Neo co-founder Da Hongfei has detailed a strategy that positions Neo X as a blockchain optimized for autonomous AI agents rather than direct human interaction, with GAS as the core utility asset. The approach emphasizes infrastructure for agent identity, coordination, storage, privacy, and instant finality, alongside Hong Kong's regulatory environment as an advantage for institutional-facing crypto and AI initiatives.

Neo SPCC released NeoFS Node v0.51.1, following v0.51.0 earlier this month. The update adds new CLI commands for container policy checks and mainchain management, a policer consistency metric, faster metabase resynchronization, and storage-layer fixes. Operators on v0.51.0 can upgrade in place; v0.50.x users should follow the v0.51.0 migration guidance.

R3E Network founder Jimmy Liao launched a Neo N3 Red Envelope app to mark Chinese New Year, letting eligible wallets open packets for GAS rewards. The featured pool holds 100 GAS across 100 claim slots, gated to wallets that have held at least one NEO for more than one day, with GAS donated by Neo News Today.

R3E Network has released neo-rs v0.7.2, a Rust-based implementation of the Neo N3 blockchain node and CLI tools, on Feb. 12 with targeted fixes for RPC issues during initial node synchronization. The update resolves a cold-start problem affecting the getnativecontracts method and significantly improves execution-spec validation on local neo-rs instances. Neo-rs and the associated NeoRust SDK now offer a comprehensive Rust toolchain for running Neo infrastructure and building applications across Neo N3 and Neo X.

AxLabs released neow3j v3.24.1 on Feb. 12, aligning the Java/Kotlin/Android SDK and devpack with Neo-CLI v3.9.1 and the Neo 3.9 protocol. The update modernizes storage APIs, expands PolicyContract and native contract support, and introduces NEP-24, NEP-26, and NEP-27 standards alongside new StdLib utilities and infrastructure changes. StorageContext-based methods are now deprecated ahead of their planned removal in version 3.25.0.

The Neo Core development team released Neo Express v3.9.1 on Feb. 4, marking the first official update since May 2025. The release adds .NET 10.0 targeting, aligns with Neo-CLI v3.9.1, and rolls up 39 merged pull requests spanning bug fixes, security patches, and multi-platform binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Tyler Adams from COZ has submitted a "Competitive Fee and Blocktime Enhancements" proposal on the neo.community governance forum, calling for a sharp reduction in Neo transaction execution fees and a move to three-second block times. The plan leverages Neo‑CLI v3.8.0 and v3.9.0 features, introduces limits on transactions per block and lower GAS per block, and would require a governance transaction with Council signatures and a one-week governance window to implement.

SpoonOS is running a Skills Micro Challenge from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9 with a US $5,000 prize pool for developers who submit "Agent Skills" via pull request to its designated repository. Participants can earn tiered rewards, while the top ten Skills gain accelerated consideration for a separate $50,000 grant program linked to the project's Web3-native Skills marketplace.

Neo SPCC released NeoGo v0.116.0, enabling the Faun hard fork on N3 MainNet at block 8,800,000 and on TestNet at block 12,960,000. The update adds P2P and RPC improvements, introduces NEP-30 support and a recoverFund method, and fixes a state synchronization issue at block 2,940,927. Preview support for the next fork, Gorgon, is included.