Project Progress

Ethereum scaling solution developer StarkWare announced on August 27 that it had completed the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin (QSB) transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet, sending a total of 3.1 BTC without modifying Bitcoin’s existing consensus rules. The method was designed by Avihu Levy, an applied research scientist at StarkWare, while StarkWare engineer Tomer Giladi completed the final implementation. Details of the First QSB Mainnet Transaction: 3.1 BTC in a Nonstandard Format On August 27, 2

According to Odaily, Ethena Foundation's governance proposal for implementing fee conversion began voting on August 27 and will conclude on September 2. The proposal, which has received 14 million votes with 100% support (5 million votes required for passage), will allocate 95% of net income

Thirty-nine statewide banking associations across the United States announced the joint formation of the “BankChain Alliance,” with plans to build a nationwide blockchain network owned, designed, and governed by the banking industry. The network is targeted for official launch in 2027 to support financial services such as tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and automated settlement. According to data released by the alliance, the 39 statewide banking associations collectively represent approximatel

According to Odaily, Solana's SGP-0002 double-deflation proposal has reached the voting quorum threshold as of August 28, with a current approval rate of 68.56% and participation rate of 47.26%. Voting concludes in approximately 13 hours. The proposal seeks to increase Solana's annual deflation rate

According to BlockBeats, the Ethena Foundation announced optimization measures for the ENA ecosystem on August 27, including buybacks of locked tokens from early investors, further alignment of token and equity value, a governance proposal to use protocol revenue for ENA buybacks, and cancellation o

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum core developers have recently approved account abstraction proposal EIP-8141 to be included in the Hegotá upgrade, moving it from "under consideration" to "scheduled" status. The EIP was initially proposed in March as a priority feature for the upgrade, with

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NASDAQ: BMNR)’s latest quarterly report revealed that 98% of the company’s revenue comes from Ethereum (ETH) staking yield. Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade is advancing post-quantum resilience, while Enshrined PBS (EIP-7732) reduces the trust assumptions placed on off-chain MEV-Boost relays. Bitmine’s Latest Quarterly Report Reveals That 98% of Its Revenue Comes from Ethereum Staking Yield According to Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ (NASDAQ: BMNR) latest quarterly

The Ethena Foundation announced tokenomics reforms: the ENA token surged 23% in a single day on Aug. 27 to $0.17, doubling within a week. The reforms include ending monthly VC token unlocks, launching a “fee switch” governance proposal, and Ethena Labs reaching an agreement in principle with the foundation under which most protocol IP and economic proceeds will belong to the foundation and ecosystem rather than to Ethena Labs shareholders. Specific Details of Ethena’s Three Major Tokenomics Refo

According to Bloomberg, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, partnered with The Weather Company on August 28 to provide data verification and quality control for its weather contracts. The collaboration comes after data manipulation concerns at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport highlighted

Ethena, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, announced on May 27 local time a restructuring plan to acquire early investor ENA tokens and allocate 95% of protocol revenue to ENA buybacks. The Ethena Foundation completed over-the-counter (OTC) purchases of unlocked tokens from major seed investor

According to Ethena, on August 27, the protocol's foundation acquired remaining unlocked ENA tokens from early investors via over-the-counter transactions and agreed to fully unlock all remaining investor allocations on October 5. The moves eliminate monthly token releases from early investors

According to Starkware, on Wednesday, the blockchain infrastructure company mined the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet, using a hash-based security method that does not require changes to the network's consensus rules. The method, called Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB),

According to ChainCatcher, Aave V4 deposits reached $806 million on August 25, up 30% over the past 7 days and setting an all-time high. The milestone was achieved in rapid succession, with deposits breaking $500 million on August 19, $600 million on August 21, and $800 million within six days.

According to the Ethena Foundation, the organization has repurchased all locked tokens held by large early-stage investors who sold ENA over the past nine months, aiming to eliminate potential selling pressure from future token releases. The foundation also launched governance voting for a "fee

According to Peckshield and confirmed by Moonwell, the lending protocol restricted borrowing across all Core Markets on Base following an $8.7 million security incident. Attackers manipulated MAMO token oracle prices to extract digital assets, including wrapped bitcoin (cbBTC), from the MAMO Core Ma

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According to ChainCatcher, Ethena announced major tokenomics reforms on August 27, with ENA surging 23% in 24 hours to $0.17. The reforms include canceling monthly VC unlock schedules and proposing protocol revenue buybacks for ENA. ENA holders are voting on a "fee switch" mechanism: when USDe