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The Protocol: Behind the Scenes as Big-Tent Consensus Goes Up
We took a spin through some of the side events and preparations taking place Tuesday ahead of CoinDesk's annual conference, which starts Wednesday in Austin.
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Protocol Village: Sentinel Releases Decentralized VPN App for Android, Says Apple iOS Support to Follow
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For May 23-29. NOTE: Protocol Village will be on a limited publishing schedule May 24-June 2 as we cov...
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Clarity, Blockchain Integration, and the Wormhole Interoperability Initiative
Dan Reecer, COO of the Wormhole Foundation, explains that open-source code and decentralization are essential for transparency and trust in the blockchain industry.
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Protocol Village: Stripchain, Intent-Based Interoperability Protocol, Raises $10M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.
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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 g...
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Cosmos co-founder and Informal Systems CEO Ethan Buchman is scheduled to speak on the "bitcoinization of Cosmos" at Consensus 2024. (Bradley Keoun)
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 Sire...
Cosmos co-founder and Informal Systems CEO Ethan Buchman is scheduled to speak on the "bitcoinization of Cosmos" at Consensus 2024. (Bradley Keoun)

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Inside the MIT Brothers' Ethereum Exploit
Flashbots’ Hasu discusses the recent MEV Boost exploit, emphasizing the ongoing MEV challenges and the need for decentralized solutions.
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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 an...
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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.
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Blockchain Fundraising's New Frontier of Node Sales
Node sales are becoming a popular fundraising method in the blockchain industry, where projects sell nodes instead of tokens or equity.
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