Project Progress

According to BlockBeats, Prometheum announced on May 25 the launch of a digital brokerage solution for brokers and registered investment advisors (RIAs), enabling traditional brokerage accounts to directly offer tokenized securities and crypto asset trading, custody, and clearing services. Prometheu

Tom Lehman, co-founder of Layer 2 network Facet, pitched EIP-8182 for inclusion in Ethereum's Hegota upgrade on Friday, proposing a protocol-managed shielded pool to enable native private ETH and ERC-20 transfers on the base layer. The proposal, first introduced in March, addresses a structural

According to The Block, Tom Lehman, co-founder of Layer 2 network Facet, pitched EIP-8182 for inclusion in Ethereum's Hegota upgrade on Friday. The proposal calls for a protocol-managed shielded pool using a UTXO-based design with no admin key, proxy, or pause mechanism. Spends would be verified

Vitalik Buterin publicly defended the Ethereum Foundation's strategic restructuring to operate with a smaller, more specialized scope focused on core public goods and protocol security. The foundation is reducing asset sales, expanding its governing board to decentralize decision-making, and

According to ChainCatcher, Sui mainnet officially launched protocol-level zero-gas transfer functionality for stablecoins on May 20, supporting USDC and six other assets. Users no longer need to hold SUI tokens to complete free transfers. Additionally, Premium Exchange, incubated by NAVI Protocol, i

According to official announcements, on May 25, Tether launched GEL₮, an official stablecoin representing the Georgian lari, in partnership with the Georgian government under a dedicated regulatory framework. The stablecoin is designed to serve as a digital representation of the Georgian lari,

According to the project, BNB Router, a decentralized AI API routing protocol on BNB Chain, went live on May 25. The protocol supports OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Groq, and 35+ other mainstream AI models through a single, OpenAI-compatible API interface. Developers can implement intelligent routing an

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a major philosophical shift for the Ethereum Foundation on May 24, 2026, arguing that the organization should no longer be viewed as the center of Ethereum. Instead, he described the Foundation as "one node, with a defined purpose, alongside other

According to Coinfomania on May 24, Pi Network announced and pushed forward the integration of Banxa into the Pi browser wallet in early 2026. Users can now buy Pi tokens directly in the Pi wallet using credit cards, debit cards (Visa/Mastercard), Apple Pay, and bank transfers (including European SEPA and some local bank transfer options). Banxa Integration Technical Architecture: Confirmed Processes and Payment Methods Banxa’s fiat on-ramp is embedded into the Pi browser wallet in the form of a

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson publicly commented on May 24, confirming that his personal funding to sponsor TOKEN2049 Singapore would be upgraded from the “Platinum” tier of the original community proposal to the highest “Title Sponsorship” tier, and he also pledged to personally attend and take the stage at the October summit. An IOG submission of a treasury funding proposal for a 2026 research roadmap faces opposition from roughly 87% of DReps (delegated representatives). The core of the g

According to The Block on May 24, Mysten Labs co-founder and CPO Adeniyi Abiodun announced that the Sui blockchain will set all stablecoin transactions to be private transactions by default at the protocol layer, with only the sender and the recipient able to view the transaction details; Sui allows regulators and token issuers to access users’ transaction data through a “issuer-controlled visibility” architecture to meet compliance requirements. Technical Architecture of Sui’s Privacy Model: Is

According to Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, DeFi lending protocols should not be valued primarily based on total value locked (TVL), as it measures net collateral rather than lending activity. Based on end-2025 data, Aave generated $700 million in borrowing interest revenue with $1.5

Pi Network’s Protocol23 (v23), originally scheduled for release on 5/15, saw the core team say on 5/20 that it is still being upgraded. The update involves changes across multiple systems and the restructuring of internal data, with no confirmed completion time yet. It also announced a standalone ecosystem update, Pi App Studio, which will allow non-technical applications to connect via an AI platform to 60 million users, in parallel with v23. PI’s price fell from a 0.175 peak to a 0.145 low, and is currently hovering around 0.15. Its market cap dropped out of the top 50, down 13% over the past two weeks. OKX’s announcement of a U.S. listing did not trigger a rebound.

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, stated that this new feature will allow users to leverage Sui’s network without announcing their holdings to the whole internet. He bets on this functionality to entice institutions to build on Sui, allowing them to offer controlled visibility on their

Aptos has passed and executed three tokenomics optimization proposals, according to its official announcement. The updates include a hard cap on total token supply at 2.1 billion tokens, staking rewards reduced from 5.19% to 2.6%, and a 10-fold increase in gas

According to BlockBeats, on May 25, Polkadot OpenGov is voting on Referendum 1890, which proposes requiring Polkadot validators to lock at least 10,000 DOT of their own funds as self-stake. The reform is a mandatory prerequisite for the next major staking upgrade, which includes eliminating

On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a long post on X confirming that he holds about 90% of his net worth in ETH, with the remaining roughly $40 million allocated on-chain in the form of stablecoins to open-source biotechnology, software, and hardware projects. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) will reduce selling ETH and instead cover required expenses through protocol revenues and support from external capital, to extend the institution’s long-term viability. EF’s confirmed rest

Vitalik Buterin stated that the Ethereum Foundation is transitioning toward a smaller, more focused organization with clearer principles and long-term sustainability. The foundation will prioritize limited resources on work essential to Ethereum's role as a censorship-resistant, open, private, and s