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Crypto is going through a massive dot-com style shakeout as over 100 projects fold in 2026
An industry-wide reckoning is weeding out unsustainable startups, leaving behind only the protocols with real cash flow and actual users.
Solana Foundation's new CISO warns AI is making crypto scams more convincing
Michael Coates, the foundation’s new CISO, said that AI vulnerabilities and fake identities will drive the next wave of blockchain security concerns.
Ethereum enters its second decade after a year of upheaval at the foundation
Few periods in Ethereum's 11-year history have brought as much change, from leadership shakeups at the Ethereum Foundation to institutional adoption, as the past year has.
As crypto perpetual futures boom, Ethereum’s role is shifting
Rather than competing directly with faster chains, some builders argue Ethereum's strength lies in supporting the layer-2 networks where trading is taking place.
Ethereum Foundation names pcaversaccio to board amid leadership changes
pcaversaccio (known as "pc"), is a prominent security researcher in the Ethereum ecosystem. His addition brings the foundation's board to four members.
Ethereum startup EthSystems bets privacy is key to getting banks on public blockchains
EthSystems, which spun out of the Ethereum Foundation earlier this month, is focused on building privacy infrastructure for banks and other financial institutions.
MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to modernize the company's global payments infrastructure.
Ledger wants AI agents to manage crypto without holding your keys
AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Ledger hardware device before it can be executed.
Coinbase's Jesse Pollak steps back from Base app leadership after admitting his crypto social strategy failed
Pollak said that Jordan Fish, also known on X as 'Cobie,' will lead the Base app team.
A timeline of the Ethereum Foundation's ongoing shakeup
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re unpacking the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum Foundation this year.
