CarnationFM: A Decentralized Radio Playing Songs With Encrypted Hidden Messages
CarnationFM emerged from EthBerlin 2024 and won the award for Best Social Impact.

Protocol Village: Tezos-Focused Trilitech Building Prototype of 'Jstz' as JavaScript-Based L2
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 5-10.

Staked Ether Close to All-Time High as ETF Approval Nears
Polymarket bettors give a 90% chance that ether ETFs will be approved by July 26.

Top Crypto VC Says Ex-General Partner Made Undisclosed Side Deal With Portfolio Company
Polychain says Niraj Pant broke the fund's policies by secretly accepting "adviser" tokens from Eclipse.

Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers
This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana
Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions.

Ethereum ICO-Era Stalwart Golem Sent $100M Ether to Exchanges in the Past Month
The protocol was one of the first ICOs on Ethereum, raising $8.6 million worth of ether in 29 minutes and setting the precedent for thousands of other ICOs in the years since.

CoinDesk 20 Down 7%, Bitcoin Sinks by 5% as Asia Trading Week Begins
Nearly $175 million in long liquidations as broader market contracts

Protocol Village: DWF Launches $20M Fund for Web3 Projects in Chinese-Speaking Regions
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 27-July 3.
