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.
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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!
The Protocol: EIGEN Riches Tempt Ethereum Devs, Even as ETF Approval Nears
There’s been tension among members of the Ethereum developer community – even though the ETH price is mooning due to growing anticipation that U.S. regulators might give the green light to spot ether ETFs.
What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech
The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sirer and Rune Christensen. Here is a preview of everything on offer.
Protocol Village: Oobit Collaboration With TON Lets Users Spend Tether Sent Over Telegram
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
In this week’s issue, we’ve got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings.
Protocol Village: Gnosis Inks Strategic Partnership with Zeal, Invests $2M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.
The Protocol: From ‘Node Sales’ to ‘Address Poisoning,’ the Money’s in Crypto
In this week’s issue of The Protocol newsletter, we dive into the crypto industry’s fundraising method du jour – it’s all about the decentralization! PLUS: Polyhedra says its ZK prover is 2x faster than anyone else’s.
Protocol Village: Polyhedra Says Open-Source ZK Proof System ‘Expander’ 2x Faster Than Alternatives
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.
The Protocol: EigenLayer’s ‘Intersubjective Forking’ Is Objectively Not Done
Much-hyped restaking project EigenLayer’s 43-page whitepaper about its now-revealed EIGEN token has raised lots of questions. They may not matter initially, because much of the promised functionality won’t be ready when the token launches.