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Pakistan to Explore Blockchain for Multibillion Dollar Remittances From Abroad: Adviser

Blockchain technology could help improve the speed and lower the cost of cash transfers from migrant workers, Bilal bin Saqib said in an interview.

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Tech

Avalanche Blockchain's December Upgrade Cut Usage Fees by 75%

The upgrade was designed to make Avalanche cheaper. It worked.

Avalanche average transaction cost has dropped sharply since the mid-December upgrade. (Bitquery)

Tech

The Protocol: Reinvent Ethererum, and Just Don't Break Bitcoin

In founding editor Bradley Keoun's last issue of The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain technology, we're covering Trump's DOGE whistle and the slew of announcements from the big Ethereum conference Devcon in Bangkok.

Will Foxley opens OP_NEXT (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

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.

Hubert Rachwalski

Tech

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.

Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov presents at SmartCon in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Chainlink)

Markets

Ripple Will Soon Add Ethereum Compatible Smart Contracts to XRP Ledger

The contracts will exist on a sidechain built on XRPL, developers said in a Tuesday post.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ronin Bridge Paused, Restarted After $12M Drained in Whitehat Hack

“The bridge currently secures over $850M which is safe,” co-founder @Psycheout86 said in an X post.

Bridge (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

Tech

IOTA Kickstarts EVM Targeting DeFi, Real World Assets

The EVM will let developers build applications with smart contracts that run on the IOTA network.

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Opinion

Chris Dixon Talks Techno-Optimism, Permissionless Innovation and the Need for Crypto

The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”

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