In the second round of its relaunched Proof of Working initiative, COZ allocated 446 NEO to two Neo N3 ecosystem contributions, a Supabase Sign In With Neo starter kit and the HushNetwork social platform. The starter kit enables wallet-based authentication for Supabase apps, while HushNetwork advanced its privacy-focused social features and introduced Hush Forge for one-click NEP-17 token creation. The Proof of Working program issues weekly NEO distributions decided by the COZ Council for community-driven development work outside traditional grants.

COZ has released a suite of open-source AppKit adapters that let developers on Neo N3 and Neo X configure wallet connections through a single integration. The tools extend earlier WalletConnect infrastructure work and leverage Reown AppKit, which supports hundreds of wallets plus social login and multi-chain authentication features. A Connect Lab demo app is also available to help teams test and implement these adapters across supported networks.

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.