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The Protocol: Bitcoin Cry for Help Heard

[Mar 6 2:00 PM] It may seem perplexing to the corporate mindset that bitcoin's price surged this week to a new all-time high above the old record around $69,000, even as the dominant Bitcoin Core software used to run the blockchain remains dependent on a group of…

Liquid Restaking Tokens: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?

[Mar 6 12:55 PM] LRTs repurpose staked ether to support external systems like rollups and oracles with an economic security layer, explains Marcin Kazmierczak, Co-Founder of RedStone & Warp.cc.

Ethereum Fees Set to Drop for Arbitrum, Polygon, Starknet, Base. But How Much?

[Mar 6 8:48 AM] Leading figures behind layer-2 teams told CoinDesk how Ethereum's upcoming Dencun upgrade will affect their networks.

Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New 'AggLayer'

[Mar 5 6:00 PM] By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, making the experience feel like a single chain.

Jupiter’s Perpetual Crypto Trading Falters as Bitcoin Hits Record

[Mar 5 11:39 AM] The Solana-based trading platform was experiencing issues with its price feed infrastructure.

USC Professor's Crypto Startup 'Sahara' Raises $6M to Reward AI Trainers

[Mar 5 11:01 AM] Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI.

Bitcoiners, Solana Acolytes Crash Ethereum Conference in Denver – for a Reason

[Mar 5 8:35 AM] Last week's ETHDenver conference drew a significant presence from developers and reps of blockchain ecosystems beyond Ethereum, taken as a sign of just how influential the second-largest distributed network has become.

Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M

[Mar 2 10:00 AM] The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks.

StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'

[Feb 29 5:35 PM] The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof.

Trading Platform Robinhood, Layer-2 Arbitrum Team Up To Offer Swaps To Users

[Feb 29 12:40 PM] Users of Robinhood’s self-custody wallet will have access to Arbitrum swaps in the next coming months.

Coinbase Adds 'Smart Wallet' Feature, So Lengthy Seed Phrases Aren't Needed

[Feb 29 9:00 AM] The smart wallet will be an addition to Coinbase Wallet SDK, and the embedded wallets feature will be powered by "wallet as a service."

Digital Asset Manager Onramp Invest Integrates CoinDesk 20 Index for RIAs

[Feb 29 8:00 AM] Onramp is the first U.S.-based firm to allow for investible access via the CoinDesk 20 Index.

Protocol Village: Bitcoin Miner Marathon, Plans 'Anduro,' a Multi-Chain Layer-2

[Feb 28 5:32 PM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 29-March 6.

The Protocol: Bitcoin's Call for Volunteers, Ethena's USDe, Blast's Blast-Off

[Feb 28 2:35 PM] In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we've got an exclusive interview with Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali. PLUS: More than $200 million of blockchain project fundraisings.

U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker

[Feb 28 2:31 PM] Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan – have suddenly become active.

What to Expect From Ethereum’s Cancun-Deneb Upgrade

[Feb 28 12:10 PM] The beginning of "The Surge" era in Ethereum's roadmap sees a range of enhancements to scalability, efficiency and security. Here’s a breakdown.

Coinbase Adds 2 Software Programs for Ethereum Staking, to Reduce Concentration Risks

[Feb 28 11:54 AM] The publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange said it would add support for the additional Ethereum "clients" – computer programs used to access and run the distributed network – to help reduce dependence on the dominant Geth software.

Finance Protocol Usual Introduces Stablecoin Backed by Real-World Assets

[Feb 28 8:00 AM] Profits are redistributed to the community by rewarding token holders with yields.

Stacks Creator Ali Calls Bitcoin 'Apex Predator' as Development Flourishes on OG Blockchain

[Feb 28 6:00 AM] Muneeb Ali, the co-creator of Stacks and Princeton-educated computer scientist who's now CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, spoke with CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie on the flurry of development and layer-2 building now taking…

Days After Ditching Aave, Risk Manager Gauntlet Moves to Rival Lender Morpho

[Feb 27 8:00 AM] According to Gauntlet, the move offers the potential for more money with greater flexibility.

Avail, an Ethereum Data Network to Rival Celestia, Raises $27M In Seed Round

[Feb 26 7:45 AM] The funds will be used to build out its three core products, "Avail DA," "Nexus," and "Fusion Security."

Satoshi Anticipated Bitcoin Energy Debate in Email Thread With Early Collaborators

[Feb 23 11:51 AM] Satoshi saw an irony in the debate between economic conservation and conservation in an email thread with an early collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi.

PancakeSwap Plans ‘Affiliates’ for Expansion; Cake Holders to Benefit

[Feb 23 2:06 AM] CAKE token holders will benefit from the success of affiliate forks as they will receive native DEX tokens from affiliates, if things go as planned.

Starknet's STRK Jumps After Developer StarkWare Agrees to Delay Token Unlocks

[Feb 22 4:10 PM] StarkWare, the developer behind the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Starknet, had come under heavy criticism for the unlocking schedule for its new STRK tokens.

Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Start 'Slipstream' to Make Complex BTC Transactions Faster

[Feb 22 1:47 PM] The new offering will expedite the process of large and non-standard transactions.

Vitalik Buterin Floats Idea of AI-Based Code Audits, Ethereum Project Developers Back Him Up

[Feb 22 1:57 AM] In 2023, crypto users lost an estimated $2 billion to hacks and scams, with Ethereum experiencing the highest losses due to its extensive ecosystem and high-profile projects.

Risk Manager Gauntlet Terminates Relationship with Aave, Citing DAO Dysfunction

[Feb 21 6:01 PM] Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow said his team "found it difficult to navigate the inconsistent guidelines and unwritten objectives" of Aave's "largest stakeholders."

Protocol Village: Wormhole Collaborates With AMD to Make Hardware Accelerators

[Feb 21 5:37 PM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 22-28.

Wormhole and AMD Forge Alliance to Revolutionize Blockchain Interoperability 

[Feb 21 3:30 PM] On Wednesday, the blockchain interoperability platform Wormhole revealed it is collaborating with the American multinational semiconductor company AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). Wormhole plans to utilize AMD’s Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)…

Polygon, StarkWare Tout New 'Circle STARKs' as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs

[Feb 21 1:30 PM] Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare.