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The Protocol

Our weekly newsletter exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.


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Protocol Village: Radix Launches 'RadQuest,' Eclipse Mainnet Opens to Builders

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 25-31.

By Sam Kessler, Bradley KeounJul 31, 2024

Protocol Village: Radix Launches 'RadQuest,' Eclipse Mainnet Opens to Builders

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The Protocol: Ethereum ETFs Aren't Blockchain, but Buyers Ape In

As Bitcoiners descend on Nashville for a big annual conference, we're covering robust demand for new Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and recapping the $230 million WazirX hack.

By Bradley KeounJul 24, 2024

The Protocol: Ethereum ETFs Aren't Blockchain, but Buyers Ape In

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Protocol Village: Hemi Labs Announces 'Hemi' as Modular L2 Focused on Interoperability Between Bitcoin, Ethereum

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 18-24.

By Bradley KeounJul 24, 2024

Protocol Village: Hemi Labs Announces 'Hemi' as Modular L2 Focused on Interoperability Between Bitcoin, Ethereum

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The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the "alternative news source" that Polymarket's prediction-betting site has become.

By Bradley KeounJul 17, 2024

The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver

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Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes-Backed Maelstrom Pledges Grants for Open-Source Bitcoin Devs

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 11-17.

By Bradley KeounJul 17, 2024

Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes-Backed Maelstrom Pledges Grants for Open-Source Bitcoin Devs

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Protocol Village: Tezos-Focused Trilitech Building Prototype of 'Jstz' as JavaScript-Based L2

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 5-10.

By Bradley KeounJul 11, 2024

Protocol Village: Tezos-Focused Trilitech Building Prototype of 'Jstz' as JavaScript-Based L2

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The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight

In this week's blockchain tech newsletter, we're highlighting the firm Polychain's accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's speech in Brussels and Bitcoin's Saxony problem.

By Bradley KeounJul 10, 2024

The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight

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Protocol Village: DWF Launches $20M Fund for Web3 Projects in Chinese-Speaking Regions

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 27-July 3.

By Bradley KeounJul 4, 2024

Protocol Village: DWF Launches $20M Fund for Web3 Projects in Chinese-Speaking Regions

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The Protocol: 'Private Jet Brandization' Is One Way Polkadot Burnt Cash

Crypto twitterati showed no mercy as Polkadot published a transparency report detailing spending on $87 million of DOT tokens – a lot of it on marketing. PLUS blockchain tech news and project highlights from the past week.

By Bradley KeounJul 3, 2024

The Protocol: 'Private Jet Brandization' Is One Way Polkadot Burnt Cash

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The Protocol: Blast's $3B Airdrop and Bitcoin's Mt. Gox Moment

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we're covering $100 million of fundraisings, project updates from Solana and other teams, complaints over LayerZero's "pay-to-claim" airdrop and nervousness surrounding the Mt. Gox bitcoin distribution.

By Bradley KeounJun 26, 2024

The Protocol: Blast's $3B Airdrop and Bitcoin's Mt. Gox Moment

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