“All it was doing was generating noise,” the Bitcoin Core maintainer Ava Chow says of Luke Dashjr’s pull request, which would have severely curtailed the use of Ordinals.
Protocol Village: Mobile Gaming Studio AOFverse Gets Grant from Arbitrum Foundation
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 11-17.
The Protocol: Beneath Bitcoin ETF Chaos, A Blockchain Drama
In this week’s issue, we dive into the proposal that would have curtailed Ordinals inscriptions “NFTs on Bitcoin” traffic – were it not abruptly ended over the past week by a maintainer for the popular Bitcoin Core software.
Bitcoin ETF Chaos Memorialized on Blockchain, With Nod to ‘Chancellors on the Brink’ Reference
Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner “SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval” on the blockchain.
Bitcoin Developer’s Proposal to Stop ‘Spam’ NFTs Gets Shut Down
Luke Dashjr’s technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software “effective with newer datacarrying styles.” In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular “inscriptions” known as “NFTs on Bitcoin.”
Protocol Village: EOS-Focused VC Invests in EZSwap for Gaming and ‘Smart Inscriptions’
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.
Protocol Village: Bitfinex Securities Announces First Tokenized Bond on Liquid Network
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 21-Jan. 3. (EDITOR’S NOTE: We will be taking much-needed time off around the end of the year, so updates will be less frequent. Happy holidays!)
The Protocol: Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, Er… Best Guesses
Why not try? At least? Check out The Protocol’s FIRST ANNUAL list of blockchain tech predictions for the coming year. ALSO: Ledger hack sows DeFi discord while Ordinals “NFTs on Bitcoin” activity produces Bitcoin fee spike and a lucrative surprise at Sotheby’s.
Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, From Experts at Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Starknet
We assembled 10 new year’s predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right.
Zcash Developer Electric Coin CEO Zooko Wilcox Steps Down, Swihart Named to Role
Polygon Stops Work on ‘Edge,’ Used to Build Dogechain, as Focus Turns to ZK
Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward “Polygon CDK,” a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. The older “Polygon Edge” was used by Dogechain, in an unofficial effort to build a Dogecoin-oriented smart-contracts network.
Protocol Village: Metagood, por trás dos NFTs OnChainMonkey, levanta rodada inicial de US$ 5 milhões
O que há de mais recente em atualizações de tecnologia blockchain, anúncios de financiamento e negócios. Para o período de 14 de dezembro a dez. 20, com atualizações ao vivo por toda parte.
Protocol Village: Metagood, dietro gli NFT OnChainMonkey, raccoglie un round di seed da 5 milioni di dollari
Gli ultimi aggiornamenti sulla tecnologia blockchain, annunci di finanziamenti e offerte. Per il periodo dal 14 dicembre al 14 dicembre. 20, con aggiornamenti in tempo reale ovunque.
Protocol Village : Metagood, derrière les NFT OnChainMonkey, lève un tour de table de 5 millions de dollars
Les dernières mises à niveau technologiques blockchain, annonces de financement et accords. Pour la période du 14 décembre au 14 décembre. 20, avec des mises à jour en direct tout au long.
L’hystérie «Bitcoin NFT » arrive chez Sotheby’s alors que le personnage de champignon de style Super-Mario dépasse 200 000 $
Lors de la toute première vente par la maison de ventes aux enchères historique des inscriptions Ordinals connues sous le nom de « NFT sur Bitcoin», un lot de trois images pixellisées provenant d’une collection sur le thème des champignons a rapporté environ 450 000 $, soit environ cinq fois les estimations les plus élevées.
A histeria do ‘ Bitcoin NFT’ chega à Sotheby’s quando o personagem cogumelo estilo Super Mario chega a US$ 200 mil
Na primeira venda das inscrições Ordinals da histórica casa de leilões, conhecida como “NFTs no Bitcoin”, um lote de três imagens pixeladas de uma coleção com tema de cogumelo atraiu cerca de US$ 450.000, ou cerca de cinco vezes as estimativas mais altas.
‘Bitcoin NFT’ Hysteria Comes to Sotheby’s as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
In the historic auction house’s first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as “NFTs on Bitcoin,” a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection drew about $450,000, or roughly five times the highest estimates.
L’isteria di “Bitcoin NFT” arriva da Sotheby’s con il personaggio del fungo in stile Super Mario che supera i 200.000 dollari
Nella prima vendita in assoluto delle iscrizioni degli Ordinali da parte della storica casa d’aste, nota come “NFT su Bitcoin”, un lotto di tre immagini pixelate provenienti da una collezione a tema funghi ha fruttato circa $ 450.000, ovvero circa cinque volte le stime più alte.
Protocol Village: Immutable zkEVM Will Allow Developers to ‘Abstract’ Transaction Fees
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 14-Dec. 20, with live updates throughout.
Ethereum’s Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation’s executive board, once pushed “layer-2” networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he’s got ideas for “enshrining” some of those functions on the main chain.