Blockchain Weekly Digest — June 3rd, 2025

Introducing New IP Portal Features, Cardano Weekly Development Update, Bitcoin Ordinals Bridged to Cardano with BitVMX, Navigating Cardano governance, IO and $SNEK collaboration, LayerEdge Joins the Internet of Blockchains, Introducing OP Client, Fetch and Secret partnership, Lido NO Community Call Recap, Komainu Supports stETH, Harmony Monthly Update, Analog and Qubetics Partnership, and Sunrise Latest Update.

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The Blockchain Weekly Digest highlights major ecosystem advancements across top chains.

• Story Protocol unveiled upgraded IP Portal features enabling email-based onboarding, advanced licensing tools, and bulk registration, reinforcing its role in IP monetization.
• Cardano showed strong growth with 2,002+ projects and key updates including Bitcoin Ordinals bridging via BitVMX, enhanced governance tools, and a strategic $SNEK collaboration.
• Cosmos spotlighted LayerEdge’s zk-verification infrastructure and IBC activation on Optimism via TOKI and Datachain. Fetch.ai and Secret Network partnered to launch privacy-preserving AI agents.
• Lido progressed toward modular, decentralized staking with V3 updates and expanded stETH access through Komainu.
• Harmony explored BTC yield strategies and robotics.
• Analog and Qubetics partnered to unlock native Bitcoin DeFi and real-world assets.
• Finally, Sunrise introduced a Proof-of-Liquidity system blending gauge voting, validator rewards, and bribes — setting the stage for liquidity wars in rollup ecosystems.

Navigate through the quiet, yet captivating waters of the crypto world in this weekly roundup. Keep reading for a detailed exploration of each update.

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Story Protocol

Introducing New IP Portal Features to Streamline IP Monetization

Story Protocol’s IP Portal is revolutionizing intellectual property management by offering a simplified, efficient way to register, license, and monetize IP. Designed to eliminate the complexity, cost, and time of traditional IP licensing, the Portal empowers users — from individuals to institutions — to seamlessly onboard, license, and manage their assets. Recent updates enhance usability with email-based onboarding (removing the need for wallets or tokens), advanced search functionality for better IP discoverability, and bulk registration tools to streamline large-scale licensing. Backed by Story’s purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, the IP Portal ensures secure, transparent, and enforceable IP usage, turning static IP into programmable, monetizable assets. With these upgrades, Story is establishing itself as the foundational infrastructure for the digital IP economy.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Cardano

Cardano Weekly Development Update

As of May 30, 2025, Cardano’s ecosystem continues to show strong growth and technical progress. The network now hosts over 2,002 projects and maintains stable user engagement with 1.33 million delegated wallets. Development remains active with over 134,000 Plutus scripts and increasing governance participation through 1,331 DReps. Major updates include the first-ever Bitcoin Ordinals bridge via BitVMX, a crypto-backed ETP with UNHCR, and new tooling like Tempo’s governance dashboard. Core tech teams advanced performance benchmarking, ledger integrations, and storage optimizations. Smart contract tooling and documentation improved, with new Plutus Core features and CEK diagnostics. Wallet teams launched Bitcoin DeFi tools, while scaling efforts in Hydra, Mithril, and Leios moved toward lightweight node support and enhanced transaction processing. Voltaire’s GovTool is being revised for broader community alignment, and Project Catalyst introduced a global project map. Education efforts continued with events in Mexico and Greece and updated developer training materials.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Bitcoin Ordinals Bridged to Cardano for the First Time with BitVMX Protocol

Bitcoin Ordinals can now be wrapped and bridged to Cardano through BitVMX, a trust-minimized interoperability protocol by Fairgate, marking the first on-chain Bitcoin-Cardano transaction. This milestone enables seamless, decentralized cross-chain DeFi interactions, unlocking a potential $1.5 trillion market by combining Bitcoin’s security with Cardano’s smart contract capabilities. BitVMX allows Bitcoin holders to securely move NFTs like Ordinals to Cardano without intermediaries, opening new use cases such as staking, lending, and borrowing. This breakthrough highlights Cardano’s expanding role in multi-chain DeFi and sets the stage for enhanced Bitcoin programmability powered by Cardano’s extended UTXO model and BitVMX technology.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Navigating Cardano governance: essential tools you should know

