Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Ethereum Developers Target December for Fusaka Hard For Plasma to Launch Mainnet Beta Blockchain for Stablecoins XRP Holders Can Now Earn Up to 8% Through New Liquid Staking Token … Read more
Ethereum core developers have confirmed a tentative roadmap for the network’s next major upgrade, Fusaka, during Thursday’s All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call. The upgrade, designed to further scale the blockchain, is now scheduled for early December, with follow-up changes aimed at more than doubling blob capacity in the weeks after. Before the Fusaka upgrade … Read more
The Federal Reserve has returned to easing mode after ten months of taking a wait and see approach on the U.S. economy. In a widely expected move on Wednesday, the U.S. central bank cut its benchmark fed funds interest rate range by 25 basis points to 4%-4.25%, the lowest since December 2022. The Fed acknowledged … Read more
Ether (ETH) jumped to $4,200 on Binance early Saturday, its highest since December 2021, after a two-day rally fueled by heavy trading and $207 million in short liquidations. The move followed Friday’s breakout above $4,000 for the first time since December 2024, a technical milestone that drew in fresh buying and set the stage for … Read more
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt next-gen (now, current-gen) update is coming next month. In a tweet, CD Projekt Red confirmed that the long-delayed enhanced version of the game will be out December 14, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Key changes include support for ray tracing, faster load times on console, and a variety … Read more
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a next-gen update on December 14, and publisher CD Projekt Red has detailed all the enhancements coming with the update. Revealed during a REDstreams live stream, held late Wednesday, a group of developers outlined the improved visuals with ray tracing, faster load times on console, a photo mode, … Read more
What are the biggest games in December 2022? Despite a lack of volume in the second half — thanks to the Christmas holiday period — December is promising to be a fairly decent month for video game launches. First up is The Callisto Protocol on December 2, a survival space horror that immerses you in … Read more
Xbox Game Pass is adding 11 new titles in the first half of December, including three day-one releases. The highlight here is Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which lets you relive all nine episodes in the epic titular series, in a hilarious fashion that brings an array of planets to explore and immersive combat … Read more
Intel on Tuesday unveiled its ‘Meteor Lake‘ processors that will make their way to computers by the end of the year. The new Intel Core Ultra chips are built using the company’s 7nm “Intel 4” technology and are the first processors from Intel to be equipped with a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for improved … Read more
Grand Theft Auto 6 is reportedly set to be announced this week by publisher Rockstar Games. As per Bloomberg, the manically anticipated next entry in the GTA series will also receive a trailer next month to coincide with Rockstar’s 25th anniversary celebration. While not explicitly mentioned, the footage could likely be revealed during The Game … Read more