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The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop

14.2.2024
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village...

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Function 'OP_CAT' Dusted Off as Development Fervor Grows

14.2.2024
Developers Ethan Heilman and Armin Sabouri view OP_CAT as a simple opcode that offers some of the general purpose functionality currently missing in Bitcoin

Layer-2 Chain Starknet's Much-Awaited STRK Token Airdrop Coming Next Week

14.2.2024
The airdrop will happen on Feb.20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens

Ethereum Developers Create 'DN-404' Tokens After ERC-404s Send Network Fees Surging

13.2.2024
The new token type claims to solve some of the drawbacks with ERC-404s, an experimental standard that launched last week – to such popularity that it's already driven up congestion on the Ethereum blockchain

Ledger, Coinbase Pay Integrate to Give Users Direct Access to Buy, Sell Crypto

13.2.2024
Bringing Coinbase Pay into the Ledger Live app is supposed to benefit Ledger users, making it easier to receive their crypto purchases from Coinbase directly on their Ledger hardware wallet, without any additional fees

Jack Dorsey Evokes Bitcoin At Super Bowl Wearing “Satoshi” T-Shirt

12.2.2024
Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey quietly brought Bitcoin to last night’s celebrity-filled Super Bowl event – though most average viewers may not have noticed. The tech billionaire was photographed in one of the stadium’s booths surrounded by artists like Jay-Z and Beyonce. Unlike...

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week

9.2.2024
ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT, and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings

Hashgraph Association Partners With Saudi Government to Launch Deep Tech Venture Studio

9.2.2024
The Hashgraph Association, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, announced on Feb. 7 that it had partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment to launch a deep tech venture studio. The venture studio’s objective is to assist both Saudi and foreign companies develop innovative...

Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s

8.2.2024
Cairo, which the StarkWare and the Herodotus developer team worked on together, is a key piece of technology that verifies proofs and posts them back to the layer-2 blockchain, instead of Ethereum’s mainnet

Polygon Releases 'Type 1 Prover,' Claiming Milestone Set by Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin

8.2.2024
The announcement means that existing EVM chains or optimistic rollups can connect to the prover without modification, then plug into Polygon’s newly released Aggregation layer, providing access to "all of the liquidity and value on Ethereum itself,” Polygon said

Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet

8.2.2024
The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockchain

Protocol Village: Order-Routing Protocol Flood Raises $5.2M Led by Bain Capital Crypto, Archetype

8.2.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14

Hydro Crypto Token Price Manipulation Convict Gets Jail Term

8.2.2024
A Florida federal jury convicted Hydrogen Technology Corp’s former head of financial engineering over crypto price manipulation conspiracy. The convict, Shane Hampton, allegedly orchestrated a months-long scheme to manipulate the price of Hydrogen Tech’s native crypto token – Hydro. The beleaguered...

The Protocol: Solana's Missed Moment, Exclusive Farcaster Q&A, Bullish Year of Dragon

7.2.2024
Even in a slow week ahead of the Chinese New Year, there's a lot of crypto news to cover. Here's this week's The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain tech

Farcaster's Dan Romero Explains How 'Frames' Did What X (Twitter) Doesn't

7.2.2024
The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week's introduction of "Frames" – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sat down with co-founder Dan Romero in an exclusive interview

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Latest to Cut Jobs Amid Tech Layoffs

7.2.2024
Crypto custody provider Fireblocks has announced a reduction in its workforce as part of a restructuring effort. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Fireblocks said it has been working on restructuring its go-to-market and customer support operations over the past six months. The goal is...