The Protocol
Our weekly newsletter exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, 'Epic Sat,' Stacks Nakamoto
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica.
By Bradley KeounApr 17, 2024
Protocol Village: Lido Launches 'Simple DVT Module' With Distributed Validator Technology
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.
By Bradley KeounApr 17, 2024
The Protocol: How to Engineer Harder Money, or Just Make Your Own
Bitcoin's supply growth is set to automatically drop by 50% when next week's "halving" arrives, Ethereum is pondering a cut in ETH issuance, and meme coin issuers are just no-holds-barred spinning up new ones. Blockchain tech is enabling all sorts of monetary strategies.
By Bradley KeounApr 10, 2024
Protocol Village: Nomic Unveils Bitcoin Liquid Staking Token 'stBTC' Using Babylon Technology
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 4-10.
By Bradley KeounApr 10, 2024
Protocol Village: Cosmos-Based Picasso Network Claims to Enable First IBC-Ethereum Connection
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
By Bradley KeounApr 4, 2024
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."
By Bradley KeounApr 3, 2024
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?
By Bradley KeounMar 27, 2024
Protocol Village: Algorand Claims First L1 Using Python as Programming Language
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26.
By Bradley KeounMar 27, 2024
Protocol Village: Mysten Labs, Developer Behind Sui Blockchain, Claims to Achieve 'Linear Scaling'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 14-March 20.
By Bradley KeounMar 20, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMar 20, 2024