Infrastructure
AI

Story Rebrands as DATA Foundation in Pivot to AI Training Data

The intellectual-property blockchain that raised $140 million led by a16z crypto is migrating its $IP token to $DATA one-to-one and integrating data marketplace Kled, registering…
Infrastructure

Coinbase's Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network

The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum’s largest layer-2 networks. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
AI

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache

The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an audit layer for data consent, licensing,…
DeFi

Spark, Uniswap, and Sky Launch $150M Liquidity Migration to Build Shared Stablecoin FX Layer

Spark, Uniswap, and Sky are launching shared stablecoin liquidity infrastructure, beginning with a $150 million USDS migration to Uniswap v4 pools designed to serve a…
Infrastructure

Circle, Nomura eye Japan corporate FX with stablecoin settlement: Report

Circle and Nomura are reportedly partnering to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese companies as the country’s regulated blockchain-based financial infrastructure expands. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Upheaval at the Ethereum Foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish

In this week’s edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re looking at Ethereum’s eventful week that started off with the launch of EthLabs, plus the layoffs…
Infrastructure

Crypto Long & Short: Infrastructure is the prevailing currency in digital assets

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Nonco’s Caue Teixeira makes the case that regardless of which coin ultimately wins, infrastructure is the prevailing currency…
Infrastructure

DOJ Seizes Huione Infrastructure Linked to Billions in Crypto Laundering

The seizure hits a cloud account that powered Huione Guarantee, a Telegram marketplace tied to billions in Southeast Asian scam proceeds. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

The Runes revival: Bitcoin traffic hits a two-year high as transactions blast past 820,000

A surge in Rune protocol activity is pushing Bitcoin transaction counts and fee generation to multi year highs. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Infrastructure

Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff as ETH sinks 44% YTD despite record usage

The Ethereum Foundation has cut roughly 20% of its workforce and slashed its budget by roughly 40% as part of a broad reorganization, even as…