The Protocol: Blast’s $3B Airdrop and Bitcoin’s Mt. Gox Moment

June 26, 2024 Leave a Comment

In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we’re covering $100 million of fundraisings, project updates from Solana and other teams, complaints over LayerZero’s “pay-to-claim” airdrop and nervousness surrounding the Mt. Gox bitcoin distribution.

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