Arbitrum announced that edgeX is launching EDGE Chain, an app-specific rollup designed to support high-speed global trading across crypto, equities, and derivatives markets.

The chain is optimized for institutional-grade workloads with a modular architecture separating trading execution from standard DeFi operations. It will integrate native USDC and CCTP through a partnership with Circle, enabling seamless cross-chain liquidity and institutional on/offramps.

Arbitrum published new data on its Dynamic Pricing mechanism, highlighting improved fee predictability under real mainnet congestion.

Results show 98% lower peak gas spikes, faster fee recovery, and the ability to handle significantly higher throughput while keeping fees stable — reinforcing Arbitrum’s positioning as infrastructure for high-volume, production-grade applications.

Arbitrum announced the launch of Simcluster, an AI-native social application combining content creation, gameplay, and tokenized IP into a single onchain experience.

The launch reinforces Arbitrum’s role as a hub for emerging AI-driven and consumer-facing applications.

WalletConnect announced that its WalletConnect Pay SDK is now live globally, enabling crypto payments directly on Arbitrum.

The integration allows merchants to accept stablecoin and wallet-based payments through existing infrastructure, positioning Arbitrum as a production-ready payment rail.

Arbitrum Governance launched the nominee selection phase for the March 2026 Security Council elections.

The 12-member council is responsible for handling critical upgrades and emergency decisions across the protocol.

Arbitrum published its 2025 Transparency Report, highlighting deployments from institutions such as Robinhood, Franklin Templeton, and WisdomTree.

The report also emphasizes progress across developer programs, ArbOS upgrades, Stylus adoption, and DAO governance.

Arbitrum announced its participation in Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, aiming to connect onchain infrastructure with global payment networks.

Arbitrum announced a mentorship program supporting early-stage teams building on Robinhood Chain, offering up to $100K in rewards.

The initiative focuses on accelerating development of financial applications aligned with Robinhood’s onchain strategy.

Arbitrum announced support for MoonPay’s Onchain Wallet Stack (OWS), enabling AI agents to manage wallets, store keys, and sign transactions directly onchain.

The integration expands the design space for autonomous applications.

Arbitrum reported a temporary pause in Sepolia block production due to a Nitro-related issue, which was later resolved.

The team confirmed no user funds were at risk and announced further improvements to network stability.

ZKsync announced that Cari Network is building a tokenized deposit system with five U.S. regional banks representing over $600B in deposits.

Using Prividium, the network enables programmable settlement while keeping deposits under existing regulatory oversight.

ZKsync announced a partnership with BitGo to deliver infrastructure for issuing and managing tokenized deposits.

The solution combines Prividium with institutional custody and wallet services to support compliant financial workflows.

ZKsync deployed Capped Minter V3, upgrading token governance for Token Program Proposals (TPPs).

The update introduces transferable admin rights and updatable minting sources, improving flexibility and continuity for token programs.

GRVT, a ZK chain within the Elastic Network, introduced a unified margin model enabling users to operate with a single shared collateral pool.

This improves capital efficiency across markets while leveraging ZKsync’s scalable infrastructure.

ZKsync published the closeout report for ZARP v1, a $5M audit reimbursement program.

The report highlights $2.7M reimbursed and identifies governance timing mismatches, informing improvements introduced in ZARP v2.

Optimism published a benchmarking framework focused on real-world performance across full devnets.

The approach prioritizes sustained workload capacity and bottleneck identification rather than peak throughput metrics.

Optimism announced Vision Chain, a fully managed OP Stack chain for European institutional finance.

The chain will support tokenized assets, MiCA-compliant stablecoins, and same-day withdrawals via ZK proofs.

Optimism confirmed its first OP token buyback funded by Superchain revenue, purchasing 1.57M OP.

The program allocates 50% of revenue to buybacks over 12 months, linking token demand to ecosystem activity.

Optimism announced the migration of Ether.fi Cash to OP Mainnet, bringing over 300K accounts and $160M+ TVL.

The platform now contributes ~55% of Ether.fi’s revenue, highlighting growing adoption of onchain payment products.

Optimism highlighted a partnership between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to bring tokenized equities and futures onchain via XLayer.

Optimism announced its participation in Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, strengthening connections between blockchain infrastructure and global payment networks.

T-REX Network, Tokeny, and Polygon Labs launched a compliance-focused blockchain using Polygon CDK.

Apex Group plans to tokenize $100B in assets by 2027, leveraging ERC-3643 for regulated financial instruments.

Polygon implemented an upgrade removing artificial capacity limits, enabling the network to operate at 110M gas per block.

This reduces fee volatility and improves predictability for institutional users.

Polygon joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, connecting blockchain infrastructure with global payment rails.

Polygon introduced Agent CLI, enabling AI agents to manage wallets, identity, and transactions onchain.

The toolkit supports ERC-8004 identity and gas abstraction, positioning Polygon for agent-driven applications.

Polygon announced cross-chain swaps integrated into WhatsApp via Dyad, expanding access to onchain liquidity through familiar interfaces.

Polygon activated the Lisovo upgrade, introducing gas subsidies for agent payments, improved fee tuning, and enhanced network reliability.

Polygon introduced PIP-85 to adjust priority fee distribution between validators and stakers.

The proposal responds to increased network usage and aims to align incentives.

Polygon announced a $1M gas rebate program enabling agents to transact without fees for x402-enabled payments.

The initiative aims to accelerate agentic commerce by removing cost barriers.

The Eigen Foundation announced that Ajit Tripathi has joined as Executive Director, while Robert Drost transitions to Senior Advisor.

EigenCloud announced its participation in the Synthesis hackathon, focusing on verifiable compute for agent applications.

Eigen Labs is hiring a Social Media Lead focused on AI, agents, and verifiable systems.

EigenCloud introduced AgentKit, a toolkit enabling AI agents to manage assets, identity, and payments autonomously.

The system combines verifiable compute, secure execution, and onchain financial primitives.