The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 20-26.
Cardano Unfazed by Failed DDoS Attack Targeting Staked ADA
No downtime was observed as a Cardano developer managed to attack the attacker and take back some funds.
Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps
The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible
ZKsync Developer's New 'Elastic Chain' Could Compete With Polygon's AggLayer
This Elastic Chain is composed of multiple chains in the ZKsync ecosystem, but users will feel like they are using a single chain.
Tether to Stop Minting Stablecoin USDT on Algorand and EOS
The circulating supply of the dollar-linked stablecoin on the two blockchains represents only about 0.1% of the total USDT supply.
Cosmos DAO Osmosis to Adopt Fee-Free Bitcoin Bridge
Osmosis is achieving this through a revenue-share proposal with Bitcoin bridge Nomic.
The Protocol
In this week's abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we're chronicling the apparent doxing of 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning...
Protocol Village: Arcana Announces 'Chain Abstraction Protocol' to Remove 'Complexities of Bridging'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 13-19.
Marathon's Layer-2 Chain, Anduro, Plugs In 'Portal to Bitcoin' for Atomic Swaps
The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a "platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains....
Sonic, Gaming-Focused Layer-2 Chain on Solana, Raises $12M
The Sonic project's Series A round was led by Bitkraft and joined by investors including Galaxy Interactive and Big Brain Holdings.