Project Progress

Robinhood Chain reached $250 million in total value locked (TVL) within 10 days of launch. Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset, explained on SamproTV on the 10th that major DeFi projects rapidly onboarded to Robinhood Chain while ecosystem memecoins attracted market attention. The rapid

According to Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset, Robinhood Chain launched by the U.S. trading platform Robinhood reached $250 million in total value locked (TVL) just ten days after launch on July 10. Major DeFi projects rapidly deployed on the network while ecosystem meme tokens

ORIZON announced the expansion of its OriZone ecosystem, marking a strategic transition from its origins as a decentralized finance protocol toward an AI-native Web3 ecosystem that combines decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, digital creativity, and real-world utility. The expansion

Zcash core developer Sean Bowe announced on X on July 10 that the activation block height for the Zcash Ironwood mainnet has been confirmed and marked; all major organizations have committed to activate the NU6.3 upgrade at block height 3,428,143, expected on July 28. The Ironwood upgrade introduces a new privacy pool using the Orchard protocol. Major organizations commit to activate NU6.3 at block height 3,428,143 According to Sean Bowe's announcement on X, all major organizations have pledged

BitGo Holdings announced quantum risk management features for Bitcoin wallets on the 10th. The digital asset infrastructure company designed the features to help institutions assess, manage, and reduce quantum-related exposure across UTXO-based wallets. BitGo stated the release extends its multi-sig

According to Bitgo, the digital asset infrastructure company introduced quantum risk management features for UTXO-based Bitcoin wallets on July 10, designed to help institutions assess, manage, and reduce quantum-related exposure. The new features include a coin selection method that prioritizes UT

Pi Network Pi Core team announced on July 9th that backend support has been enabled for the App Studio building platform for AI applications. The first feature launched is "Persistent Storage," allowing newly created App Studio applications to save and retrieve user-specific data across different sessions, solving the problem of progress disappearing immediately after users leave the app. App Studio Backend Support Launch: Persistent Storage Enables Cross-Session User Data Saving According to an

According to NEAR Chain Status official announcement, NEAR mainnet version 2.13.0 has been released today, introducing post-quantum transaction signatures and dynamic sharding capabilities. Voting is scheduled to begin on July 20 at 8:00 AM Beijing time. The upgrade introduces ML-DSA-65 as the

According to ChainCatcher and Brave's official blog, Brave released BAT Roadmap 4.0 on July 9, introducing a unified Brave Wallet integrating traditional payments and self-custodied crypto assets, plus BravePay, a privacy-focused stablecoin payment protocol layer. The roadmap aims to expand the

According to ChainCatcher, Zcash's Ironwood (NU6.3) upgrade will activate on July 28 at 8 p.m. Beijing time at block height 3,428,143, as confirmed by core developer Sean Bowe. The upgrade addresses a vulnerability in the Orchard pool that could have allowed unlimited ZEC forgery. The activation

According to the Ethereum Foundation Protocol Support team's announcement, the Protocol Support team has been dissolved recently. The team was responsible for coordinating Ethereum protocol development processes, including organizing and coordinating core developer meetings, tracking network

According to ChainCatcher, the Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Support team has been dissolved recently. The team was responsible for coordinating Ethereum protocol development processes, including organizing core developer meetings, tracking network upgrades, supporting EIP advancement, operating th

According to Ethena, registered minting users can now mint and redeem USDe for free using USDC on July 10. Whitelisted users gain zero-cost, instant liquidity for USDe through the protocol. The update, announced on X, is expected to reduce value slippage in secondary markets and improve user

Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, has crossed $2 billion in total value locked (TVL), according to data from DeFiLlama. The milestone reflects growth driven by decentralized exchange (DEX) pools and layer-2 DeFi activity, with platforms including Aerodrome and Uniswap

Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure companies MARA Holdings and Bitdeer saw sharp stock price increases on the 10th following infrastructure expansion announcements. MARA Holdings rose 9.98% to $13.22 on Nasdaq, while Bitdeer climbed 14.09% to $14.33. The gains followed separate announcements on th

Vitalik Buterin published technical writing focused on proof optimization for Ethereum rollups, addressing polynomial commitments and efficiency improvements in cryptographic proof systems. The work targets making rollup proofs cheaper and more practical, directly supporting Ethereum's scaling

Solana's SIMD-0096 proposal addresses priority fee allocation by directing these fees toward block producers, refocusing attention on validator economics. The proposal clarifies how priority fees should be distributed across the network's validator infrastructure. This technical specification

According to Vitalik Buterin's published note on July 7, the Ethereum co-founder released a technical paper focusing on proof optimization and polynomial commitments for rollups. The work examines how cryptographic efficiency improvements can make Ethereum scaling cheaper and more practical

MakerDAO governance discussions outline Spark token rollout and airdrop mechanics as part of the protocol's Endgame restructuring plan. The discussions address how the transition affects DAI users and the broader Maker ecosystem. This matters because Maker operates one of the oldest and most

BlackRock's BUIDL fund has crossed $500 million in liquidity, marking a significant milestone for tokenized treasury products on blockchain networks. The fund, managed through the Securitize platform, demonstrates institutional capital's willingness to adopt tokenized asset structures beyond pilot-s