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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Layer-2s Keep Coming as OKX Apes In

In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we look at a few growing trends, including blockchain development marked by the expansion of Ethereum's layer-2 networks, the increased use of zero-knowledge cryptography and the Bitcoin blockchain's new support for tokens, smart contracts and file hosting.

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Finance

ConsenSys Acquires Easy-to-Use Blockchain Notification Tool 'Hal' to Strengthen Web3 Development

The deal, financial terms of which were not made public, will bring 10 Hal employees to the developer.

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Tech

MetaMask IP-Sharing Debacle Highlights the Scourge of Crypto Centralization

Centralized intermediaries have seeped deep into the crypto user experience, but they continue to be its main path to adoption.

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Tech

Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Reveals It Collects User Data

The firm said when using Infura as an RPC on MetaMask a user's IP address and wallet address information would also be collected.

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Tech

Mobile-Focused Blockchain Celo Partners With Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys

The partnership will allow for Celo to integrate with ConsenSys’ Infura infrastructure.

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Videos

Why MetaMask and Infura Blocked Services in 'Certain Areas' Amid Crypto Sanctions

ConsenSys shareholder and former employee Arthur Falls joins “First Mover” to share his side of the story as a group of shareholders for the Ethereum development company are waging a multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming they were jilted on a deal between two ConsenSys entities that transferred control over popular wallet MetaMask and infrastructure provider Infura. Falls speaks on why shareholders believe the board breached fiduciary management duties. Plus, Falls shares his opinions on MetaMask accidentally blocking access to users in Venezuela while trying to comply with crypto sanctions amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Videos

MetaMask and Infura Block Services Amid Regulatory Concerns

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to share his insights on why MetaMask and Infura restricted access for some users in certain parts of the world like Venezuela. De touches on the increasingly prevalent influence of regulatory bodies on the crypto industry and the true nature of decentralized technology. 

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Tech

ConsenSys Tools Infura, Truffle Now Support Ethereum Scaling Project Polygon

The two products should make life easier for developers on Polygon.

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Markets

The Race Is On to Replace Ethereum’s Most Centralized Layer

Ethereum developers are working on numerous approaches to replacing or enhancing a popular tool for connecting to the network.

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