Project Progress

NiceHash confirmed on July 07, 2026 that its EasyMining solo mining service has mined 200 Bitcoin blocks since October 2022, verified through on-chain coinbase signature data. The milestone reflects the growth of NiceHash's hashrate marketplace, which has operated since 2014. The 200 blocks

BonkDAO suffered a governance attack that drained approximately $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its treasury after an attacker spent about $4 million to acquire voting power. The attack was disclosed on July 6 by BonkDAO, the decentralized governance organization associated with the

According to BonkDAO's official statement disclosed on July 6, the Solana-based DAO suffered a governance attack that drained approximately $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its treasury. An attacker spent roughly $4 million to acquire sufficient voting power through token-weighted voting on Bon

Yield Guild Games shut down its crypto game publishing arm YGG Play and laid off 35 employees in 2026, citing commercial unsustainability caused by a prolonged crypto market downturn and a difficult video game publishing environment. The decision followed a major market crash on October 10 that

According to BlockBeats, Tether is launching native USDT on the Bitcoin network today (July 7) via the RGB v0.11.1 protocol, with UTEXO handling commercial issuance and distribution. This marks USDT's first return to Bitcoin's mainchain since 2014, when it originally launched via the Omni protocol.

Yield Guild Games cut 35 staff and shut down its YGG Play game publisher business on July 7 due to challenging crypto and video game market conditions. The company said its YGG Play business is no longer commercially sustainable and will focus resources on artificial

Ripple is preparing beta tests for RLUSD, its dollar-backed stablecoin planned for both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum. The stablecoin is designed to complement Ripple's existing settlement products and enterprise payments strategy. Stablecoins have become widely used for payments, trading

BM Wallet has introduced a self-custodial prediction markets feature that enables users to forecast outcomes of real-world events directly from within the wallet. The feature has launched in select regions with the FIFA World Cup serving as the flagship prediction category, accompanied by a

According to Ripple, the company is preparing beta tests for RLUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin designed for both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum. The stablecoin is intended to complement Ripple's existing settlement products and provide institutions with a dollar-denominated instrument for payments and

According to BlockBeats, Ondo Perps launches stock perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage on July 7.

According to Foresight News, NEAR Protocol's Dynamic Resharding feature went live on testnet last week with v2.13 upgrade. The feature enables shards to automatically split when reaching state size thresholds, eliminating the need for manual intervention or coordinated upgrades to scale the

Open Standard, a consortium of 149 global companies including payment processors, banks, big tech firms, and digital asset companies, announced on June 30 (local time) the launch of a new stablecoin called OUSD (Open USD) in the second half of this year. The initiative aims to address limitations in

According to ChainCatcher, USDD announced the launch of TRON DeFi Summer starting today through August 5, offering a total of $900,000 in rewards. Participants can earn $300,000 in TRX through Binance Wallet by completing specified deposits or purchasing vault assets, or earn a share of 600,000 USDD

According to EMURGO's incident report released on June 25, the Cardano-based wallet service SecondFi will cease operations permanently following a security breach on June 22. The wallet, a rebranded version of Yoroi and described by EMURGO as Cardano's largest wallet provider, will not resume

According to MakerDAO's official governance forum, the protocol has outlined a schedule for its Endgame brand relaunch and stablecoin rollout. The roadmap includes changes tied to MKR, DAI, and new governance and stablecoin identities, marking a significant transition for one of DeFi's core

According to an official announcement on July 7, $U has launched its dedicated Proof of Reserves (POR) page, fully integrated with Chainlink's Data API. The page provides automated, encrypted, and on-chain verifiable support for its asset reserves. Key features include real-time, tamper-proof on-cha

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) co-founder Alex Van de Sande proposed a new plan on July 7: delegate 5 million idle ENS tokens from the ENS DAO treasury to community participants, thereby diluting the voting dominance of a single large holder and driving DAO governance reform. Van de Sande emphasized that the delegated tokens still belong to the DAO, and participants only receive voting rights. ENS DAO Voting Structure Problem: One Delegate Exceeds the Combined Voting Power of the Next 50 Delegates

According to BlockBeats, Web3 gaming guild YGG announced on July 7 that its gaming publishing division YGG Play will close on August 1, impacting 35 job positions. The company committed to providing an additional eight weeks of salary to affected staff. YGG will continue operations with a smaller te

According to Ansem's announcement on X, ANSEM will inject creator fees into its liquidity pool to increase depth and launch SOL airdrops for community contributors. Rewards will be distributed in phases at higher valuations, with priority given to top-performing "Bagholders" on social media, plus

Bitcoin (BTC) buying volume surged sharply, temporarily reported at around $64,015 on July 7. U.S. President Trump hinted that Bitcoin could eventually be included in the Trump Account, a new tax-advantaged account designed for children. BonkDAO was attacked via a malicious governance proposal, resulting in the theft of $20 million worth of BONK tokens. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to BeInCrypto, President Donald Trump stated that Bitcoin (BTC) could ultimately be included in the T