Coinbase ‘Base’ Starts New Era of Public-Company Blockchains
PayPal stablecoin built using 5-year-old Solidity version Aug. 9, 2023 Exploring the tech behind crypto one block at a time Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Hi, Bradley Keoun here, editor of The Protocol. Today’s big news story in the blockchain tech world is the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase’s launch of its…
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ALSO: Billionaire David Rubenstein david.morris@coindesk.com Inside DoraHacks: The Open Source Bazaar Empowering Web3 Innovations Supporting over 4,000 projects to get more than $30 million fundings in nine years, DoraHacks has made its mark as a global hackathon organizer and one of the world’s most active multi-chain Web3 developer platforms. The CoinDesk…
Read MoreA Wild Month for Treasuries Is Slow Going for Crypto
It’s a boring time for crypto but an exciting time in the bonds | August 9, 2023 Insights and analysis for the professional investor Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Welcome to Crypto Long & Short! This week, CoinDesk Indices’ Todd Groth takes a break from summer to explain that,…
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View in browser In Partnership With There’s been a surprising amount of chatter about U.S. Treasury Bills in crypto circles lately. Today, Maple Finance opened up its Treasury Bills pool to accredited (read: wealthy) U.S. investors. Earlier this week, stablecoin deposits on Maker soared as the DAI interest rate hit 8%—thanks, in part, to real-world assets like T-bills.…
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