Project Progress

According to PANews, Hyperliquid updated its official documentation on April 30 to clarify fee logic for result tokens under HIP-4. Opening positions are free; fees apply only upon closing or settlement. The protocol covers six scenarios including minting (fee-free), normal trading, burning, and set

On April 30, DeFi unified platform Legend announced that it has completed a $3.5 million seed round, led by Electric Capital, with GSR also participating. This brings Legend’s total funding to over $5 million. According to Legend’s announcement, the platform launched a public Alpha test version three weeks ago, and its cumulative trading volume has already exceeded $80 million.

According to ChainCatcher, IOTA completed its major consensus upgrade, switching its mainnet from Mysticeti to Starfish. Starfish, an evolution of the Mysticeti consensus engine, decouples consensus processes from validator synchronization to maintain network reliability even when some validator

According to the official governance page for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance project supported by the Trump family, which was published on April 30, the team has officially kicked off voting on a token unlock governance proposal, involving approximately 62.28 billion WLFI tokens. The voting period is 7 days, and the quorum threshold is 1 billion WLFI tokens.

According to Xcela, Hana Financial TI, XRPL Korea, and Xcela completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Korean won-based stablecoin on April 30. The validation tested the issuance, circulation management, cross-chain asset transfers, and settlement structures in a real financial institution

Crypto exchange OKX rolled out its Agent Payments Protocol (APP) on Wednesday, an open standard designed to support AI agents conducting full business cycles beyond simple payments. According to OKX, the protocol enables AI bots to "pay for services and pay each other" while handling quoting,

MARA Foundation focuses on Bitcoin security, open-source support, self-custody, policy advocacy, and education initiatives. Initiative includes research on quantum computing risks, aiming to protect Bitcoin’s long-term resilience and infrastructure. $100K grant launched with community

According to ChainCatcher, the Ethereum Foundation announced its Q1 2026 grants and ecosystem support projects on April 29, prioritizing cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), protocol security, and core infrastructure development. The funding supports client optimization (Geth, Erigon,

According to CoinDesk, Hyperliquid recently launched outcome tokens for prediction markets, introducing a zero opening fee model to compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. The platform charges fees only on closing or settlement transactions across minting, trading, burning, and settlement scenarios. The

According to Odaily, Avalanche Foundation launched a research grant program on April 29, inviting global academic researchers to apply for funding up to $50,000 per proposal. The initiative focuses on two core areas: cryptocurrency asset pricing and valuation within proof-of-stake networks, and

According to ChainCatcher, SharpLink's Ethereum staking rewards have accumulated to 18,309 ETH since launching its ETH treasury strategy, with 459 ETH earned in the past week.

According to Altcoin Buzz, KITE AI mainnet launched on Avalanche on April 29, introducing a dedicated Layer 1 blockchain designed for autonomous AI agents. The platform integrates identity and native payment capabilities to enable AI agents to operate, transact, and scale without friction. Avalanch

According to Mezo and its partners, the Bitcoin-native finance platform has launched Mezo Prime, an institutional product offering yield and lending against held Bitcoin, today. Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) is the launch customer, investing 250 BTC into Mezo and deploying part of its corporate Bitcoin

Solana chooses Falcon signature scheme after independent research confirms efficiency for high-speed blockchain security. No immediate changes planned, but phased migration roadmap ensures readiness if quantum threats become practical. Ecosystem already tests quantum-resistant tools,

According to Blockaid, Aftermath Finance's perpetual contract protocol on Sui Network suffered an ongoing attack, with approximately $1.1 million USDC stolen through 11 transactions in 36 minutes. The vulnerability stemmed from a fee accounting defect in the perpetual contract liquidation system, wh

Gate News message, April 29 — South Korea's Hana Financial Group, trading firm Posco International, and digital asset company Dunamu signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a blockchain platform for cross-border remittances in 2026 to accelerate transfers and improve tracking. Posco Int

Gate News message, April 29 — Lido DAO has published a new proposal on its research forum suggesting that the DAO authorize a temporary reduction in the first-loss protection trigger threshold for the EarnETH vault to cover losses related to the Kelp event. Under current rules, the protection

Gate News message, April 29 — EVAA announced the launch of E-Mode (Efficiency Mode) on April 29, marking a new era of capital efficiency in the TON ecosystem. Based on TON's current interest rate of approximately 24%, E-Mode can increase strategy annual yields to as high as 41%, significantly

Gate News message, April 29 — The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science have announced the winners of the Hedera Africa Hackathon, which has officially become the largest hackathon globally. The event attracted over 13,000 developers, 1,300 project submissions, and 45,000 certification

Gate News message, April 29 — Ronin, a gaming blockchain, announced it will migrate to Ethereum Layer 2 on May 12, 2026. The migration will involve approximately 10 hours of downtime on-chain, after which normal operations will resume. The underlying architecture will be built on OP Stack and will i