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Protocol Village: Clearpool, DeFi Credit Market, Expands to Optimism's OP Mainnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 16-25, with live updates throughout.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Protocol Village: Binance Invests in Modular Rollup Network Initia
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 9-16, with live updates throughout.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Perpetual Trading Protocol GMX Bags Biggest Chunk of $40M Arbitrum Grant
Arbitrum projects will receive token grants that may help attract new money to the popular blockchain.
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Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Protocol Village: Crypto VC Funding in 3Q Down Nearly 75% From Year Earlier: FundStrat
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 2-8, with live updates throughout.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Friend.Tech Targeted SIM Swaps Worsen as Users Lose More Ether
CoinDesk reported earlier this week that Friend.Tech users were starting to seemingly get targeted in SIM swap exploits.
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The Protocol 4:3
Welcome to the Protocol Podcast | Trailer
Founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter Brad Keoun is joined by tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk to walk you through the latest news and developments of the...
The Protocol 4:3

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Protocol Village: Google Cloud to Serve as Validator for Polygon PoS Network
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals for the period of Aug. 22 - Sept. 29.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Blockchain network IOTA will today debut the first public IOTA Smart Contracts (ISC) and a related token. (Unsplash)
IOTA Network to Debut ShimmerEVM’s Smart Contracts and Tokens
Users can also send SMR tokens (and in the future NFTs and custom Native Assets) to the ShimmerEVM through Firefly.
Blockchain network IOTA will today debut the first public IOTA Smart Contracts (ISC) and a related token. (Unsplash)

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South Korea’s Crypto Ecosystem Shakes Off Terra Debacle, With Gaming Dominating Web3 Activity
Korean banks are gradually dipping their toes in the market, and gaming firms are trying to capitalize in the crypto-frenzied market.
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Friend.tech's volumes are plunging. But what does user activity say? (SDI Productions)
Scores of Friend.tech Users Remain Active Even as Trading Volumes Drop 95%
Falling revenues have led some market observers to say the platform has “gone dead.” But has it?
Friend.tech's volumes are plunging. But what does user activity say? (SDI Productions)