The XRP Ledger could activate the fixCleanup3_3_0 amendment around September 11, provided validator support stays above the required threshold for the full voting period.

Ethereum developers have scheduled a new transaction format for Hegotá that could let supported wallets handle transactions for users who do not hold ETH. Called Frame Transactions, the proposal would let one transaction carry programmable rules for authorisation, gas payment and execution.

DBS and Citi completed a weekend USD payment in minutes using tokenized deposits on Swift’s Digital Ledger, showing how cross-border bank payments could be executed outside normal operating hours.

Circle has added Chainlink Proof of Reserve to cirBTC, giving users and blockchain applications an onchain way to monitor the Bitcoin backing Circle’s wrapped token.

Pi Network has introduced local storage, app-specific staking data and native file sharing while reorganizing its documentation around the process of building and launching applications.

Injective now carries records linked to more than $1 billion of Canadian mortgages, although the loans, their legal ownership and borrower payments remain in traditional systems.

Arbitrum is considering permanent program bans for three grant recipients, turning a dispute over past token distributions into a test of how DAO accountability can work.

Robinhood Chain has led DefiLlama’s revenue ranking, but its $4 million day reflects gas, trading and token launches, not proof that stock tokens drove the surge alone.

Full Sail is winding down after an oracle incident affected three automated vaults, leaving users to wait for proof that its repayment promise can cover their claims.

Ethereum developers are preparing a Gloas devnet exercise that will reduce validator participation below the level required for finality, then test whether client software recovers.

OKX has launched a USDT-margined Shein perpetual that trades around the clock, extending leveraged price speculation beyond Hong Kong’s cash-market hours without delivering share ownership to traders.

Kalshi is reportedly preparing a CFTC filing for an expiry-free WTI crude contract, which could become the first regulated US oil perpetual if approved by the agency.