Cardano’s Voltaire era brings fully active on-chain governance, empowering the community through delegate representatives (DReps) and a constitution. To navigate this evolving landscape, a wide range of essential tools and platforms have emerged — such as 1694.io, AdaStat, Tempo, and Cardano Gov Tool — helping users track proposals, monitor DRep activity, vote securely, and engage transparently. These tools enhance accessibility, data insight, and participation, making it easier for ADA holders to influence Cardano’s future. As governance rapidly evolves, staying informed and involved through these resources is key to shaping the network’s direction.

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Input Output and $SNEK forge a strategic collaboration to advance the Cardano Ecosystem

Input Output (IO), the blockchain firm behind Cardano, has formed a strategic collaboration with $SNEK — the leading token on Cardano after ADA — highlighting its strong community and impressive growth. Launched in April 2023 without VC or team allocations, $SNEK now accounts for 16% of all Cardano trading volume and is integrated with over 60 dApps, boasting 40,000+ holders and a vibrant social presence. IO sees $SNEK’s community-first approach as aligned with its mission to support decentralized innovation. With initiatives like Snek.fun and Snek.energy, $SNEK is evolving beyond memecoin status into a multi-platform ecosystem helping to elevate Cardano’s global visibility.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Cosmos

LayerEdge Joins the Internet of Blockchains

LayerEdge is ushering in a new era with its dual-layered architecture built on Cosmos: edgenOS, a decentralized zk-verification layer powered by everyday devices, and Edgen Chain, a modular, EVM-compatible execution layer. edgenOS enables global zk-proof validation by aggregating proofs from various sources and anchoring a final “Anchor Proof” across multiple blockchains daily. Edgen Chain complements this by offering a programmable environment for verifiable dApps and acting as the economic coordination hub — distributing rewards and managing verification tasks. Built using the Cosmos SDK and IBC, Edgen Chain ensures seamless interoperability across 115+ networks and connects to Ethereum via IBC Eureka, amplifying cross-chain composability. Together, edgenOS and Edgen Chain form a universal, programmable trust layer, positioning LayerEdge as a cornerstone for multichain zk-verification infrastructure — and advancing a people-powered internet where trust is decentralized and earned through participation.

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TOKI and Datachain Enable IBC for Optimism

The OP Client — a new implementation of the Optimism Light Client — has successfully enabled IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) on Optimism by verifying the chain’s state through Ethereum L1 data without running a full node. Compatible with ICS-02, it facilitates IBC connections with other chains and solutions like IBC Eureka, TOKI, and Union. The OP Client uses a stateless verification method supported by Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) to re-execute Optimism’s L2 chain derivation from Ethereum’s finalized data, ensuring secure and trust-minimized interoperability. This breakthrough was demonstrated with the first IBC token transfer between Ethereum Sepolia and OP-Sepolia, paving the way for future expansion across other OP Stack chains and Ethereum L2s.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Fetch.ai and Secret Network partner on Verifiable, Privacy-Preserving AI Agents

Fetch.ai and Secret Network have partnered to bring privacy-preserving AI agents into real-world use, combining Fetch.ai’s autonomous agent framework with Secret Network’s trusted execution environment (TEE)-based confidential computing. Built on the Cosmos SDK, this integration enables intelligent agents to operate securely with sensitive data — such as in healthcare, finance, and legal fields — without compromising privacy. Agents running on SecretVMs can prove their execution integrity via cryptographic attestation, resolving the long-standing tension between computational capability and data confidentiality. This collaboration sets a new standard for AI deployment in regulated industries by enabling end-to-end encrypted data processing and verifiable code execution, while providing developers with tools to build and verify secure, intelligent applications.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Lido

