After GOP Debate, Blockchain Bettors See Ramaswamy as Most Formidable Trump Challenger Betting lines didn’t change much as a result of Wednesday’s debate, but the Bitcoin-friendly entrepreneur has edged out Florida governor Ron Desantis this past week in the GOP’s race for second place.

Coinbase, in Uncharted Territory as Public Company Running Blockchain, Pledges Neutrality The U.S. crypto exchange’s ‘Base Neutrality Principles’ are a series of guidelines aimed at maintaining a decentralized and neutral blockchain, according to a blog post.

The Protocol: Coinbase Blockchain’s Viral Use Case Puts Focus on Optimism’s Tech The week in blockchain tech: Crypto-fueled social marketplace Friend.tech goes viral on Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, Shiba Inu community’s “Shibarium” network aims for fresh start, and Ethereum experts handicap the competition between leading technologies for layer-2 networks.

Coinbase’s Chosen Blockchain Brand Sees Zero Threat from Zero Knowledge Many Ethereum aficionados have predicted that the most promising layer-2 blockchains would be built not using the OP Stack’s “optimistic rollup” technology – favored by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase – but with a different setup known as “ZK rollups,” reliant on “zero-knowledge” cryptography.

Blockchain Security Firm Quantstamp Hopes to Battle Flash Loan Attacks With New Service The service has been released in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toronto.

Ethereum ‘Restaking’ Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security EigenLayer’s platform for “restaking” is designed to extend Ethereum’s pooled security from ETH stakers to other blockchain systems – a way for developers to bootstrap new networks without having to create their own communities of network validators.

Just-Launched Sei Blockchain’s New Token Plunges 24% After Airdrop Complaints flooded X (formerly Twitter) about the scantiness of the new SEI token allocations to early adopters, as many recipients apparently moved to dump their holdings on the market.

Blockchain-Harnessing AI Project Jada Receives $25M in Capital The project’s aim is to offer AI services that aid decision-making for organizations and scale up their operations.

Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer-2 Blockchain Shibarium Goes Live Amid Push for DeFi Growth The much-awaited Shibarium network saw over 21 million wallets created during its testnet phase and is expected to position Shiba Inu as a serious DeFi contender.

Sei, Blockchain Designed for Trading, Goes Live but ‘Frustration’ Mounts Over Airdrop The buzzy blockchain project’s SEI token saw a flurry of trading as it debuted on several crypto exchanges Wednesday, but there was much confusion over the status of a promised token “airdrop” to early adopters of the network.

Ex-Meta Engineer’s Layer-1 Blockchain Linera Raises $6M in New Funding The layer-1 blockchain’s initial seed funding round was led by a16z crypto and has now raised $12 million in total.

Neal Stephenson’s Metaverse Vision Is One Step Closer as Lamina1 Blockchain Launches Betanet The metaverse-focused layer 1 blockchain, dreamed up by science-fiction author Neal Stephenson and blockchain expert Peter Vessenes, is launching the Lamina1 Hub for Web3 builders and creators.

Coinbase’s Much-Hyped Base Blockchain Draws Modest $10M of Inflows on Day One However, nearly $166 million had already flowed to the blockchain ahead of the official launch.

ChatGPT-Based Search Function Goes Live on Blockchain Encyclopedia IQ.wiki IQ GPT will help fight misinformation in the crypto space and onboard new users.

The Protocol: Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal’s Stablecoin Software In this week’s issue, we cover Coinbase’s launch of “Base,” a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community’s reaction to PayPal’s new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs’ use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain and crypto technology.

Coinbase Officially Launches ‘Base’ Blockchain, in Milestone for a Public Company The big U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase says its blockchain is the first ever to be launched by a publicly traded company, and represents a major push into a new revenue opportunity.

Microsoft and Aptos Labs Collaborate on New AI Blockchain Solutions Aptos, a reincarnation of Facebook’s Diem blockchain, is integrating Microsoft’s AI infrastructure to support users and developers.

Coinbase Exec: ‘There’s No Playbook’ for Public Company Launching Blockchain As Coinbase, the big U.S. crypto exchange, plans to launch its new Base blockchain on Wednesday, CoinDesk interviewed Jesse Pollak, who’s leading the effort. Here’s an excerpted version.

Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost to scams and exploits in July alone.

Crypto Brokerage Blockchain.com Receives Institution License From Singapore The company had received an in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore last year.