Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet
Ethereum’s ‘Pectra’ upgrade will be tested on Hooli following buggy attempts on other testnets, Holesky and Sepolia.
Developers
EasyA Wants to Attract More Than Just ‘Bounty Hunters’ to Its Hackathons
The start-up is hosting hackathons at the upcoming Consensus conferences in Hong Kong and Toronto that are expected to attract hundreds of developers.
Crypto developers can earn up to $1.5 million in 2025 with EGLD’s Growth Games grants
Last week, the MultiversX Foundation announced the launch of the Growth Games, with $1.5 million in grants for crypto developers … Continue reading
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The Protocol: Reinvent Ethererum, and Just Don’t Break Bitcoin
In founding editor Bradley Keoun’s last issue of The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain technology, we’re covering Trump’s DOGE whistle and the slew of announcements from the big Ethereum conference Devcon in Bangkok.
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week’s issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we’re covering the Optimism’s $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket’s (negligible) impact on Polygon’s bottom line.
Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering
The Sui blockchain has launched a hub in Dubai which will act as an incubator for blockchain developers and entrepreneurs, one of its founding developers told CoinDesk in an interview.
The Protocol: Inside North Korea’s Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we’ve got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies’ unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish September.
Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff
Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 42 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy’s headcount to 210.
Solana’s Most-Notorious Hacker House Is Bigger Than Ever
This year’s mtnDAO is flush with cash and short on monitors.
Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,675 and public support from Edward Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower.