Protocol Village: Polyhedra’s ZK Prover Tops Speed Rankings in First Results From ‘Proof Arena’
Protocol Village is CoinDesk’s living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)
The Protocol
The Protocol: Inside North Korea’s Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we’ve got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies’ unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish September.
The Protocol: When Trump Bought Red-Meat Bitcoin Burgers, He Called It ‘Crypto’
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump won chits from the Bitcoin community for reportedly purchasing smash burgers at a Bitcoin-friendly New York pub. But in a way, the whole episode was about damage control.
Protocol Village: Civic to Verify Driver IDs for Web3 Car-Rental Platform Rentality, on Base Chain
Protocol Village is CoinDesk’s living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)
The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes ‘Dwebate’
Crypto wasn’t even mentioned during Tuesday’s U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin launchpads.
The Protocol: The Secret Code Behind Trump Family Crypto Project
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter on blockchain tech, we’ve got the secret details underpinning the former president’s plan for World Liberty Financial, as well as the rankings of which tokens performed the least-poorly in ugly August crypto markets.
Protocol Village: Proof of Play Adds ‘Boss’ as 2nd Arbitrum Orbit Chain, Lombard Launches LBTC
Protocol Village is CoinDesk’s living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)
The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO’s Arrest on TON Blockchain
Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What’s up with Vitalik’s DeFi diss?
Protocol Village: Credbull Raises $5.2M, Aave Comes to ZKSync Era
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 22-28.
The Protocol: Now Everyone’s Putting a Wrapper on Bitcoin
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s newsletter on blockchain technology, we’re covering the drama surrounding “wrapped bitcoin” as Tron founder Justin Sun assumes a custody role, signs of upheaval in the Urbit ecosystem and the rise of dark pools on Ethereum.