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Protocol Labs will not renew Shipyard's funding, leaving Kubo, Helia, Boxo, and public gateways ipfs.io and dweb.link without dedicated maintainers from October 2026.
Avihu Levy's QSB method moved from April research paper to live Bitcoin mainnet — using hash-based signatures and signature grinding, with no protocol change required.
Wikipedia Tech News Issue 36: Reading Lists rollout and Community Wishlist overhaul
Logged-in users on Bengali, Chinese, Czech and Vietnamese Wikipedias gain Reading Lists; a new Community Wishlist format opens for two weeks of feedback.
StarkWare extends STRK20 Private Sprint hackathon by 7 days to September 7
Nearly 200 builders gained an extra week to finish projects, validate products, and test flows on Starknet mainnet before the $5,000 STRK prize pool closes.
Spice AI team attends VLDB 2026 in Boston
The team is on-site at the Very Large Data Bases conference (Aug 31–Sep 4) and is sharing new merch with community members who schedule a meeting.
NEAR Confidential Intents TVL surpasses $50M, closing in on $70M campaign trigger
The privacy-focused DeFi product crossed $50M locked, leaving users $20M from the Drop 1 snapshot threshold that requires a $100 confidential balance and one confidential swap to qualify.
Hex Trust Market Pulse: strong ETF flows return but crypto price confirmation gap remains
Weekly analysis reports $2.6B in combined BTC+ETH ETF wrapper inflows — the best week since October 2025 — while BTC and ETH prices remain below key reclaim levels.
Foresight Institute Radio releases Robin Hanson on whole brain emulation economics
Episode from Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026 applies rigorous economic reasoning to a future dominated by digital mind copies, covering work, relationships, and social structure.
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Focus Areas
Protocol Labs’ vision for the future is built on four core focus areas that aim to harness humanity’s potential for good, navigate potential pitfalls, and ensure a future where technology empowers humanity.
Digital Human Rights
Building a foundation of freedom and safety in the digital age
Economies & Governance
Creating more efficient and equitable structures for global progress
AI & Robotics
Advancing responsibly with ethics, safety, and human impact in mind
Neurotech
Break bottlenecks in neurotechnology and NeuroAI through strategic investment and scientific research
Build Innovation Network
Teams, members, and projects that facilitate collaboration, offer technical and financial support to drive research and development