Loyal readers of The Protocol will recall that we launched this text on April 26, 2023, to cowl technological developments throughout the blockchain business, after winding down its predecessor, Legitimate Factors, which was targeted solely on Ethereum. (In case you are considering that historical past, we wrote right here about how we turned $15,000 into $70,000 operating an Ethereum validator.) We began masking Bitcoin expertise within the e-newsletter together with Solana and Cosmos and Sui and all the pieces else. Over time, the format developed, and acquired a bit longer — as I more and more geeked out over blockchain tech and located myself incrementally incompetent at leaving cool stuff out. I say that with utmost earnestness, as a result of as the primary creator of The Protocol, I additionally acquired increasingly more snarky and cynical and jaded in regards to the numerous information developments, particularly relating to the cash finish of the enterprise, whereas concurrently getting increasingly more wowed by the entire builders and entrepreneurs on this house popping out with lots of of fascinating tasks and updates each week, as duly highlighted within the Protocol Village column. We launched an accompanying podcast that acquired actually good till it was, er, paused indefinitely earlier this 12 months as a result of lack of a sponsor and departure of our producer.
