Protocol Labs

Opinion

The Importance of Randomness in the Internet Age

David DiasAug 27, 2020

Random numbers might not sound like a public good, but we actually rely on randomness for a host of socially useful things.

Cryptography

How a Decentralized Randomness Beacon Could Boost Cryptographic Security

Alyssa HertigAug 10, 2020

Filecoin will be the first protocol to use this production-ready version of drand to create decentralized, verifiable randomness for “leader selection.”

The Node

Google’s Win for Open Source

Daniel KuhnApr 6, 2021

“What happened here, that no one expected, is the Supreme Court found fair use as a matter of law," tech lawyer Marta Belcher said.

CoinDesk Confessionals

No, Marvin Ammori, CoinDesk Is Not Trying to Extort You

Daniel KuhnJun 2, 2020

Marvin Ammori, Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, says his crypto hero is Hal Finney, recalls his trip to Iceland and thinks crypto should disrupt banks next.

Events

Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event

Brady DaleApr 7, 2020

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

Protocol Labs

Coronavirus

InterPlanetary File System Is Uncensorable During Coronavirus News Fog

Daniel Kuhn

Digital citizens are turning to decentralized protocols like IPFS to share news during the coronavirus outbreak.

News

Cloudflare Launches Decentralized Web Gateway at Its First ‘Crypto Week’

Nikhilesh De

Cloudflare intends to announce a new cryptography-related product every day this week. The first: a gateway to access the InterPlanetary File System.

Coinbase

Major Crypto Companies Form DC Lobbying Group

Nikhilesh De

A number of major cryptocurrency firms are forming the Blockchain Association to lobby Washington, D.C. lawmakers on regulations in the space.

BitTorrent

BitTorrent Courted EOS, Filecoin Crypto Creators Prior to Tron Sale

Brady Dale

Tron and Neo weren't the only crypto projects interested in acquiring BitTorrent; in fact, CoinDesk has learned, five others were tempted to buy too.

Research

Filecoin Creators Launch $5 Million Crypto Grant Program

Nikhilesh De

Protocol Labs, the company behind Filecoin and other projects, has announced a research grant program worth $5 million initially.

Law

Where SAFT Falls Short

Michael J. Casey

Limiting ICOs to accredited investors almost feels like a retreat from the goal of democratizing capital markets, columnist Michael J. Casey writes.

Venture Capital

SAFT Arrives: ‘Simple’ Investor Agreement Aims to Remove ICO Complexities

Pete Rizzo

The opaque market for initial coin offerings is moving toward clarity with the release of a new framework for investors and issuers.