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Bitcoin Layer 2 Ark Protocol's Team Forms New Firm as Lightning Network Competitor

[Jun 4, 2024 7:00 AM]

Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware

[Jun 4, 2024 7:00 AM] The acquisition means that Polygon has invested over $1 billion in zero-knowledge technology and firms, the team shared in a press release. Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the acquisition is near $30-50 million.

Polygon Spinoff Avail Raises $43M in Series A Funding

[Jun 4, 2024 7:00 AM] The news comes three months after Avail, the data availability company, disclosed its $27 million seed funding round.

VC Roundup: OKX Ventures wants to onboard ESG, bring AI on-chain

[Jun 3, 2024 1:04 PM] This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC roundup features Cysic, WeatherXM, GaiaNet, Switchboard, API3, and Scrypt.

Uniswap Vote Delay Shows DeFi Stakeholders Aren't All in It Together

[Jun 3, 2024 11:37 AM] The Uniswap Foundation keeps punting on a "fee switch" proposal that would give UNI governance token holders a cut of liquidity providers' revenue.

Google and Magic Leap partner up to make metaverse goggles despite past flops

[Jun 1, 2024 2:18 PM] It’s unclear why the two companies have partnered up, but the scheme comes amid Apple’s push to dominate the “spatial computing” market.

Blockchain helps harvesting better avocados in Kenya — Here’s how

[May 30, 2024 11:00 AM] Small-scale farmers lack the essential tools to address significant challenges in avocado production. Here’s how blockchain and AI can help them.

The Protocol: Behind the Scenes as Big-Tent Consensus Goes Up

[May 29, 2024 12:03 PM] 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.

Crypto Bridge LayerZero Connects to Solana Blockchain

[May 29, 2024 7:00 AM] Crypto holders on Solana will be able to move their assets to Arbitrum, Ethereum, Polygon and the 70 other chains it links to – and vice versa.

Ethereum-Based Domain Protocol ENS Seeks Own L2, Possibly With ZkSync

[May 28, 2024 7:00 AM] ENS’s proposal, dubbed “ENSv2,” will completely overhaul the network’s registry system, and transform it into a layer 2, an auxiliary network that provides cheaper transaction fees that is settled on Ethereum.

MoonPay launches Web3 platform for brands, digital experience

[May 28, 2024 7:00 AM] Crypto firm MoonPay is targeting digital experience for brands in its new Web3 platform, a market estimated to reach over $25 billion by 2029.

Solana Validators to Get More SOL as Fee Proposal Passes in Favor

[May 28, 2024 1:11 AM] Over 77% of Solana governance participants voted in favor of giving validators the full priority fee amount per transaction.

Who Needs an Off-Ramp? Ether.fi Plans Visa Card for Crypto Degens

[May 24, 2024 7:00 AM] The "Cash" Visa card from Ether.fi, the liquid restaking startup on Ethereum, might help crypto natives turn their decentralized finance investments into spending money.

Protocol Village: Cysic, ZK Hardware Acceleration Project, Raises $12M

[May 23, 2024 11:03 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For May 23. NOTE: Protocol Village will be on hiatus May 24-June 2 as we cover CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. We will resume publishing June 3. Hope to see…

Fantom Foundation Creates Sonic Foundation, Labs for New Sonic Chain

[May 23, 2024 10:00 AM] Alongside the new entities, Fantom raised $10 million in a funding round that will go towards Sonic’s ecosystem development.

Plume, Layer-2 Blockchain for Real-World Assets, Pulls $10M in Seed Funding from Haun, Galaxy

[May 23, 2024 10:00 AM] Plume plans to make it possible for people to easily – and compliantly – bring real-world assets (RWAs) like real estate and collectibles onto blockchains.

The Protocol: EIGEN Riches Tempt Ethereum Devs, Even as ETF Approval Nears

[May 22, 2024 10:41 AM] 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 green light to spot ether ETFs.

Stripchain raises $10M to simplify blockchain user experience

[May 22, 2024 8:00 AM] Stripchain’s funding round included investors such as Sora Ventures, Hyperithm, Shima Capital, Mechanism and several crypto angel backers.

Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs

[May 22, 2024 7:00 AM] The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.

Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN

[May 21, 2024 11:05 AM] The news set off a debate on the social-media platform X about whether advising the EigenFoundation might constitute a conflict of interest – given the flagged risks to Ethereum from restaking protocol EigenLayer.

Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises $150M, Led by Paradigm

[May 21, 2024 10:44 AM] Dan Romero's Farcaster made waves earlier this year with the introduction of "Frames," a feature allowing apps to run within posts, so users don't have to click off to another site.

Ripple publishes math prof’s warning: ‘public-key cryptosystems should be replaced’

[May 19, 2024 1:31 PM] Mathematician Massimiliano Sala says current encryption methods won’t protect blockchain systems from quantum computers.

Vitalik Buterin Outlines Improvements for Ethereum’s Decentralized Future

[May 19, 2024 8:39 AM] Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed several enhancements aimed at improving the network’s permissionlessness and decentralization. The proposed changes focus on tackling issues such as miner extractable value (MEV), hardware…

‘Godfather of AI’ advises UK government to start UBI

[May 18, 2024 10:30 AM] Geoffrey Hinton also warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat within the next five to twenty years.

Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset Program

[May 17, 2024 11:36 PM] Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses of blockchain technology. “Digital assets are becoming increasingly mainstream, speeding up…

Blockchain gaming investments reached nearly $1B in April

[May 17, 2024 2:15 PM] The investment figures come alongside a record high 2.9 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW) for the month.

Is onboarding too hard? Crypto adoption still faces major obstacles

[May 17, 2024 7:31 AM] Progress has been made in streamlining the Web3 onboarding process, but the flood of mainstream users has not yet arrived.

Internet Computer-Based 'Bitfinity EVM' Launches as Bitcoin L2, Supports Runes

[May 17, 2024 7:00 AM] The Bitfinity EVM is designed to allow developers to Bitcoin-based Solidity smart contracts, allowing them to transfer BTC, Ordinals and Runes.

Harvard built hacker-proof quantum network in Boston using existing fiber cable

[May 16, 2024 1:30 PM] According to the scientists, the 22-mile distance between nodes is the longest quantum fiber network to date.

How 2 Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

[May 16, 2024 10:48 AM] First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Propagation." U.S. prosecutors detailed an incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit in an indictment.