Technology

Protocol Village: Stacks Delays Nakamoto Activation for 8 More Weeks of Development

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.

By Bradley Keoun

May 1, 2024

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETH Denver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Why Eigenlayer’s Airdrop Is Controversial

Although it’s actually conservative.

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 30, 2024

Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S.; What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?

Following DOJ action against Samourai Wallet and a possible Metamask investigation, Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix are closing their U.S. offerings. Is non-custodial crypto under t...

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 29, 2024

EigenLayer, After Touching Off Restaking Frenzy, Plans Own EIGEN token

Sreeram Kannan, leader of the project, had previously refused to confirm any plans for an EIGEN token. That hadn't stopped crypto traders from betting heavily on the likelihoo...

By Margaux Nijkerk

Apr 29, 2024

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Protocol Village: Nomic Unveils Bitcoin Liquid Staking Token 'stBTC' Using Babylon Technology

Apr 10, 2024

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Protocol Village: Cosmos-Based Picasso Network Claims to Enable First IBC-Ethereum Connection

Apr 4, 2024

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Protocol Village: Algorand Claims First L1 Using Python as Programming Language

Mar 27, 2024

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Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Protocol Village: Mysten Labs, Developer Behind Sui Blockchain, Claims to Achieve 'Linear Scaling'

Mar 20, 2024

Opinion

Liquid Restaking Tokens: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?

By Marcin Kazmierczak

Mar 6, 2024

What to Expect From Ethereum’s Cancun-Deneb Upgrade

By Wilfred Daye

Feb 28, 2024

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

By Daniel Kuhn

Jan 31, 2024

Features

This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin...

Apr 18, 2024

Interview

Stacks Creator Ali Calls Bitcoin 'Apex Predator' as Development Flourishes on OG Blockchain

Muneeb Ali, the co-creator of Stacks and Princeton-educated computer scientist who's now CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, spoke with CoinDesk's Jenn...

Feb 28, 2024