Project Progress

On May 25, The Defiant reported that Kohaku Initiative, an Ethereum Foundation subsidiary, released an SDK that allows developers to seamlessly integrate shielded pool protocols such as RAILGUN, Tornado Cash, and Privacy Pools into Ethereum wallet interfaces without relying on intermediaries. The latest version confirmed that the ERC-4337 mempool relayer has entered operation. Technical significance of the 4337 mempool relayer: eliminating reliance on centralized relayers ERC-4337 (account abstr

According to Kelp, the recovery plan's operational phase was completed on May 26, with the final batch of 20,373.72 rsETH sent to the rsETH OFT adapter. Over the past two weeks, Aave and Kelp have supplemented approximately 116,000 rsETH to the adapter. Since resuming operations, rsETH minting,

According to an official announcement from Ondo Finance on May 26, founder Nathan Allman has died unexpectedly. The company stated that Allman's vision and execution shaped Ondo Finance's development and his commitment to building a more open and inclusive financial system will continue to guide

According to The Defiant, Ethereum Foundation's Kohaku Initiative released an SDK enabling direct wallet-level integration of privacy protocols including Railgun, Tornado Cash, and Privacy Pools without intermediaries. The toolkit routes all privacy protocol transactions through EIP-4337 (account ab

According to Ethereum Foundation researcher kassandraETH, kohaku-eth/railgun v0.0.1-alpha.21 has implemented ERC-4337 mempool relay for Railgun transactions, allowing users to obtain privacy protection without relying on protocol-specific relay infrastructure. Tornado Cash and Privacy Pools

According to its official announcement, Hyperliquid on May 26 now supports markets based on off-chain events. These markets are powered by automated news feed software run by validators as part of regular chain operations. Validators vote on the deployment and settlement of canonical markets based o

The blockchain research and development firm Babylon Labs submitted a Temperature Check to Aave DAO on Monday, seeking approval to integrate Trustless Bitcoin Vaults with Aave V4 and onboard native BTC as collateral without bridges, wrappers, or custodians. Key Takeaways: Babylon Labs filed a

Opening OKX, the world's second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has officially launched US trading operations as Protocol 23 goes live in 2026, marking a significant expansion following months of regulatory groundwork and infrastructure development. The launch was enabled by a clearer r

According to BlockBeats, Web3 creator marketing platform Influence360 officially launched on May 26, offering AI-driven KOL marketing infrastructure. The platform enables projects to discover multilingual Web3 influencers across X, YouTube, TikTok, and Telegram, with features including smart

According to Vitalik Buterin's X post on Sunday, the Ethereum Foundation is transitioning into a leaner entity while reducing Ethereum sales. Buterin stated the foundation will focus on longevity over breadth, operating as 'one node with a defined purpose' under the CROPS framework—emphasizing

According to official announcement, ICON Network will cease operations and permanently shut down on December 31, 2026, with a full transition to SODAX. The final deadline for ICX token migration to SODA is also December 31, 2026; tokens not migrated by this date cannot be exchanged. Starting

Janjilah, a blockchain-powered digital agreements platform, has been developed to address Malaysia's growing online scam crisis by converting informal digital transactions into legally recognized, immutable records. The platform targets micro-entrepreneurs and informal traders who operate

Janjilah launched a blockchain-powered agreement system on May 25 to address Malaysia's escalating online scam crisis. The platform converts informal digital transactions between micro-entrepreneurs and informal traders into verifiable, legally binding records supported by blockchain verification an

Opening Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse argues that tokenization—not Bitcoin alone—represents the real structural disruption reshaping global finance. The thesis centers on rebuilding how value moves across financial systems through digitized assets, programmable networks, and faster settlement

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