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The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation Fracas

Also: New grants for DePIN; DAO governance merger

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The Protocol: Sony Launches Blockchain to Controversy

Also: Bubblemaps roadmap; Babylon interoperability

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The Protocol: Hyperliquid Responds to Decentralization Criticism

Also: Ripple’s Chainlink deal; Pyth partners with Revolut

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A Year of Crypto Tech In Review

A deep dive into 2024's most impactful crypto tech advancements, including Ethereum's Duncun upgrade, Solana's resurgence, and the rise of Layer-2 solutions. Plus: What to expect in 2025.


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The Protocol: Bitcoin Bridged Trustlessly to L2; Ethereum's Blob Mob

Also: Avalanche's big upgrade; rollups welcome Beam Chain

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The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs

Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance.

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The Protocol: Reinvent Ethererum, and Just Don't Break Bitcoin

In founding editor Bradley Keoun's last issue of The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain technology, we're covering Trump's DOGE whistle and the slew of announcements from the big Ethereum conference Devcon in Bangkok.

Will Foxley opens OP_NEXT (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain's Got Work to Do

The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long list of Bitcoin- and crypto-related pledges.

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The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs

In this week's issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we're covering the Optimism's $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket's (negligible) impact on Polygon's bottom line.

Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov presents at SmartCon in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Chainlink)

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The Protocol: Justin Sun, Bitcoin Mempool Sniping, XRP for Harris, Inspirational Women

This week's issue could not be more chock-full of blockchain content. We clarify Tron founder Justin Sun's role in the WBTC project, bring you excerpts from the new crypto book "Lessons Learned" and highlight inspirational women of Web3 and AI. PLUS a photo from the stage at Cosmoverse.

Dan Lynch introduces Hyperweb