Vitalik Buterin Says Developers Should ‘Tread Carefully’ Mixing Crypto and AI
The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful.
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The Protocol: MetaMask’s Secret Weapon and Ethereum’s Dencun Debacle
In this issue of CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter on blockchain technology, we bring you Sam Kessler’s scoop on MetaMask’s in-development “intents” feature that could revolutionize how users interact with blockchains. Also: a post-mortem on Ethereum’s unexpectedly ugly Dencun testnet upgrade – and a glimpse of one of the new data blobs.
The Protocol: Is Solana’s Rebound The Real Thing?
Solana has been one of the biggest gainers of the latest crypto cycle, with a handful of airdrops and meme tokens accelerating big boosts in the price of SOL. Also, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has released an updated roadmap for the ecosystem.
ENS Token Jumps 50% as Vitalik Buterin Hails It as ‘Super Important’
ENS, the governance token of the Ethereum Name Service project, surged after Ethereum cofounder Buterin posted on X that the service is “super important.”
The Protocol: It’s Crypto Spring, as Smart Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
Digital-asset markets are heating up, especially for blockchain tokens. In this week’s Protocol issue, we highlight November’s 19% jump in the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platforms Index (SMT), the biggest gain in 10 months.
Everyone Needs a Manifesto
Vitalik Buterin’s thoughtful musings on techno-optimism contrast with VC Marc Andreessen’s recent writings.
Ether Drops to 14-Month Low Against Bitcoin as Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Whales Send $60M ETH to Exchanges
The recent decline in the ETH/BTC ratio continues a trend that began more than a year ago.
The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s more lenient image.
Vitalik Buterin Wants a Better Crypto Mixer
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The Protocol: Friend.tech Fades as Crypto Craze, but Ethereum Is Scaling
This week in blockchain tech: Polygon’s new “chain development kit,” Farcaster’s move to Optimism, Shibarium’s return and Interlay’s new Bitcoin layer-2 network, and Pancake Swap expands to Consensys’s Linea.