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Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov presents at SmartCon in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Chainlink)
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week's issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we're covering the Optimism's $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin ope...
Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov presents at SmartCon in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Chainlink)

Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Michele Korver, Allison Behuniak and Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos (DC Privacy Summit)
Privacy as a Fundamental Human Right
Is the Tornado Cash case a policy discussion or a legal one?
Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Michele Korver, Allison Behuniak and Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos (DC Privacy Summit)

Rep. Andy Barr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Andy Barr's 'Vision' for House Financial Services
The Kentucky lawmaker is running to succeed crypto-advocate Patrick McHenry as chair of the powerful U.S. House Financial Services Committee.
Rep. Andy Barr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

NexFundAI's site, before it was taken down (FBI)
It Takes a Fake Token to Catch a Volume Faker
Last week, the DOJ unveiled an indictment against Gotbit, which CoinDesk profiled in 2019.
NexFundAI's site, before it was taken down (FBI)

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un (Contributor/Getty Images)
The DPRK's Deep Roots in Crypto
North Korean developers have worked for a surprisingly large number of crypto projects.
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un (Contributor/Getty Images)

Caroline Ellison (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
The Spectre of Sam Bankman-Fried Overshadowed Caroline Ellison's Sentencing
Even though the FTX founder was not a part of last week's proceedings, his role in the Alameda CEO's life loomed large.
Caroline Ellison (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)
A federal appeals court will consider the CFTC's ongoing efforts to keep political prediction markets from launching.
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Photo of passengers boarding the plane
The Protocol: How Winklevii Taught Dad BTC, Wild Flight to Singapore
Forget the Federal Reserve. The Bitcoin and crypto project news flow is ample (and fascinating) enough to keep us busy. We've got the rundown plus $80M of fundraisings. In Coi...
Photo of passengers boarding the plane

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate
The chances of crypto popping up were low. Still, it would have been nice.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)