Optimism Finally Gets Its Mission-Critical ‘Fault Proofs’
For years, Optimism was missing a core feature at the heart of its design: “Fault proofs.” On Monday, that tech is finally here.
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Decentralized Exchange SushiSwap Goes Live on Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock
Rootstock’s goal is to combine the security of the Bitcoin network with the smart contract capabilities of Ethereum.
The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
IOTA Kickstarts EVM Targeting DeFi, Real World Assets
The EVM will let developers build applications with smart contracts that run on the IOTA network.
Protocol Village: Gnosis DAO Spins off Karpatkey
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of June 2, 2024.
Uniswap Vote Delay Shows DeFi Stakeholders Aren’t All in It Together
The Uniswap Foundation keeps punting on a “fee switch” proposal that would give UNI governance token holders a cut of liquidity providers’ revenue.
The Protocol: Behind the Scenes as Big-Tent Consensus Goes Up
We took a spin through some of the side events and preparations taking place Tuesday ahead of CoinDesk’s annual conference, which starts Wednesday in Austin.
Solana Validators to Get More SOL as Fee Proposal Passes in Favor
Over 77% of Solana governance participants voted in favor of giving validators the full priority fee amount per transaction.
Protocol Village: Who Needs an Off-Ramp? Ether.fi Plans Visa Card for Crypto Degens
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For May 23. NOTE: Protocol Village will be on hiatus May 24-June 2 as we cover CoinDesk’s Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. We will resume publishing June 3. Hope to see you there!
Who Needs an Off-Ramp? Ether.fi Plans Visa Card for Crypto Degens
The “Cash” Visa card from Ether.fi, the liquid restaking startup on Ethereum, might help crypto natives turn their decentralized finance investments into spending money.