The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.
The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as ‘Runes’ Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
The Bitcoin “halving” was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor’s Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees.
Protocol Village: Safe, for ‘Smart Accounts,’ Completes Acquisition of Crypto Business Wallet Multis
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24.
Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, ‘Epic Sat,’ Stacks Nakamoto
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica.
P2 Ventures Commits $50M Via Hadron FC to Startup Founders in Polygon Ecosystem
P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right “capital and vibes.”
Protocol Village: Tate Berenbaum Launches ‘AO Ventures,’ With $35M for Arweave Development
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.
The Protocol: How to Engineer Harder Money, or Just Make Your Own
Bitcoin’s supply growth is set to automatically drop by 50% when next week’s “halving” arrives, Ethereum is pondering a cut in ETH issuance, and meme coin issuers are just no-holds-barred spinning up new ones. Blockchain tech is enabling all sorts of monetary strategies.
Protocol Village: Optimism-Based DEX Velodrome Deploys to Bitcoin L2 BOB
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 4-10.
The Protocol: Using the Money Printer
If you have the money printer – as is the case for many of the blockchain projects with the power to create their own digital tokens – why wouldn’t you use it? PLUS: Vitalik Buterin riffs on meme coin and Ethereum’s new “blob market.”
Protocol Village: Layer N, Modulus Unveil ‘AI Functions’ Tool for Use in Applications
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe’s Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase’s six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is the blue-faced creature behind the $BRETT token?
Protocol Village: Morph EVM Raises $19M in Seed Round Led by Dragonfly
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving in 3 Weeks, Solana’s Yakovenko on Meme Coins
There’s no slowdown in blockchain news, with Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade in the rear view mirror and Bitcoin’s halving now just over three weeks away. We spoke with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko about the meme coin frenzy stressing the suddenly-active blockchain.
Starknet, an Ethereum Layer 2, Plans ‘Parallel Execution’ to Mimic Solana’s Speed Feature
The new feature, described as “multitasking for rollups,” is on Starknet’s project road map for the second quarter of 2024, released Wednesday.
Protocol Village: BNB Chain Unveils ‘Rollup-as-a-Service,’ to Spur Layer 2s Built on BSC
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 14-March 20.
Ether.Fi to Introduce ETHFI Token on Binance Launchpool Next Week
Ether.Fi has shot to the top of the list of crypto’s hottest projects as the biggest liquid-restaking protocol by total value locked, or TVL.
Protocol Village: Burnt Banksy Launches XION Blockchain, With USDC as Primary Currency
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 7-March 13.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Cry for Help Heard
It may seem perplexing to the corporate mindset that bitcoin’s price surged this week to a new all-time high above the old record around $69,000, even as the dominant Bitcoin Core software used to run the blockchain remains dependent on a group of volunteers. But there may be help on the way.
