Project Progress

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 18 as a temporary testing environment ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled to fork on Aug. 20, 2026. The network allows developers, validators and infrastructure providers to evaluate major protocol changes including enshrined

Alpaca has registered its subsidiary Alpaca Derivatives as a futures commission merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and joined the National Futures Association, establishing the regulatory foundation to intermediate event contracts for customers. The brokerage infrastructure

Pump.fun's PUMP token printed its first golden cross on Monday, with its 50-day EMA crossing above its 200-day EMA. The token bottomed at $0.001491 in July and touched $0.003 intraday Monday before settling near $0.002733. The technical milestone coincides with improving fundamentals, as Pump.fun

Citi announced later this year launch of its bitcoin custody service under the new Custody+ platform. The Wall Street bank previously disclosed in November 2025 that it planned to launch native crypto custody in 2026. Citi confirmed clients will access both traditional and crypto custody within the

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