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  • The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs

    Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance.

  • Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman’s World Network

    The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network’s controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users’ online activities.

  • Is Optimism’s ‘Superchain’ Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?

    One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where the teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, it appears, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as the clear leader.

  • The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain’s Got Work to Do

    The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long list of Bitcoin- and crypto-related pledges.

  • Privacy Blockchain Project Nillion Raises $25M to Expand ‘Blind Computing’

    Nillion builds its service around the concept of “blind computing,” the processing of data without having to reveal its contents.

  • The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs

    In this week’s issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we’re covering the Optimism’s $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket’s (negligible) impact on Polygon’s bottom line.

  • President Biden Thanks Nigerian President for Binance Exec’s Release: White House

    U.S. President Joe Biden called Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, on Tuesday to personally thank him for the recent release of detained American Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan.

  • Crypto Policy Didn’t Occupy the Spotlight in Elections in Austria, Georgia

    Elections in Georgia were more focused on whether or not the country should align further with the European Union.

  • Binance’s Gambaryan Free to Leave Nigeria for Medical Treatment After Money Laundering Charges Dropped: Reports

    Nigeria’s government has withdrawn the money laundering charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, local news outlet Punch reported first on Wednesday.

  • Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orbs Can Now be Summoned ‘Like a Pizza’, Say Worldcoin Execs

    The project will now be know simply as “World” and plans to release “Orb 2.0,” the executives said during a presentation.