CKB Ecosystem Biweekly Update

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CKB Ecosystem Biweekly Update #24

Welcome to the latest CKB Ecosystem Biweekly Update. Here’s a quick summary of key dev and ecosystem progress from the past two weeks.

Infrastructure & Tooling

• @CKBdev advanced SHRINCS tooling (a Rust crate, CKB lock script using 324-byte stateful sigs, and web-wallet prototype) while hardening security, refining a draft on-chain vote design, and continuing the CKB DAO Treasury design work.
• @CKBDevrel released Fiber Opticrum Desktop, fixed an iCKB deposit-page bug, continued revamping the RGB++ Explorer, and advanced Khie, a P2P wallet-connection protocol.
• @FiberDevs continued post-v0.9.0 work: reviewed draft Loop In/Out and LSP PRs, merged a default-config helper for fiber-js, prepared OffCKB v0.5 with a Fiber devnet, and shipped fiber-pay v0.3.2. More: Fiber Dev Log 2026-09-03

Web5 & DAO

• @Bitcoin_Renegade is applying $2,000 from CKB Community Fund DAO for a 3-month media campaign + local meetup. This proposal is now in the Discussion Stage.
• @lestonEth is applying $15,000 from CKB Community Fund DAO to build Corven, cloud dev infra for CKB. This proposal is now in the Discussion Stage.
• @truthixify’s revised Vellum proposal passed the Voting Satge with 64.37% Yes.
• @Rypto published the Month 1 campaign report: 10 videos, 28,959 impressions, and 6,944 views.
• Invisibook shared a weekly update: merged cozk2p, updated Proof of Buy’s Sybil-defense design, and continued consensus development.
• Pocket Node for Android is now live on Google Play.

Ecosystem Projects & Community

• With the next GA moved to late September, the CKBA Contributing Member application deadline in this cycle is now Sep 15 (AOE).
• @Nervapes attended Shanghai BOOOM Art Festival 2026 during Sept 4-6.
• @ArthurZhang released CellScript v0.25 with more expressive contracts, safer upgrades, and stronger verification.
• @Lawliet_Chan expanded the Proof-of-Buy Sybil-defense design.
• @zz_tovarishch published AI, machine payments, and Fiber in 2026: an opportunity map for CKB and Fiber developers.
• @ckba_build published two long-form explainers:
  • What Are Machine-to-Machine Payments? A Complete Guide to the Machine Economy
  • What Are Micropayments? Why Tiny Payments Still Matter for the Internet

Nervos Community Catalyst & Spark Program

Nervos Community Catalyst

• CKB × Kaze Mombasa, Kenya Unitour has wrapped up. Read the event recap and @Dorex45’s *Lessons from Mombasa.*
• The CKB Off-Chain Vietnam meetup will be co-hosted with @bps_club on Oct 8, 2026.
• Final Gone in 60ms: Fiber Network Infrastructure Hackathon results are out. Congrats to all winners!
• @drey shared the story behind CLASP, the winner of its category and the hackathon overall.
• @Ajay introduced Veyrivo, an in-development work marketplace built on PactAgent infra.
• @vibes introduced Orbital, a developer environment for building/deploying CKB apps. Try the app.
• @blackbox_pos completed v0.3.0, closing the prototype-hardware cycle. Work now shifts to a new board, stronger hardware, and a fresh codebase. More: Blackbox Devlog #8
• New Catalyst projects:
  • CKScope: a local-first, CCC-native CKB explorer

Spark Program

• Newly approved applications:
  • Tranfr: programmable recovery for CKB
  • NNCBN: Nervos Network Community Boot Nodes
• Regular updates from approved projects:
  • CKB-VM Sail Validation Sprint
  • zk-Lock for CKB (V2)
  • Fiber RGB++ Swap
• New/pending applications:
  • FiberPass: spending-permission infra for Fiber
  • CKB-Mobile-Core: lightweight native SDK for iOS & Android
  • ChannelForge: Fiber liquidity-readiness engine
  • LiquidLane: LP-backed Fiber channel liquidity
  • Spark Verify: reproducible acceptance checks for CKB projects
• Rejected applications:
  • FiberTap: non-custodial web-tipping widget for CKB

Every step forward in CKB is powered by the community. Let’s keep building!

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Thanks to @JackyLHH for his contribution to the edition of the bi-weekly update.