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The Significance of User-Owned AI and NEAR Protocol's Emphasis on Practical Applications

NEAR’s co-founder Illia Polosukhin shares the need to shift from corporate-owned AI to models that benefit individuals and communities.

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The Protocol: Ethereum to roll out new AI agents standard soon

Plus: Solana’s latest phase, OP token buybacks and EF post-quantum security team.

By Margaux Nijkerk9 часов назад

AI agent tokens has garnered significant mindshare among crypto traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

The Protocol: Staked ETH exit queue moves down to zero

Also: Neobanks trending, DVT staking proposal and Solayer $35M fund

By Margaux Nijkerk21 янв. 2026 г.

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The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin flags stablecoin design flaws

Also: Zcash token falls after developer quits, Smart Cashtags and BTC quantum computing defense

By Margaux Nijkerk14 янв. 2026 г.

Vitalik Buterin

The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform

Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared.

By Margaux Nijkerk7 янв. 2026 г.

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The Protocol: Aave community split

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal

By Margaux Nijkerk24 дек. 2025 г.

Split

The Protocol: Bug that can drain all your tokens impacting 'thousands' of sites

Also: Ripple news, Aave protocol debate, and pudgy penguins takeover

By Margaux Nijkerk17 дек. 2025 г.

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The Protocol: Stripe’s Tempo Testnet Goes Live

Also: ZKSync Lite to Sunset, Blockstream App Update, Axelar’s AgentFlux

By Margaux Nijkerk10 дек. 2025 г.

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The Protocol: Ethereum Preps For Upcoming Fusaka Upgrade

Also: Anthropic On DeFi AI Agents, ETH Devs Push ZK Protocol, and Bitnomial

By Margaux Nijkerk3 дек. 2025 г.

The forthcoming Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, is partly named after Osaka, a city in Japan (Wikipedia)

The Protocol: Monad Airdrop + Blockchain Go Live

Also: Celestia’s Matcha Upgrade, Fidelity on Fusaka and World’s New Payroll Pilot.

By Margaux Nijkerk26 нояб. 2025 г.

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The Protocol: Hyperliquid Introduces Proposal to Cut Fees

Also: Aerodrome Overhaul, Cloudflare Outage and dYdX Buyback Increase Approved.

By Margaux Nijkerk19 нояб. 2025 г.

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