Project Progress

The SEC issued a decision on September 17 creating a temporary exemption for certain blockchain-based venues to facilitate tokenized U.S. stocks through permissioned automated market maker liquidity pools. The decision establishes a framework for Tokenized Securities Venues, allowing eligible

The SEC established a temporary exemption framework on September 17 for tokenized U.S. stocks to trade through automated market makers on blockchain-based venues, with the relief lasting five years. The framework requires participating venues to operate as permissioned systems and maintain

According to PANews, on September 24, Contentos announced the shutdown of its video creator platform COSTV and SocialFi product Channel VIP. The shutdown process will begin on December 1 and be fully completed by December 14. Users must convert their COSTV wallets to self-custody wallets before Dece

Polygon announced today that its stablecoin subscription service is now live on Open Money Stack (OMS). Users can approve a payment amount, range, and frequency once, with non-custodial wallets automatically executing recurring deductions on schedule without requiring monthly signatures. The

According to BlockBeats, Oracle expanded its Digital Assets Data Nexus platform today (September 24), adding payment execution integration, configurable wallets, and AI-driven trading monitoring capabilities. The upgrade supports ISO 20022 messaging standards to connect bank existing payment

Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC completed interbank transactions using tokenised deposits, demonstrating that blockchain-based commercial bank money can move between separate banking institutions. UK Finance described the transactions as the world's first of their kind. The transactions form

Circle National Trust, operating as First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on July 10, 2026, and opened for business on July 24. The federally chartered national trust bank serves as the regulated custodial backbone for

Circle National Trust, operating as First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on July 10, 2026, and began operations on July 24. The federally chartered trust bank serves as the regulated custodian for cirBTC, Circle's

StarkWare reported the estimated computational cost to prepare a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction has fallen below $67, down 79% from approximately $320 spent on the first such mainnet transaction in August. The reduction resulted from participants in the Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Optimization

According to StarkWare, the estimated computational cost to prepare a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction fell to $67 on Sept. 23, down approximately 79% from roughly $320 spent on the first mainnet transaction in August. The reduction resulted from 62 accepted improvements generated during the

According to BlockBeats, Long.xyz founder Nate outlined on September 24 the platform's strategy for building liquidity around tokenized stock trading pairs on Robinhood's blockchain. Nate stated that the platform

Pendle announced the launch of USDG, a T-bill backed stablecoin that will mature on March 25, 2026. The launch expands Pendle's Real World Asset (RWA) stack and aims to bridge the gap between decentralized finance and institutional fixed income markets. The stablecoin is backed by

According to Pendle's official announcement, the platform launched USDG, a stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasury bills, maturing on March 25, 2026. The new offering expands Pendle's Real World Asset stack and aims to bridge decentralized finance with

According to Foresight News, Solana DEX aggregator Titan has launched Argos V2 routing engine, now rolling out across Titan API and Titan Exchange for wallets supporting Transaction v1. Following Solana's Transaction v1 upgrade—which increased transaction size limits from 1,232

According to Foresight News, Infini's enterprise app launched a payment feature allowing merchants to create and send invoices via email. Customers can pay using cryptocurrencies, bank cards, or Apple Pay. Merchants can generate payment links priced in 8 currencies including USD, EUR, and HKD, and a

TRON DAO announced on September 23, 2026, that total transaction volume settled on the TRON blockchain has surpassed $30 trillion, driven by the network's high throughput, low costs, and deep liquidity. The milestone reflects TRON's role as the settlement layer of choice for stablecoin transfers, pa

SoFi and Mastercard announced on September 22 that stablecoin settlement services had gone live, with SoFi Bank gradually transitioning its debit and credit card businesses to blockchain-based settlement using $SoFiUSD and total annualized transaction volume exceeding $25 billion. SoFi said the launch made it the first U.S. national bank to enable stablecoin settlement on Mastercard’s global payment network. $SoFiUSD Architecture and Merchant Experience: Issued by an OCC-Regulated Bank, Front-En

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said on Sept. 23 that the SEC had dismissed several cryptocurrency-related lawsuits inherited from the previous administration because continuing to defend “legal interpretations that are soon to be overturned” would damage the SEC’s credibility. Uyeda also characterized the SEC’s “innovation exemption” mechanism for tokenized securities as a “pilot program,” saying the framework could create “substantial potential opportunities.” Reasons for Dismissing the Lawsuits:

According to CoinMarketCap, NEAR rose 88.66% to $4.41 in the past week as of Sept 23, with a circulating supply of approximately 1.3 billion tokens. The surge was driven by the NEAR Foundation's announcement that Confidential Intents total value locked (TVL) exceeded $70 million, triggering the NEAR

According to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire citing official Arc data, the Arc blockchain reached $700 million in on-chain assets (USDC and cirCTC combined) and $7 billion in USDC trading volume in its first week of