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The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain's Got Work to Do
The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long list of Bitcoin- and crypto-related pledges.
Protocol Village: MultiversX Reports That Tech Enthusiast Set Up Testnet Node on Smartphone
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 31-Nov. 6.
Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?
One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as the clear leader.
If U.S. Election Is Disputed, Prediction Markets Could Face 'Hornet's Nest'
How will Polymarket and Kalshi resolve their presidential contracts if there's another Jan. 6 or Bush v. Gore situation?
Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns
Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they'd accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns.
Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage
Justin Sun Wants More TradFi on Tron, Dogs Over Cats for Memecoins
CoinDesk had 20 minutes in person with the Tron founder on the sidelines of Chainlink's Smartcon at Hong Kong Fintech Week. We covered a lot.
Ellipsis Labs Raises $21M to Launch 'Verifiable Finance Blockchain' Atlas
Ellipsis is best known as the builder of Phoenix, the popular orderbook-style exchange on Solana.
Crypto for Advisors: Don’t Be Spooked By Crypto
Instead of being scared by the nonstop nature of crypto markets, investors should see it as an exciting opportunity to grow their portfolios — especially with the help of a skilled crypto advisor who can guide you through the complexity.
U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control
The outside group of Wall Street leaders that guides the Treasury's debt management, the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, shared views on tokenized debt and warned about Tether.
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week's issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we're covering the Optimism's $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket's (negligible) impact on Polygon's bottom line.
