Project Progress

According to PANews, Echelon announced on May 9 a phased deprecation of kAPT and stkAPT in its core pool on Aptos. Deposit and borrowing functions for both assets are already disabled. Starting May 20, E-Mode LTV (loan-to-value ratio) will drop to zero; on May 27, both assets will be removed from E-

According to The Block, LayerZero issued a public apology on Friday for its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained roughly $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge. The protocol acknowledged it made a mistake by allowing its Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) to serve as the

According to The Block, on Friday (May 9), Judge Margaret Garnett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York modified a restraining notice that had locked 30,766 ETH (~$71 million) inside Arbitrum DAO since May 1. The modification permits an onchain governance vote to

According to ChainCatcher, Tether's USDT0 protocol unveiled its security architecture following the Kelp incident, implementing a 3/3 verification consensus mechanism requiring three independent validators using separate codebases. Current validator nodes include USDT0's proprietary DVN,

According to BlockBeats, RWA protocol LienFi minted the first tokenized U.S. real estate tax lien on Base today (May 10). The tokenization represents the protocol's initial issuance of real-world assets on the Base

LayerZero 於美國時間5月9日公開道歉，承認 DVN 1/1 配置對高價值交易的設計缺陷，且未監督其風險。宣布政策改革：DVN 不再提供1/1，所有路徑預設改為5/5；若鏈上僅有3名 DVN，最低門檻為3/3。此變動與客戶大規模遷移同步發生，Kelp DAO 與 Solv Protocol 已分別將資產遷往 Chainlink CCIP，且 Solv 在5/8 宣布將7億美元代幣化 BTC遷移，顯示此前對 Kelp 指責錯誤並需承擔責任。後續可觀察各客戶執行情況及與 CCIP 的競爭結果。

Evernorth says XRP’s institutional case rests on infrastructure built for regulated capital, not price charts or ETF demand. The firm pointed to XRPL upgrades involving compliance controls, restricted environments, escrow tools, and approved trading venues. Key Takeaways: Evernorth says XRP’s

According to The Block, on Friday, Judge Margaret Garnett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially unblocked 30,766 ETH (approximately $71 million) frozen inside Arbitrum DAO since May 1, allowing an on-chain governance vote to transfer the ether to a digital

According to The Block, LayerZero issued a public apology Friday for its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge. The protocol acknowledged it made a mistake by allowing its Decentralized Verifier Network to serve as the sole verifier fo

Aave liquidated exploit-linked positions and transferred recovered rsETH under approved governance proposals. Court ruling supports transfer of recovered ETH as DAOs coordinate broader recovery and restitution efforts. Next recovery phase focuses on restoring rsETH backing, reopening

According to BlockBeats, on May 9, Andre Cronje shared that USDC on Sonic achieved a 5.11% annualized yield, while USDT and ftUSD on Ethereum reached 5.27%. Cronje emphasized that these yields require no token incentives, subsidies, points systems, leverage loops, staking lockups, or exit queues, an

According to CoinDesk, Trust Wallet and Mesh announced wallet architecture updates on May 9 at Consensus Miami to serve AI agents. Mesh launched Smart Funding, which automatically routes payments across chains and accounts for both users and AI agents. Trust Wallet introduced an AI co-pilot

According to Bloomberg, BlackRock has filed to launch tokenized shares for its $6.1 billion BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL) targeting stablecoin holders. The fund invests in cash, U.S. Treasury notes, and securities with remaining maturities not exceeding 93 days. The tokenize

According to PANews, Echelon announced on May 9 the gradual deprecation of kAPT and stkAPT in its core pool on Aptos. The protocol has already disabled borrowing and lending for both assets. Starting May 20, their E-Mode loan-to-value (LTV) ratio will drop to 0%, followed by removal from E-Mode on M

According to CoinMarketCap and Telegram founder Pavel Durov's announcements, Toncoin (TON) surged over 90% between May 3 and May 9, rising from approximately $1.30 to $2.75 by May 7 before settling around $2.50 by May 9. With a market cap now around $6.8 billion, TON has surpassed both Stellar's

Pilot used XRP Ledger and JPMorgan banking rails to settle tokenized U.S. Treasury transactions in seconds. Mastercard connected blockchain infrastructure with traditional banking systems for cross-border settlement workflows. Firms demonstrated 24/7 institutional settlement using tokeniz

According to Pi Network DEX, on May 9, 2026, Pi Network's Core Team removed WorldBanksPi, a top-ranked DApp in the Pi Browser with over 140,000 users, without advance notice or appeal process. The project was identified as a Ponzi-style operation marketing false valuations and deposit-to-earn

According to BlockBeats, on May 9, Bitcoin mining company DMG Blockchain established subsidiary DMG Infrastructure to operate artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC) business. The company plans to transition its data centers toward AI and HPC services. DMG Blockchain

According to BlockBeats, on May 9, Circle's Layer 1 blockchain Arc announced its developer grant program is now open for applications. The program will fund high-quality teams building production-level systems on Arc using USDC and Circle's developer platform, with focus areas including payments,

根據 XRP Ledger 基金會於 5 月 8 日在 X 平台發布的官方公告，該基金會正式宣布進入 XRP 生態系統更公開的協作階段，並介紹了負責日常運營、工程協調及社區互動的核心管理團隊；公告中包含執行董事、首席技術長（CTO）、運營總監及社區負責人的職責說明與任職背景。