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.

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (TSLA 3.36%) achieved fame and fortune after its Model S car came out in 2012. The automobile not only boosted the company's ascent, but the entire EV market ...

Dubai, UAE, Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In crypto, real progress often happens quietly before a token reaches major exchanges. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is at that stage now. In early October, the ...

The NFL has initiated a review of the concussion protocol applied in the evaluation of New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during Thursday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The league ...

Dubai, UAE , Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new DeFi crypto project currently in its presale phase attracted attention in early October following its announcement of the upcoming launch of a V1 ...

Monad will open its MON token airdrop claim portal next Tuesday. Further details about the actual airdrop and mainnet launch will come "in the near future", the company told Decrypt. The closely ...

1inch Network announced it had surpassed $500 billion in all-time trading volume on the Ethereum network since its launch in 2019. The milestone figure differs from other platforms, with DeFiLlama ...

New projects launch every week, but few lead with real product delivery. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has formally kicked off development of its lending and borrowing protocol (V1), with a Sepolia testnet ...

The launch for the next-generation optical communication infrastructure, IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network), led by Japanese telecom group NTT, is scheduled for 2026. The production system ...

The Met has smashed an international stolen phone smuggling gang in the largest ever operation against mobile thieves in the capital. Moment driver who killed cyclist is arrested in bed Military ...