Month At A Glance — June 2026
A quick rundown of the latest happenings and significant milestones within the Tezos ecosystem for June 2026.
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Welcome to our latest issue, Month At A Glance (June 2026), where we give a quick rundown of the latest happenings and significant milestones in the Tezos ecosystem on a monthly cadence.
June highlighted the different sides of the Tezos ecosystem, with activity spanning protocol development, applications, real-world use cases, and community initiatives. As the network continued to improve its foundations, builders, creators, and community members continued finding new ways to build, experiment, and collaborate across Tezos.
Let’s break it all down.
Ecosystem Insights #
Ushuaia Activation: Tezos’ 21st Protocol Upgrade Goes Live #
Starting with probably the biggest news of the month, the Ushuaia protocol upgrade was activated on June 30th, marking Tezos’ 21st successful on-chain upgrade. The latest upgrade continues to push forward the network’s scaling capabilities, with improvements focused on the Data Availability Layer (DAL), Smart Rollups, and the broader Tezos X roadmap.
One of the main highlights of Ushuaia is an increase in DAL bandwidth, helping Smart Rollups access and process more data as activity grows across the ecosystem. The upgrade also introduces improvements such as dynamic DAL attestation lag and further rollup-aligned PVM upgrades, continuing to improve the infrastructure behind Tezos’ scaling efforts.
Alongside the mainnet activation, several features were made available on testnet for experimentation, including quantum-resistant user keys (ML-DSA-44) and enshrined liquid staking with sTEZ. While these are not yet live on mainnet, they give developers and the community an early look at what could come in future upgrades.
For a deeper look into everything included in Ushuaia, check out the full breakdown on Spotlight.
Metals.io Adds Nickel and Cobalt to Its Tokenized Metals Platform #
It wasn’t too long ago that Metals.io was introduced to the Tezos ecosystem, bringing tokenized access to physical metals like gold, uranium, and a basket of rare earth elements, while promising to expand the platform with more assets over time. That expansion started in June, with Metals.io adding nickel and cobalt as the latest metals available on the platform.
Both metals are heavily used in industries such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, and advanced technology. With these additions, users can now gain exposure to a wider selection of physical metals through Metals.io, alongside the assets that were already available at launch.
The platform allows users to access verified physical metals with 24/7 trading, no minimum investment requirements, and without traditional settlement delays. As Metals.io continues to expand its offering, it adds another example of real-world assets being brought on-chain through the Tezos ecosystem.
Tezos Turned 8! #
In June, Tezos turned 8 years old, marking another milestone in the network’s journey since mainnet launched in 2018. Over the past eight years, Tezos has evolved through 21 protocol upgrades, thousands of community-driven proposals, and a growing ecosystem of builders, creators, and users.
From pioneering self-amending governance to becoming one of the most upgraded networks in the space, Tezos has continued to follow its own path. Throughout its journey, the ecosystem has expanded across many different verticals, with builders exploring everything from digital art and gaming to real-world assets, infrastructure, and new applications powered by Tezos.
The anniversary was also a chance to look back at some of the key moments that shaped Tezos’ history, from the launch of mainnet and the early protocol upgrades to the milestones that helped define where the ecosystem is today.
To celebrate the occasion, we took a look back at 8 key moments from Tezos’ history that stood out along the way, highlighting some of the milestones, upgrades, and developments that have been part of the network’s evolution. If you’re interested in taking a trip down memory lane, you can check out the full article here!
News From The Tezos Ecosystem: Quick Bits #
Beyond those insights, the ecosystem saw plenty of other noteworthy developments worth a quick look:
- Teia Announces Multiple Community Events
The Teia community had a busy June with several new events and initiatives announced, including digital art exhibitions, workshops, and themed minting events. Highlights included #Art4LifeTez, a blood donation awareness initiative, #MidsummerParty2026, #VoicesOfIran, and #CINDTezos celebrating Disability Pride Month. - objkt Introduces Kento Cards
The objkt team announced Kento, a new project bringing Tezos digital art into the world of physical collectibles. Kento transforms artwork from Tezos artists into collectible cards, combining traditional card collecting with the digital art ecosystem. The first season will feature works from various artists and collectors can now join the waitlist ahead of the launch to get early access. - Teia Introduces Platform Updates
Teia introduced a series of new community-focused features, including on-chain messaging, public and private group chats, DMs, and comments for NFTs and blogs. The update also adds token-gated comments, notifications, and improved profiles with baker delegation information. The team also announced that a community wiki feature is coming next, continuing Teia’s focus on building more tools directly on-chain. - Tezos Community Comes Together for Tez4Venezuela
Following the events in Venezuela, members of the Tezos community quickly came together to organize support initiatives through Tez4Venezuela. Several artists and community members launched fundraising efforts and awareness campaigns, using the Tezos ecosystem to help provide support. The initiatives continued into July, with more community-led efforts emerging as the Tezos ecosystem came together to support those affected. - Etherlink Activates Two Updates in June
Etherlink rolled out two upgrades in June, with version 6.4 and version 6.5 both activating on the network. The first upgrade focused on security and liveness improvements, while the second addressed a security vulnerability reported through the Tezos Foundation’s security bug bounty program.
Events #
All recordings from Tuesday Tezday, Artz Friday, and other Tezos Commons community calls can now be found on radio.tezoscommons.org! During May, we hosted the following spaces:
- Tuesday🎙Tezday ft. The Tezos Community (TTC) — June 2nd
- Artz Fridays ft. AugustGround — June 5th
- Tuesday🎙Tezday Community Call — June 9th
- Artz Fridays ft. Absurdeity — June 12th
- Tuesday🎙Tezday ft. Rich Ayotte — June 16th
- Artz Fridays ft #Art4LifeTez event organizers — June 19th
- Tuesday🎙Tezday Community Call — June 23rd
- Artz Fridays June’s Community Call — June 26th
- Tuesday🎙Tezday ft. TezCon Organizers — June 30th
Besides X spaces, we also published the following TezTalks podcast episodes:
- TezTalks Radio 123 ft. Ben Elvidge: How Metals.io Is Bringing Real Assets Onchain
- TezTalks DeFi Series: Monarch Lend
- TezTalks DeFi Series: vaults.fyi
Stay in the Conversation, Stay in the Know #
Tezos Commons hosts a variety of community-oriented events and content. From podcasts, X-spaces, and long-form content, there’s something for everyone.
You can also contact us on X or via email at social@tezoscommons.org.