THE PROTOCOL: HOLIDAY SPECIAL — 2024 Predictions | Exploring Projects, New Technologies, and Industry Trends

Spotlighting groundbreaking projects that are committed to the industry's progress, ongoing innovation, and adaptability. This episode is sponsored by the Stellar Community Fund Follow the show here for more. In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, explore the following stories: TOPIC | New Technology - Projects Celestia Celestia has released its mainnet beta after issuing tokens to 580,000 users. Avail The announcement comes as Celestia's recent launch and airdrop have kindled interest in "modular" blockchain projects that can relieve the burden on primary networks like Ethereum. EigenDA EigenLayer’s platform for "re-staking" 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. SUAVE Unbundles the mempool and block builder role from existing blockchains and offers a highly specialized and decentralized plug-and-play alternative. Sharing the same sequencing layer allows crypto to stay decentralized, block builders to capture cross-domain MEV, validators to maximize their revenue, and users to transact with the best execution, while reducing the economic centralization pressure on each domain. Bitcoin PROTOCOL VILLAGE SEGMENT TOPIC | INDUSTRY TRENDS - BUSINESS SIDE Real World Assets and Industry Adoption Zero-Knowledge Explosion Is crypto ready? / A16z - better UI EPISODE LINKS | Celestia Airdrops TIA Token as Network Goes Live, Claims Start of 'Modular Era' Avail, Data Availability Solution to Rival Celestia, Unveils 'Incentivized Testnet' Ethereum 'Restaking' Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security 2023 Q4 Outlook Report | CCData The Future of MEV is SUAVE | Flashbots JPMorgan says ether to outperform bitcoin next year | The Block JP Morgan: Ethereum to Outperform Bitcoin in 2024, Halving ‘Priced In’ - Decrypt Sign Up for THE PROTOCOL NEWSLETTER From Our Sponsor: The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban. Accelerate your web3 project today. Apply for Funding at communityfund.stellar.org - The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last. – See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.