Project Progress

According to BlockBeats, on July 12, bitcoin-reserve company Empery Digital (EMPD) disclosed that it liquidated 1,400 BTC over the past two months at an average price of $62,200 per coin, raising approximately $87.1 million. The proceeds are being deployed into an AI data center project investment a

Grayscale published research on July 9 identifying five blockchain networks positioned to support tokenized equity markets: Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and Canton Network. Head of Research Zach Pandl outlined three phases of equity tokenization, with each phase benefiting different block

According to Odaily, Bitcoin developers plan two fork events in 2026. Developer Paul Sztorc intends to launch eCash as a hard fork, projected to activate around block height 964,000 in late August. Additionally, the controversial BIP-110 soft fork proposal may cause unintended chain split during

According to Odaily, Sui announced on July 11 that its Tunnels AI agent experiment achieved a record-breaking throughput of 6.09 million transactions per second (TPS), surpassing the target of 1 million TPS. The breakthrough aims to advance agent-based applications on the Sui

Metaplanet, JPYC and Progmat began a joint study on bitcoin-backed digital bonds on July 10, 2026. The Tokyo-listed company announced it will examine using bitcoin as collateral for tokenized instruments, including digital corporate bonds, settled through a yen stablecoin and managed with security t

According to ChainCatcher, Backpack announced the launch of a 24/7/365 real stock trading market for international investors, enabling round-the-clock trading of actual U.S. equities rather than synthetic derivatives. The initial batch of supported stocks includes SpaceX (SPCX), Micron (MU), and

According to Specter, a blockchain security researcher, on June 30, an attacker created a malicious governance proposal for BONK DAO targeting a voting requirement equivalent to 1% of BONK's circulating supply. Specter's investigation revealed on-chain connections between the Realms founder,

According to Etoday, South Korea's Gyeonggi Province announced on July 11 that it will launch a stablecoin-based proof-of-concept (PoC) project in August to explore blockchain stablecoin applications in local currency, public subsidies, and payment systems. The PoC will focus on validating three cor

According to Foresight News, NOXA, a meme token launchpad supporting Robinhood Chain and other networks, has suspended its new token issuance feature. The platform cited persistent spam tokens, copycat projects, and automated bots creating and duplicating tokens at scale as reasons for the pause. NO

According to ChainCatcher, Circle, the issuer of stablecoin USDC, received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on July 10 to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank. The bank will be placed directly under federal OCC supervision. Upon

According to Pudong Release, Shanghai launched its first blockchain-based colored metals digital warehouse receipts on July 11. The Commodity Warehouse Receipt Registration and Depository Center unveiled the initiative on the state-backed Changbai Chain infrastructure. China

According to Cointelegraph, in its first week of launch, Robinhood Chain has surpassed $70 million in bridged Ethereum. Token Terminal data shows the chain reached 194,000 daily active users with daily revenue of $39,000, translating to an annualized revenue run rate of approximately $14 million.

According to Foresight News, Circle has open-sourced the Agent Stack toolkit, allowing developers to integrate wallet functionality, USDC payments, and on-chain operations into AI agents. The toolkit supports integration with OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain Deep Agents, Mastra,

Aave DAO approved deployment steps for Aave V3 on zkSync Era, extending the protocol's lending and borrowing functionality into a ZK-rollup scaling network. The governance decision reflects a multi-chain distribution strategy as DeFi protocols seek to position liquidity across lower-cost

Chainlink expanded its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) support to Arbitrum Orbit, providing layer-3 builders with infrastructure for secure cross-chain messaging and token transfers. The integration addresses security concerns as application-specific chains become easier to launch and r

According to Chainlink, the platform expanded CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) support to Arbitrum Orbit in a latest update. The integration enables Arbitrum Orbit-based layer-3 chains to access

BNB Chain released node specifications for its Haber upgrade, targeting performance and validation improvements in its blockchain infrastructure. The upgrade addresses technical aspects of the node stack as the network competes in the broader blockchain scalability landscape. The release

Circle announced on July 11 that its Agent Stack starter kit is now open source. Developers can integrate wallet functionality, USDC payments, and on-chain operations into AI agents built with OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain Deep Agents, Mastra, Vercel AI SDK, and Google AI

According to The Defiant, Uniswap Labs proposed on July 7 to enable protocol fees on Uniswap v4 pools, extending the UNIfication fee framework previously approved by the DAO to the new architecture. Snapshot voting runs through July 12, with on-chain voting expected to begin the week of July 13. The