Project Progress

Pendle launched its PT Looping feature on September 23, 2026, enabling one-click token transactions that streamline the process of supplying, borrowing, and swapping tokens. The feature eliminates manual effort previously required for these operations and is now fully live after exiting beta. Pendle

According to Pendle's official announcement, on September 23, 2026, Pendle launched PT Looping, a feature enabling one-click token transactions. The functionality streamlines tasks that previously required approximately one hour, allowing users to supply, borrow, and swap tokens with minimal

The XRP Ledger's Batch amendment is approaching its activation deadline on September 29, with 30 of the network's 35 validators supporting the upgrade as of September 20. The amendment requires at least 28 validator votes—representing 80%-plus support—for 14 consecutive days to activate, with the

The XRP Ledger's Batch amendment is on track to activate on September 29 at 14:06 UTC, with 30 of the network's 35 validators supporting the upgrade as of September 20, comfortably above the required 80%-plus threshold. Activation requires the amendment to maintain at least 28 of 35 validator

According to Bitcoin Magazine, students at East Texas A&M University announced today they have built the first post-quantum secure solution for Bitcoin's Lightning Network. The announcement was made via X, though technical details, code repositories, research papers, or third-party verification have

According to Zest Protocol, the platform announced the launch of Bitcoin Collateral Vaults mainnet demo, allowing users to deposit native BTC in self-custodial vaults on Bitcoin L1 and borrow USDC on EVM networks including Ethereum without wrapping or bridging the BTC. User BTC remains in

According to BlockBeats, on September 23, Zest Protocol released proof of mainnet deployment for Bitcoin Collateral Vaults, with 3 BTC transactions and 7 ETH transactions publicly verified on-chain. The protocol locks BTC in bitcoin mainnet vaults without wrapping or cross-chain bridges, enabling st

Tether co-founder Reeve Collins outlined a vision for what he calls 'Stablecoin 2.0' in an interview with Wu Blockchain, emphasizing transparency and programmability as core features. Collins' proposal includes fully transparent on-chain reserves and innovative distribution mechanisms for

According to PANews, on Sept 23, Lighter protocol's ZK Circuits repository shows commits for binary options support, enabling prediction markets where share prices trade between zero and a predefined settlement cap, with positions fully collateralized in USDC and no leverage or liquidation

Zcash users holding ZEC in the network's legacy Sprout shielded pool face a risk of losing access to their funds following the planned NU7 upgrade. Under Zcash Improvement Proposal-2003 (ZIP-2003), the upgrade would stop accepting the older transaction format that allows users to spend Sprout funds,

According to Token Terminal data, Aave v4 deposit reserves broke $1 billion today (Sept 23), doubling from a month ago. Active loan volume stands at approximately $300 million.

According to community warnings and Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox, the network's planned NU7 upgrade in November could render ZEC held in the legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable. Under Zcash Improvement Proposal-2003, the upgrade will stop accepting the older transaction format that allows spend

According to ChainCatcher, XRP Ledger's PermissionDelegationV1_1 upgrade entered a 14-day activation countdown on September 21 with support from 29 of 35 trusted validators. If support remains above 80% throughout the period and at least 28 validators continue backing it, activation could occur as e

ZetaChain token holders approved Proposal 68 to migrate ZETA onto Solana, with the governance vote closing at 99.4% support and roughly 58% voter participation. The migration plan aims to transition ZETA to a native Solana SPL token on a 1:1 basis without new token issuance. The proposal passed the

ZetaChain token holders approved Governance Proposal 68 with 99.4% support and 58% voter participation, according to the platform's official announcement. The plan will migrate ZETA to a native Solana SPL token on a 1:1 basis with no new token issuance. The existing ZetaChain Layer 1 remains

Reap and Visa announced a partnership to roll out stablecoin-linked Visa credit card programs across more than 100 markets globally. The collaboration uses Reap's existing Visa card issuance infrastructure and expands it into EMEA and Africa, beyond its current presence in Asia and Latin America.

Chainlink released node software version 2.64.0 on September 14, delivering maintenance updates focused on infrastructure reliability rather than new consumer-facing features. The release addresses telemetry fixes, EVM log-poller optimizations, and OCR2 configuration maintenance to support node

According to official release notes, Chainlink node software v2.64.0 shipped on September 14 with core telemetry fixes, EVM log-poller optimizations, and OCR2 maintenance updates. These infrastructure improvements help node operators monitor system health and efficiently process on-chain events

According to CoinDesk, Solana's Alpenglow upgrade has entered public testnet, targeting to reduce transaction finality from approximately 13 seconds to 150 milliseconds. The upgrade will replace the current TowerBFT consensus with Votor, allowing validators to confirm blocks through one to two

Canada's six largest banks announced Tuesday a joint exploration of a Canadian-dollar tokenized deposit system aimed at modernizing the country's payments infrastructure. The participating banks — Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Th