The Protocol
The Protocol: The Secret Code Behind Trump Family Crypto Project
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech, we've got the secret details underpinning the former president's plan for World Liberty Financial, as well as the rankings of which tokens performed the least-poorly in ugly August crypto markets.

The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain
Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What's up with Vitalik's DeFi diss?

Protocol Village: Sony-Backed Soneium Blockchain Launches Testnet, Peaq Powers Drone Network
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 22-28.

Protocol Village: Nym's VPN App Moves to Public Beta, GenLayer Raises $7.5M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 15-21.

The Protocol: Now Everyone's Putting a Wrapper on Bitcoin
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we're covering the drama surrounding "wrapped bitcoin" as Tron founder Justin Sun assumes a custody role, signs of upheaval in the Urbit ecosystem and the rise of dark pools on Ethereum.

The Protocol: Memecoin Trading Is Suddenly Trump.fun
Blockchain has gone even more ridiculous than usual over the past week, with headlines focused on Trump-themed memecoins and the Solana-based launchpad Pump.fun. PLUS: Ethereum developers tee up revamp of the EVM programming environment.

The Protocol: Death Cross, Dip Buying and Developer Nerves
Bitcoin swooned, and crypto markets followed. Should blockchain-project founders and developers be worried? PLUS: We break down Ronin Network's $12 million run-in with white-hat hackers.

Protocol Village: Metis Decentralized Sequencer Onboards Hashkey, EVM Explorer Blockscout Raises $3M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 1-7.

The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets Political as U.S. Government Ponders Airdrops
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis's call for a national "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve." We've also got photos from the Bitcoin Nashville conference, where it seemed like nearly everyone was talking about staple-gunning layer-2 networks onto the original blockchain.

Protocol Village: Radix Launches 'RadQuest,' Eclipse Mainnet Opens to Builders
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 25-31.
