Project Progress

Aave DAO recently passed a proposal supporting Aave Labs with a $25 million grant, with a voting approval rate of about 75%. The proposal includes an immediate allocation of 5 million aEthLidoGHO tokens and a staged release of 20 million tokens, and it also sets aside 75,000 AAVE tokens for ecosystem support.

Sun Yuchen publicly accused World Liberty Financial (WLFI) of embedding a backdoor in its smart contract, claiming that its wallet was unlawfully frozen in 2025, and pointing out four categories of misconduct by the WLFI team: charging unreasonable fees, controlling the backdoor, freezing funds, and manipulating governance. He emphasized that this conduct violates basic investor rights and called on WLFI to restore transparency.

Cardano is preparing for the Van Rossem hard fork, set for June 2026, which will enhance performance and security. However, the 10.7.0 release faced setbacks due to memory issues, delaying its promotion to mainnet readiness, while analytics capabilities are expanding.

Aave Labs has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, enhancing its operational standards in security and data protection. This milestone fosters trust in DeFi, enabling institutional participation and positioning Aave for mainstream adoption. It underscores the industry's maturation and competitive edge.

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves responds to the Covenant AI incident, accusing its founder of betraying trust and issuing an apology. Steeves says he will move forward with a locked staking mechanism, enhance protocol transparency and resilience to risk, and continue to push for open AI development.

Ethereum's upcoming upgrade, Glamsterdam, is progressing slowly, with developers targeting next week for its first devnet. Key features include gas repricings and EIP-7954. The upgrade is expected in 2026, while future upgrades like Hegotá are also underway.

Bitcoin developers have released v31.0rc4 for testing, introducing enhanced privacy through Tor and I2P networks, improved mempool design, fee efficiency, and performance upgrades. This update aims to optimize transaction management and protect user anonymity.

MiniMax announced that its M2.7 model is officially open-sourced, achieving SOTA performance of 56.22% and 57.0% on the SWE-Pro and Terminal Bench 2 benchmark tests, respectively. The model is available on Hugging Face and has the ability to build complex agent frameworks.

The Bitcoin community has recently proposed two major defense measures against the risk of quantum computers breaking cryptography: Lightning Labs’ recovery tools can prove wallet ownership without exposing the seed; StarkWare’s quantum-secure Bitcoin (QSB) strengthens transaction security by using hash functions, without changing the core protocol. These technologies help improve Bitcoin’s resilience in addressing future risks.

Gate News message, April 12, Aave announced that, because multiple assets have reached their maximum capacity, Aave V4 has increased deposit limits this time to accommodate additional liquidity. In addition, Aave said that deposit and borrowing limits will continue to be gradually raised as funds are filled.

Pi Network has taken another step to improve its system for developers. The project has launched a new RPC server upgrade on its Testnet, making it easier to build and test apps on the network. This update allows node operators to run their own RPC servers In simple words, developers no longer

The Bitcoin community has recently proposed two major defense measures in response to the risk of quantum computers cracking it: Lightning Labs’ recovery tools can prove wallet ownership without exposing the seed; StarkWare’s quantum-secure Bitcoin (QSB) enhances transaction security by using hash functions, without changing the core protocol. These technologies help improve Bitcoin’s resilience in the face of future risks.

Bitcoin’s community has recently proposed two major defense measures to address the risk of quantum computer cracking: Lightning Labs’ recovery tool can prove wallet ownership without disclosing the seed; StarkWare’s quantum-secure Bitcoin (QSB) improves transaction security by using hash functions without changing the core protocol. These technologies help strengthen Bitcoin’s resilience in facing future risks.

Bitcoin’s community has recently proposed two major defense measures against the risk of quantum computers cracking it: Lightning Labs’ recovery tools can prove wallet ownership without disclosing the seed; StarkWare’s quantum-secure Bitcoin (QSB) enhances transaction security by using hash functions, without changing the core protocol. These technologies help improve Bitcoin’s resilience in facing future risks.

The RWA Layer1 public chain SimpleChain officially launched its testnet on April 10 and initiated an ecosystem airdrop program. Users can obtain points through testnet tasks, and these points will serve as the basis for future token airdrops. Team members come from Qianch Qin Technology and Ant Group, and have completed a $15 million seed round. The testnet verifies core capabilities, including trusted data services, a compliance engine, and asset issuance protocols.

U.S. well-known angel investor Jason Calacanis expressed optimism about Bittensor and its subnet project Ridges AI on the All-In Podcast, saying that this open-source AI assistant reached about 80% of Claude 4’s performance within 45 days, and highlighting the innovative advantages of decentralization and incentive mechanisms. He also founded the Stillcore Capital fund to focus on investing in the Bittensor ecosystem.

Bitcoin communities have recently proposed two major defense approaches against the risk of quantum computers breaking them: Lightning Labs’ rescue tool can prove wallet ownership without disclosing the seed; StarkWare’s Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) enhances transaction security by using hash functions, without changing the core protocol. These technologies help improve Bitcoin’s resilience in facing future risks.

The Bitcoin community, in response to the risks of quantum computer cracking, has recently proposed two major defensive approaches: Lightning Labs’ recovery tool can prove wallet ownership without revealing the seed; StarkWare’s Quantum-Secure Bitcoin (QSB) enhances transaction security by using hash functions without changing the core protocol. These technologies help improve Bitcoin’s resilience in dealing with future risks.