Project Progress

From late June to early July, three major changes occurred at the Ethereum organizational level: On June 22, five former Ethereum Foundation (EF) core researchers announced the establishment of Ethlabs, an independent non-profit research and development lab aimed at making Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy; on June 23, the EF announced a new organizational structure, ending collaboration with about 54 employees (approximately 20% of total staff). After the restructuring, ETH go

Zcash's ZEC token rose about 12% after developers behind Project Tachyon announced they are close to formally proving that the network's incoming Ironwood shielded pool carries no undetectable counterfeiting bug. The price gain follows progress on formal verification work aimed at ruling out a

After Project Tachyon developers said they are close to formally proving Zcash's incoming Ironwood shielded pool carries no undetectable counterfeiting bug, ZEC token rose about 12%. The network's new shielded pool, set to activate in late July, includes a turnstile mechanism that lets wallets

The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse launched BillsOnChain on July 7, a blockchain platform that converts purchase receipts into tokenized digital assets on the Hedera network. The platform aims to bridge conventional billing systems with blockchain technology by enabling receipts to become

The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse launched BillsOnChain on July 7, a Hedera-based platform designed to convert purchase receipts into tokenized digital assets. The platform has already attracted more than 31,000 users with integrated wallets and processed over 830,000 receipts on-chain,

South Korean telecommunications company KT unveiled plans to introduce two blockchain-focused businesses—a Token Factory platform and a stablecoin service—as part of a transformation strategy aimed at expanding beyond traditional telecom operations. Chief Executive Officer Park Yoon-young outlined t

According to ChainCatcher, Michael Coates, former Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter and ex-security lead at Mozilla, has been appointed as Chief Information Security Officer of Solana Foundation. Coates previously founded Altitude Networks, a SaaS data security startup later acquired

According to ChainCatcher, TermiX, the commercial settlement layer for AI Agents, officially launched its mainnet today and unveiled Agent.family, a Agents Marketplace on BNB Chain. Agents can now register ERC8004-based Agent IDs on Agent.family and publish, accept, and verify more than 120 types of

Lee Yong-jun, an official from South Korea's Financial Services Commission Capital Markets Division, stated on May 8 that designing infrastructure for standardized securities tokenization requires cooperation between the private sector and Korea Securities Depository. Speaking at the 'Fan-Centered K

According to ChainCatcher and Wormhole, Moonbeam network will officially shut down on July 31, 2026. The parachain will continue operating during a transition period, but will cease operations after that date. Wormhole warned that Portal and Wormhole contributors will be unable to assist in

According to Odaily, Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev stated on X that Robinhood Chain, developed for real-world assets (RWA), is also "very suitable for Meme coins." Tenev's remarks expand the perceived use cases for the blockchain network beyond its primary RWA

According to an official announcement, Binance will suspend Metal DAO (MTL) deposits and withdrawals beginning July 8, 2026 at 23:00 UTC+8 to support the network's planned upgrade and hard fork. The network upgrade and hard fork are scheduled to commence on July 9, 2026 at 00:00 UTC+8.

According to Cryptopolitan, Uniswap Labs proposed extending its UNIfication token burn initiative to Uniswap v4 liquidity pools, seeking UNI holders' approval to collect protocol fees on select v4 pools and allocate portions to UNI buybacks and token burns. The snapshot vote runs through July 12. UN

According to BPMG, the blockchain and AI company established its U.S. subsidiary ARACORE on July 8 to build stablecoin-based financial infrastructure. ARACORE will focus on institutional services for banks, fintech companies, and payment providers, targeting cross-border remittances and B2B

On July 8, the Wormhole interoperability platform announced on X that the Moonbeam network will officially shut down on July 31; the transition period (during which the parachain remains operational) will end on that day, after which the chain will begin a gradual shutdown. Portal and Wormhole contributors will not be able to assist in retrieving stuck assets after July 31. Wormhole urges users to complete bridge transfers before the deadline. Wormhole: After July 31, Portal and contributors can

According to BlockBeats, Predict.fun launched its institutional-grade block trading function today (July 8), opening exclusive services to traders executing transactions of 100,000 shares or more. The service offers zero slippage, zero trading fees for the first 14 days, and no position size

According to Sun Yu-chen on X, the BitTorrent team has completed the BTTC Bridge Sunset Program, with all user funds confirmed safe. Users can continue to deposit and withdraw BTTC Bridge funds through partnered centralized exchanges. Going forward, the BitTorrent team will focus on decentralized

According to PANews, Wormhole announced on July 8 that Moonbeam network will shut down on July 31, 2026. The platform reminded users to transfer all external assets from Moonbeam before the deadline, as Portal and Wormhole contributors will be unable to help recover stuck assets after that date.

Korean financial conglomerates are forming stablecoin consortiums ahead of regulatory framework approval, while the Bank of Korea (BOK) proposes an alternative 'deposit token' system. Kakao group entities including KakaoTalk, Kakao Bank, and Kakao Pay established a joint task force for won-pegged st

Ondo Finance launched a pre-alpha version of its perpetual futures platform that allows users to trade with tokenized stocks as collateral. The platform, Ondo Perps, lets eligible traders use tokenized stocks to access perpetual futures tied to commodities such as oil and gold, as well as equities i