Project Progress

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, announced he is pausing public videos, interviews, and activity on X (Twitter) to reflect on the project's direction. The decision follows an analysis showing 35 of 130 replies to his posts were hostile or abusive. Hoskinson emphasized that boosting ADA's

CME Group launched 24/7 crypto futures trading on May 29 2026, processing 7,200 contracts and $50 million in notional volume during its first weekend session. Total crypto futures volume fell to a 12-month low of $2.9 trillion in May 2026, concentrating liquidity on Binance, OKX, and Bybit. The

From 15:00 to 15:15 UTC on June 4, 2026, ETH recorded a +0.82% return in the 15-minute candlestick, with a price range of 1,771.2–1,791.32 USDT and a swing of 1.13%. After a sharp drop earlier, a technical rebound emerged in the short term; market attention picked up again, and volatility intensified. The main driver behind this move is technical oversold rebound demand. On June 2, ETH suffered a one-day plunge of 7.32%, with the price quickly falling from above $2,000 back into the $1,800 range

According to Foresight News, Travala launched an AI-powered hotel booking and settlement protocol called Travala Travel MCP on Base today, enabling automated searches, bookings, and payments in stablecoins without manual intervention. The protocol integrates the x402 open payment standard,

According to Foresight News, 0x formally launched its cross-chain API on June 4, enabling token transfers across 25 blockchains. The API handles routing, bridging, tracking, and execution in a unified product. During the beta phase that began in late February, the API successfully facilitated cross

Within days of each other, two public companies saw contrasting developments in their Ethereum treasury strategies. One is raising new capital to expand its position The other reported losses exceeded $85 million. The difference highlights diverging approaches to corporate Ethereum treasury

According to Jupiter on June 4, the platform launched Forecast, Solana's first fully native prediction market featuring a multi-market maker model. The system allows users to receive quotes from competing market makers and automatically execute trades at the best available price, rather than

Guardis launched earlier this week as an on-chain trading and security platform, joining Nominis and Chainlink in addressing security risks as decentralized trading now processes an estimated 3,400 transactions per second — over 100 times the volume from five years ago. The platforms aim to close th

According to Odaily, MarketCards' first MintBox opened on June 4, releasing 100% of tokenized rights to rare cards (all one-of-one pieces) through a public draw mechanism. Users participate using USDC, with the platform's verifiable lottery system allocating rights to winners; unclaimed USDC can

According to Foresight News, Echo Protocol has fully resumed all services on Aptos, including lending, strategies, liquid staking, Vault, and other related protocols. Echo stated it has completed a security audit of all

According to Foresight News, FalconX launched 3F this week, a leveraged lending product for real-world assets (RWA). Users can deposit USDC and select their desired leverage ratio, with the system automatically establishing positions. FalconX serves as the loan originator, Pareto provides on-chain i

According to BlockBeats, on June 4, Treehouse announced its on-chain benchmark rate TESR (Treehouse Ethereum Staking Rate) has integrated with Euler, launching the first fixed-rate lending market anchored to an on-chain benchmark rate. Users can borrow WETH using tETH or wstETH as collateral, with

According to Foresight News, Plasma One's stablecoin-native debit card now supports withdrawals in USD, EUR, MXN, and BRL. Users can convert and withdraw crypto holdings directly to these fiat currencies in their corresponding bank

According to Foresight News, Skatechain is undergoing an upgrade, with Skate AMM and other upstream applications entering maintenance mode. The applications are expected to resume normal operation once the upgrade is

According to The Block, cryptocurrency exchange Backpack, founded by former FTX employees, launched Backpack Securities from June 2026. The platform combines traditional stock trading with tokenized securities and features two integrated components: a U.S. regulated brokerage and custody platform

According to Foresight News, Walrus, a decentralized storage protocol on the Sui network, has launched Walrus Memory, a portable memory layer designed to address the challenge of AI Agents retaining context across different applications. The solution enables AI Agents to preserve conversational cont

According to Foresight News, DeFi risk management protocol Gauntlet and on-chain yield protocol Resolv have reached a compensation agreement for the USR vulnerability. Affected users of Gauntlet strategy vaults can now claim a total of 4,379,827 USDC in recovery funds through Merkl. Claims are

Drift published a relaunch roadmap on local time May 3 after an April 12 hack caused $209.58 million in abnormal fund movements. The Solana-based decentralized derivatives exchange stated its priority is launching a security-focused USDT perpetual futures exchange and using revenue to compensate