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Sporting a black hoodie, the pseudonymous coder known as Proph3t works in a Salt Lake City hacker house. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom

MetaDAO, a Solana experiment in governance by "futarchy," raised a total of $2.2 million to fund operations.

Aug 1, 2024
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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 phot...

Jul 31, 2024
With Polyhedra's new "Proof Arena," it should be easier to tell who's the fastest (April Walker/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)
It's a Different Sort of Olympics as Cryptographers Face Off in Polyhedra's 'Proof Arena'

This team of cryptographers claimed their "prover" – a key component of many blockchain systems – was faster than anyone else's. Now they've built a platform they say will pro...

Jul 31, 2024


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