Blockchain
Transactional Freedom Is 'as Important as Freedom of Expression': Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
U.S. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighs in on the significance of transactional freedom and blockchain technologies. Blockchain "is the most obvious path out" from the current debt crisis and the rising totalitarian systems, Kennedy Jr. said.

Chiliz's CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA Memories
CHZ has surged over 20% in seven days, the third-biggest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value.

Protocol Village: Sentinel Releases Decentralized VPN App for Android, Says Apple iOS Support to Follow
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For May 23-29. NOTE: Protocol Village will be on a limited publishing schedule May 24-June 2 as we cover CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. Hope to see you there!

Protocol Village: Stripchain, Intent-Based Interoperability Protocol, Raises $10M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.

Ether Market Cap Adds Close to an Entire Solana Blockchain in a Single Day
SOL is often cited as a contender to replace ETH eventually. This week's market action shows how Herculean the task would be.

Protocol Village: Cyber, Formerly CyberConnect, Unveils Social-Focused Layer 2 on OP Stack
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token
The objective of Okto is to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space.

Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win
The new Arbitrum-powered tool could give Russians critical of Putin a way to anonymously voice their displeasure.

Protocol Village: Omni Launches Open-Source EVM Framework 'Octane' With Sub-Second Finality
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.

U.S. Financial Industry to Explore Sharing Ledger Technology for Multiasset Transactions
The New York Innovation Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will act as a technical observer.
