addresses