The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight

July 10, 2024 Leave a Comment

In this week’s blockchain tech newsletter, we’re highlighting the firm Polychain’s accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s speech in Brussels and Bitcoin’s Saxony problem.

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