Project Progress

Ethereum layer-2 project Taiko faced scrutiny after multiple reports indicated a bridge-related exploit drained approximately $1.7 million, prompting emergency action around the network's bridge infrastructure. The reported issue involved forged or invalid proof verification that allowed

Bitcoin faces two separate protocol events in August 2026: BIP-110, a temporary soft fork proposal targeting block 961,632 for mandatory signaling, and Paul Sztorc's eCash hard fork aimed at block 964,000 with a 1:1 airdrop to BTC holders. BIP-110, authored by Dathon Ohm and assigned in

Switzerland-based Web3 development platform Enso launched a real-world asset application yesterday (June 21) providing access to more than 500 tokenized assets through integrations with xStocks, Ondo Finance, and Anchorage Digital's Porto. The application enables users to access tokenized stocks,

According to Foresight News, Ethereum Foundation interim co-executive director Bastian Aue recently outlined the foundation's core mission and responded to personnel-related disputes. Aue stated that EF exists to ensure Ethereum remains a truly permissionless sovereign infrastructure with

According to Foresight News, Cardano will launch the public testnet for its new consensus protocol upgrade, Ouroboros Leios (codenamed "Musashi Dojo"), on June 23. Built on the existing Ouroboros Praos mechanism, Leios introduces endorser blocks and committee validation to enhance parallel

According to BlockBeats, Enso on June 22 launched an RWA application offering over 500 tokenized assets including U.S. stocks, ETFs, Treasury bonds, commodities and stablecoins. The platform integrates xStocks, Ondo Finance and Anchorage Digital's Porto to provide unified asset distribution and

According to NEAR's official blog, the NEAR protocol's core development team Near One announced SPICE (Separating Consensus and Execution), a major protocol upgrade aimed at enabling Nightshade 3.0 sharding architecture. By decoupling

According to Ethereum Research forum, a proposal posted June 21 by user Clesaege would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking rewards to ecosystem development funding. Once more than 51% of validators approve a non-zero redirect rate, the contribution becomes mandatory for all

Global payments company MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain and joined the Solana Developer Platform, marking its entry into the Solana ecosystem. The move expands MoneyGram's blockchain payments strategy and makes Solana the third network where MoneyGram operates an official v

According to ChainCatcher, Nasdaq-listed stock WTO of Fei Xiaohao surged nearly 500% recently. The surge comes as the Web3 data platform launched a "World Cup Carnival" event tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, combining the global sporting event with prediction markets. Market participants attribute t

According to Solana, Baillie Gifford's BAGEY enhanced yield fund launched on Solana today as the first publicly available, fully native, UK-regulated on-chain tokenized fund. The fund settles in USDC and is supported by BNY Mellon's

According to BlockBeats, on June 22, Pendle marked its fifth anniversary and officially launched on Monad, opening two AUSD yield pools (Agora AUSD and Upshift earnAUSD) with incentives of up to $100,000 per week. Sky Money fixed income TVL surpassed $51 million, with Pendle-based fixed income

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson defended the company's recent experiments with AI-generated content after community members criticized a post shared through Input Output Global's X account. The controversy centered on an AI-generated influencer character created as part of the Midnight City

Charles Hoskinson recently defended Cardano's AI-generated content experiments after community criticism regarding a post shared by Input Output Global's X account. The AI content, created as part of the Midnight City project, was intended to demonstrate new technological capabilities rather than re

According to ChainCatcher, UU Wallet announced today it is upgrading its referral system to make rewards available to all users who meet specified conditions. Users will be automatically promoted to higher tiers as

According to Kleros founder Clément Lesaege, a new proposal on Ethereum's research forum, introduced on June 22, asks validators to redirect up to 10% of their staking rewards toward ecosystem development and public goods funding. If majority support is signaled, the contribution rate would become m

According to Namada's official announcement on June 20, 2026, the privacy-focused layer-1 blockchain confirmed a protocol exploit and disclosed that an investigation is underway. The development team stated it is collaborating with relevant stakeholders to contain the issue and prevent further

According to Joseph Lubin, on June 20, the Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO proposed establishing well-funded, credibly neutral organizations to complement the Ethereum Foundation's work and focus on ecosystem growth across the main network, Layer 2 solutions, and private Ethereum

The XRP Ledger ecosystem announced a five-upgrade roadmap on June 22, 2026, targeting quantum readiness, native lending, AI-powered security testing, formal verification, and an upgraded automated market maker framework, according to community director and validator Vet. The initiatives aim to

According to XRPL Commons, on June 22 the XRP Ledger ecosystem launched the "Make Waves on XRPL" competition offering 50,000 XRP to developers who deploy live applications on the mainnet. The 90-day challenge runs through September 21 and prioritizes products with real users and on-chain activity