The Protocol
Our weekly newsletter exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.
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.
By Bradley KeounMay 22, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMay 20, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMay 15, 2024
Protocol Village: Cyber, Formerly CyberConnect, Unveils Social-Focused Layer 2 on OP Stack
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.
By Bradley KeounMay 15, 2024
Protocol Village: Omni Launches Open-Source EVM Framework 'Octane' With Sub-Second Finality
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.
By Bradley KeounMay 8, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMay 8, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMay 1, 2024
Protocol Village: Chainlink CCIP to Power New 'FIX-Native Blockchain Adapter' With Rapid Addition
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.
By Bradley KeounMay 1, 2024
The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades
Last week's Bitcoin halving came and went – just as Satoshi Nakamoto programmed it. But the big surprise was the fast uptake of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol, his second big hit on the original blockchain in two years.
By Bradley KeounApr 24, 2024
Protocol Village: Alchemy Launches 'Pipelines' to Streamline How Blockchain Engineers Extract Data
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24.
By Bradley KeounApr 24, 2024