Project Progress

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

According to The Defiant, Sky protocol's annualized revenue run rate reached $419.08 million in June 2026, setting a new all-time high. This metric extrapolates short-term revenue data to estimate annual revenue trends. DefiLlama data shows Sky generated $30.14 million in fees over the past 30

According to Cointelegraph, Backpack launched tokenized U.S. stock trading on July 11, initially supporting SpaceX, Micron, and SanDisk. The service covers over 150 countries and regions, with investors receiving direct ownership of underlying securities rather than synthetic exposure. Trading

According to Bloomberg, on July 10, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved Circle Internet Group's plan to establish Circle National Trust, a national digital currency trust bank for USDC custody and settlement. The approval grants Circle federal oversight under a single c

Vitalik Buterin published new research on single slot finality for Ethereum, a proposal designed to reduce the time users wait for settlement confirmation on the base layer. The concept addresses one of Ethereum's core user-experience challenges by aiming to make transaction finality happen

Japanese lender CRYL launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to 1 billion yen, or approximately $6.2 million, allowing individuals and businesses to access fiat currency without selling their BTC holdings. The product provides borrowers access to funds between $6,200 and $6.2 million at annual

Circle, the issuer of USDC stablecoin, received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federal deposit bank called Circle National Trust. This development follows conditional approval the company received approximately seven months ago and

According to a July 10 filing, Metaplanet agreed to launch a joint study with JPYC, Progmat, and Metaplanet Securities to develop Bitcoin-backed digital credit products that trade and settle on a 24/7 basis and accrue interest daily. The framework positions Bitcoin as collateral, routes payments

According to Odaily Daily Planet, Circle Internet Group received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national digital currency trust bank, recently expanding its stablecoin operations. The entity, to be called Circle National Trust, will operate

Robinhood Chain achieved major trading volumes one week after launch, processing $568 million on Wednesday and over $350 million more by Thursday, with 5.2 million transactions and 213,000 active addresses in 24 hours. The surge was driven by memecoin trading activity, with tokens like Cash Cat

According to ChainCatcher, Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced a $36 million investment to establish a local ASIC manufacturing facility in Nevada, with capacity to produce 10,000 SEALMINER series units monthly. The facility will integrate with Bitdeer's existing U.S. data

According to Odaily Daily, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Bitdeer announced a $36 million investment to build a local manufacturing facility in Nevada, expected to be operational by year-end 2026. The facility will produce approximately 10,000 SEALMINER series mining rigs monthly and will work in

Circle (CRCL) surged 16.63% in premarket trading on July 10, reaching $73.49, according to MSX data. The rally followed the finalized approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for Circle to establish a national trust

THORChain paused all vault rotation operations after developers discovered a consensus issue that surfaces specifically during the churning process. The network's development team restructured its roadmap around a single release - the v3.20 update - which consolidates security patches, Monero

According to co-founder Aaluxx, THORChain's vault rotation (churn) is now paused until v3.20 ships due to a consensus bug discovered during churning. The recent exploit stemmed from three chained older bugs that, individually harmless, became exploitable when triggered in sequence. One of five vault

Charles Hoskinson denied rumors of his retirement from Cardano on July 10, calling the claims "categorically untrue" and "a complete fabrication" in a video response. The denial became necessary after decontextualized clips circulated widely enough to reach a London taxi driver and contacts at a

Revolut connected its standalone crypto exchange, Revolut X, to third-party AI assistants on Friday, allowing customers to analyze markets, monitor portfolios, and place trades using natural language prompts. The integration supports Claude, Gemini, OpenClaw, and Cursor, with users on other

According to Circle's official announcement, on July 10, stablecoin issuer Circle (NYSE: CRCL) received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank. The newly chartered bank will operate under direct federal s

Uniswap has proposed reducing V4 liquidity provider fee incentives by up to 33%, marking a strategic shift toward execution efficiency over traditional reward structures. The decentralized exchange protocol aims to offset lower LP returns through increased trading volume driven by tighter spreads an