Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk.In...
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit temporarily suspended trading in Stellar’s XLM token on Tuesday, a precautionary move as the Stellar network readies for...
The Solana community voted overwhelmingly in favor of the long-awaited Alpenglow upgrade, bringing the network one step closer to the most significant technical...
Solana (SOL) validators concluded the governance process for Alpenglow (SIMD-0326) on Sept. 2, positioning SOL for a potential run to $250.The community...
Key NotesHolesky testnet served developers for two years, enabling thousands of validators to test protocol upgrades successfully.Critical downtime during Pectra testing in early...
Solana’s Alpenglow proposal, which seeks to slash the blockchain’s transaction finality to around 150 milliseconds, is expected to proceed after 99% have voted...