The Protocol
Our weekly newsletter exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.
Protocol Village: Fjord Foundry, a Token-Sale Platform, Raises $4.3M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 7-March 13.
By Bradley KeounMar 14, 2024
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.
By Sam KesslerMar 13, 2024
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.
By Bradley KeounMar 6, 2024
Protocol Village: AI-Enabled Prediction Market PredX Launches Testnet on Sei Chain
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 29-March 6.
By Bradley KeounMar 6, 2024
Protocol Village: Fleek Network Claims Faster Edge Computing Than AWS, Vercel
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 22-28.
By Bradley KeounFeb 28, 2024
The Protocol: Bitcoin's Call for Volunteers, Ethena's USDe, Blast's Blast-Off
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we've got an exclusive interview with Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali. PLUS: More than $200 million of blockchain project fundraisings.
By Bradley KeounFeb 28, 2024
Protocol Village: Fuel Labs Evolves Into 'Rollup OS,' With Multiple Native Assets, Combating State Bloat
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21.
By Bradley KeounFeb 21, 2024
The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn't Even Live
In this week's issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how "liquid restaking tokens" or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet's STRK airdrop, Stellar's smart-contract facelift and bitcoin's supply crunch.
By Bradley KeounFeb 21, 2024
The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village column over the past week.
By Bradley KeounFeb 14, 2024
Protocol Village: Sommelier Expands to Ethereum Layer-2s Via Axelar, Starting With Arbitrum
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.
By Bradley KeounFeb 14, 2024