Recap: Node Operator Community Call #28

The latest Lido Community Call covered major updates across staking modules and governance. Key highlights included Validator Set updates aligned with Ethereum’s Pectra hardfork, CSM v2 upgrades with a refined staking rewards model and enhanced UI tools, and the introduction of the long-anticipated V3 Whitepaper now open for community feedback. Dual Governance is moving forward with finalized mechanics and an upcoming on-chain vote. The stVaults testnet demo showcased innovative yield strategies, while the Community Lifeguards Group reported strong Q1 impact through global events, new operator onboarding, and regional outreach. Looking ahead, Lido continues to emphasize decentralization, modularity, and validator performance through its evolving Community Staking Module.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Komainu Supports stETH Enabling Institutional Access to Ethereum Liquid Staking

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custodian backed by Laser Digital and Blockstream, now offers custody support for staked ETH (stETH), the leading liquid staking token issued by Lido. This milestone enables institutional clients to securely gain exposure to Ethereum staking rewards while maintaining liquidity and compliance. With stETH representing over 27% of all staked ETH and surpassing $23 billion in market cap, its integration into Komainu’s secure, segregated custody framework addresses key institutional concerns around asset protection and transparency. Through Komainu Connect, clients will also soon be able to use stETH as collateral for off-exchange settlements and financing, further bridging traditional financial infrastructure with crypto-native yield opportunities.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Harmony

Harmony’s Monthly Update: Bitcoin Yield Strategies, Robot Fingers for Human Touch, Optimizing DeFi via Subgraph

In May, the team advanced BTC yield strategies by developing LP hedging bots, refining funding rate arbitrage tools, and expanding vault analytics across platforms like Beets, Aerodrome, and Hyperliquid. Key infrastructure upgrades included improved observability, updated exit contracts, and the v2025.1.1 release. Community activity surged with staking initiatives, airdrops, and cross-chain integrations. Meanwhile, the launch of 5.country introduced a new robotics focus, blending soft-touch hardware, neuromorphic sensors, and AI control to explore human-machine interaction through dexterous, tactile robots — marking a bold move from digital yields to physical interfaces.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Analog

Analog and Qubetics Announce Strategic Partnership

Analog and Qubetics have announced a strategic partnership aimed at solving key Web3 challenges, including Bitcoin interoperability, real-world asset (RWA) accessibility, and cross-chain liquidity. Qubetics, a multi-chain Layer 1 focused on real-world usability, will integrate Analog’s General Message Passing (GMP) and Zenswap infrastructure to streamline cross-chain transactions and messaging. Together, they will enable native Bitcoin use in DeFi — eliminating the need for wrapped tokens — while making tokenized RWAs accessible directly through the Qubetics wallet via Analog’s Firestarter platform. This collaboration is designed to reduce liquidity fragmentation, simplify developer tools, and deliver a more seamless omnichannel user experience, with ongoing development and future updates expected to drive broader Web3 adoption.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

Sunrise

Sunrise DEX, Gauge Voting & Bribes — Why the Liquidity Wars Are Coming Here

Sunrise is introducing a next-generation liquidity hub that builds on the success of Curve and PancakeSwap’s gauge/bribe models but integrates them directly into its Layer-1 consensus through a Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) mechanism. Unlike earlier systems that kept liquidity and network security separate, Sunrise aligns emissions, validator rewards, and governance into a unified flywheel where liquidity providers earn non-transferable vRISE tokens used for gauge voting. These votes direct future emissions and can be influenced by on-chain bribes, creating a transparent marketplace for liquidity. Designed for rollup ecosystems, Sunrise enables native asset pooling without bridges, improving capital efficiency and cross-chain liquidity. With RISE for consensus and vRISE for incentives, LPs gain dual revenue streams, while protocols can strategically earn influence. As mainnet approaches, Sunrise could ignite a new “liquidity war” across rollups, combining economic coordination with network security in a way that previous AMMs never achieved.

Check it out the blog post 👉 ***here.***

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