Protocol Village: Optimism-Based DEX Velodrome Deploys to Bitcoin L2 BOB
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 4-10.
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The Protocol: Using the Money Printer
If you have the money printer – as is the case for many of the blockchain projects with the power to create their own digital tokens – why wouldn’t you use it? PLUS: Vitalik Buterin riffs on meme coin and Ethereum’s new “blob market.”
Protocol Village: Zircuit Launches ‘Build to Earn’ Program With Rewards for Devs
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe’s Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase’s six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is the blue-faced creature behind the $BRETT token?
Protocol Village: Morph EVM Raises $19M in Seed Round Led by Dragonfly
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving in 3 Weeks, Solana’s Yakovenko on Meme Coins
There’s no slowdown in blockchain news, with Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade in the rear view mirror and Bitcoin’s halving now just over three weeks away. We spoke with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko about the meme coin frenzy stressing the suddenly-active blockchain.
Protocol Village: Ethereum Layer 2 Metis Claims First in Launching Decentralizing Sequencer
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 14-March 20.
The Protocol: Is Ethereum’s Dencun Update All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
Some developers think that shifting the Ethereum ecosystem further towards layer 2 networks could risk setting it down the wrong path.
Protocol Village: Burnt Banksy Launches XION Blockchain, With USDC as Primary Currency
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 7-March 13.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Cry for Help Heard
It may seem perplexing to the corporate mindset that bitcoin’s price surged this week to a new all-time high above the old record around $69,000, even as the dominant Bitcoin Core software used to run the blockchain remains dependent on a group of volunteers. But there may be help on the way.