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: Stripe-Backed Blockchain Tempo Starts Testnet; Kalshi, Mastercard, UBS Added as Partners ZKsync Lite to Shut Down in 2026 as Matter Labs Moves On Blockstream Connects Lightning and Liquid for Faster, Private Bitcoin Payments Axelar Unveils AgentFlux to Bring AI Agents Onchain, Without Cloud Risks Unknown block type "divide ...

Ecosystem Overview - The ZKsync Elastic Network ecosystem includes ZKsync Era, AbstractChain, LC, Sophon, and GRVT[1] - Deutsche Bank and other institutions recognize the ZKsync Elastic Network ecosystem [1]

a block is born 💫Fermah (@fermah_xyz):We were so locked in that we forgot to share thisRecently, we successfully generated a block for @ZKsync Era on the Fermah Testnet! https://t.co/RKxLA3t84E ...