Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young was a tech protocol reporter at CoinDesk. He cares for the Solarpunk Movement and is a recent graduate from Claremont McKenna College, who dual-majored in Economics and Philosophy with a Sequence in Data Science. He owns a few NFTs, gold and silver, as well as BTC, ETH, LINK, AAVE, ARB, PEOPLE, DOGE, OS, and HTR.

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Merkado

Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Like Coinbase Soar as XRP Ruling Bolsters Optimism

Crypto miners were also included in the rally as bitcoin rose to its highest level in 13 months.

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Merkado

Ripple’s XRP Token Surges 96% After Partial Victory in SEC Lawsuit

XRP climbed as high as 93 cents at one point, its highest level since March 2022.

XRP 24-hour chart (CoinDesk Indices)

Tech

Algorand Cuts Block Time After New Upgrade

The protocol upgrade includes several improvements intended to make application development faster and more cost-efficient.

Algorand founder Silvio Micali speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Pananalapi

Raft’s R Stablecoin Surges as Traders Embrace Liquid Staking Ether Products

While Raft is centered around its R stablecoin backed by Lido’s stETH, the team has had ongoing conversations about introducing RAFT, an additional token intended to empower community members and help decentralize the protocol.

Raft's total value locked has crossed $55 million in roughly three weeks (DefiLlama).

Merkado

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Has Its Eyes on $30K Amid Steadfast Institutional Interest

ALSO: Smart contracts crypto lending platform Aave has continued its year-to-date momentum this month. The version 3 (v3) blockchain’s total value locked (TVL) has surged 15% in June to $1.76 billion, data from blockchain analytics firm DefiLlama shows.

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk)

Tech

EigenLayer’s Restaking Smart Contracts Reach Max Limit on Same Day as Mainnet Launch, Pulling in $16M

Notable depositor into EigenLayer’s pools includes one address that deployed the U.S.-sanctioned Tornado Cash money mixing tool.

Full fuel gauge icon (M-A-U/Getty)

Web3

Aave's Decentralized Social Media Platform Lens Protocol Releases New Governance Model

Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) is an attempt to create a framework for developers, creators and users to participate in the decision-making process of Len’s future development.

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Tech

The Graph Migrates its Settlement Layer to Arbitrum from Ethereum

The transition is aimed at reducing barriers of entry for The Graph’s users by decreasing gas costs and speeding up transactions.

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Tech

‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Marks Last Key Milestone in Ethereum’s Current Era

The technology known as DVT involves splitting a validator's private key across several node operators. The goal is to increase the network's resilience – while also protect the individual validators – by reducing single points of failure.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

Tech

P2P.org’s Ethereum Staking Application Is Now Available on Popular Wallet Provider Safe

The integration makes it easier for crypto users to participate in staking without operating the physical infrastructure.

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