General Updates

Neo Core published Neo Express v3.9.1, which was the first official update to the local blockchain tool since May 2025. Released on Feb. 4, the new version introduces support for .NET 10.0, updates compatibility with Neo-CLI v3.9.1, and incorporates extensive refinements to improve developer workflows.

NeoBurger announced it will discontinue operations due to upcoming changes to the Neo blockchain’s voting and reward distribution mechanism. The changes, outlined in issue #4467 on the Neo GitHub, eliminate the additional GAS rewards previously granted to voters, and introduce a new protocol-level staking model.

SpoonOS launched a Skills Micro Challenge that ran from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9, which invited developers to submit “Agent Skills” via pull request to its designated repository. The campaign included a US $5,000 rewards pool and a fast-track pathway for top submissions to enter a $50,000 grant program. The challenge follows SpoonOS’ recent rollout of its Web3-native Skills marketplace, and is designed to seed that marketplace with more production-ready, reusable components while giving the team a structured way to identify high-quality builders and projects through real contributions.

COZ submitted a new proposal outlining a set of possible changes aimed at enhancing Neo’s competitiveness on both cost and performance. Titled “Competitive Fee and Blocktime Enhancements,” the proposal combines recently enabled protocol features to dramatically lower transaction fees and reduce block generation time.

Neo and SpoonOS announced the winners of the Scoop AI Hackathon’s Tokyo Bowl, a day‑long event held Jan. 21 at MIDORI.so Shibuya / CryptoBase. The Tokyo Bowl brought together developers, researchers, and creators to build AI applications that utilize the SpoonOS framework. $1,000 in prizes were awarded across grand prize, excellence, and honorable mention tracks.

GrantShares recipient Raijin Protocol published its second video-based development update. The update highlights technical progress across multiple systems, building on the team’s initial roadmap following its successful GrantShares funding proposal in Dec. 2025. The latest update showcases the work completed across four main areas: vehicle physics, control surfaces, mechanical animation, and UI design.

SpoonOS hosted an X Space titled, “From Agents to Skills: how AI Capabilities Are Built, Shared, and Rewarded,” featuring representatives from DeAgentAI, FLock.io, SupernetAI, and SumPlus.

Flamingo Finance announced that 1,275,119 FLOCKS were burned, totaling 3,068,818 FLOCKS burned and approximately 116.7 million FLM burned.

nDapp released a weekly N3 GAS check-in, noting that network users claimed approximately 92,249 GAS over the past week and that on-chain activity burned about 1,053 GAS.

NNT hosted a GasBot Trivia round where participants had a chance to compete for a pool of 4 GAS rewards.

Frank Coin hosted a GasBot trivia contest on the FrankCoin channel of the NeoF1 Discord server, rewarding participants with 3 GAS.

Developer Updates

Neo SPCC released the following:

  • NeoFS SDK Go RC17, which is compatible with API 2.21, introduces session tokens v2, and includes a container attribute management API with a number of new well-known names and synchronous container operations.
  • NeoFS Node v0.51.0, which includes updates to mutable NEP-11 containers and synchronous container operations. TestNet upgrade is scheduled to take place soon, with MainNet scheduled the following week.
  • XK6 v0.2.1, including fixes for checksum warnings and panic in S3 test, a Go v1.24 upgrade, and upgrades to load distribution and dependencies.
  • A video-based update for Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026, noting updates on NeoGo, NeoFS, and the REST gateway.

AxLabs released a tutorial video to teach developers how to use the Bridge SDK TypeScript Library, a powerful tool designed for both backend and frontend developers to interact with the Neo Bridge and its related smart contracts. The tutorial covered installation and setup, core contracts, practical examples, and configuration.

R3E Network released the first version of the neo-solidity compiler design spec, a blueprint for a compiler that can take Solidity code and translate it into something the NeoVM can run. It’s part of broader efforts to make Neo more accessible to Ethereum developers and leverage existing Solidity tooling while preserving Neo-specific semantics and deployment artifacts. The tool was designed to facilitate easier onboarding of Solidity-native projects and talent into the Neo ecosystem.

NNT Catch Up

NNT hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Space #83 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion include current issues with Neo, including developer retention and governance crises, minimal DeFi activity, no dApps, poor communication, and how to fix Neo with native USDT/USDC support, onboarding RWAs, and addressing Flamingo Finance’s liquidity and decentralized bridging problems.

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