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The Protocol
Every Wednesday
Exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.
The Protocol: Crypto Turns Up Nose at Trump Token Sale, 'Gold Paper'
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's pledge to support the crypto industry with favorable policies hasn't translated to a robust reception for his token sale this week, with just a tiny fraction placed out of the targeted $300 million.
Protocol Village: Fuse, Layer-1 Chain Focused on Payments, Introduces 'Charge' for Merchants
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 3-9.
The Protocol: Peter Todd Wants to Fix Satoshi's Bitcoin Bugs
The HBO documentary turned the spotlight on an early Bitcoin contributor who recently has proposed an upgrade to fix all the bugs left in Bitcoin's original code. PLUS: Criticisms mount after EigenLayer unlocks EIGEN token, as Babylon vaults to top of Bitcoin DeFi leaderboard.
The Protocol: Inside North Korea's Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we've got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies' unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish September.
The Protocol: When Trump Bought Red-Meat Bitcoin Burgers, He Called It 'Crypto'
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump won chits from the Bitcoin community for reportedly purchasing smash burgers at a Bitcoin-friendly New York pub. But in a way, the whole episode was about damage control.
Protocol Village: BitcoinOS, Bitcoin Layer-2 Project, Open-Sources 'BitSNARK' Verification Protocol
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Sept. 19-25.
The Protocol: How Winklevii Taught Dad BTC, Wild Flight to Singapore
Forget the Federal Reserve. The Bitcoin and crypto project news flow is ample (and fascinating) enough to keep us busy. We've got the rundown plus $80M of fundraisings. In CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech.
The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes 'Dwebate'
Crypto wasn't even mentioned during Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin launchpads.
The Protocol: The Secret Code Behind Trump Family Crypto Project
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech, we've got the secret details underpinning the former president's plan for World Liberty Financial, as well as the rankings of which tokens performed the least-poorly in ugly August crypto markets.
The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain
Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What's up with Vitalik's DeFi diss?
