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The Protocol
Every Wednesday
Exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time.
Ethereum’s Rollup Race: What is a ‘True’ zkEVM?
The ZK rollup race between Ethereum layer 2s Scroll, Polygon and Matter Labs may come down to definitions.
What’s in Your Bear Market Backpack?
From existential dread to blissful ignorance — reactions to Ethereum’s market slump vary across the board
Are Block Builders the Key to Solving Ethereum’s MEV Centralization Woes?
Proposer-builder separation is one way Ethereum is implementing modular decentralization.
A Major Crypto Exchange Abandons Ethereum: Is the World’s Computer Falling Behind?
By ditching Ethereum for Cosmos, dYdX has sparked claims that it has chosen sovereignty over security.
Ethereum's Gray Glacier (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Difficulty Bomb)
The delay of Ethereum’s Difficulty Bomb suggests the network’s Merge to proof-of-stake might be a bit further away than hoped.
Crypto Market Chaos: No, Lido Is Not ‘the Next Terra’
After over $1 billion in liquidations in just 24 hours, DeFi’s wild west period may be drawing to a close – but not everything’s a sham.
Scaling Ethereum Beyond the Merge: Danksharding
Danksharding would take a massive step toward turning Ethereum layer 2 networks into first class citizens.
Merge Ahead: Ethereum’s Dress Rehearsal (and a Hiccup)
Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet is on the brink of a pivotal transition to proof-of-stake, but an unwelcome “reorg” rained on the Merge prep parade last week.
What Impact Will a Bear-Market Merge Have on Ethereum?
As crypto tumbles, Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake will happen in August.
Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?
Lido’s staking protocol now holds 33% of all staked ether.
