Welcome to the protocol, the weekly conclusion of Coindesk of the most important stories of the technological development of cryptocurrencies. I am Margaux Nijkerk, the journalist of the Ethereum protocol in the Coindesk technological team.
In this issue:
- The Solana network is now live on Metamask
- Dero Privacy Crypto with new self-managed malicious software
- FIFA is associated with avalanche to build its own blockchain, widening web3 ambition
- Square pilots in real time Bitcoin Payments in Vegas, plans to availability for customers in 2026
Network news
Solana now on Metamask: Metamask announced Tuesday that its Solana integration was live, which means that users can now transform on the second largest intelligent contract platform and interact with solanna-based applications via the portfolio. Integration is currently only on the desktop, but should be launched on the Metamask mobile application in the coming weeks, said the company. Metamask is the most popular browser portfolio of the Ethereum network, with more than 100 million annual users. – Tom Carreras Learn more.
Malventy software self-parties found in the Dero confidentiality crypto: A newly discovered Linux malware campaign compromises the infrastructure of non -guaranteed Docker in the world, transforming the servers exhibited into a part of a decentralized cryptojacking network which operates the Dero confidentiality piece. According to a report by the Kaspersky cybersecurity company, the attack begins by operating the Docker APIs publicly. In software terms, a docker is a set of platform applications or tools that delivers software in small packages called containers. Once access is acquired, malware generates malicious containers. He infects system resources already underway, siphoning system resources to exploit dero and search for additional targets without the central control server. At the beginning of May, more than 520 Docker APIs were publicly exposed on Port 2375 worldwide – each a potential target. – Shaurya Malwa Learn more.
FIFA TAPE Avalanche for his own blockchain: FIFA, the World Director of Football, plans to use the avalanche network to supply its own dedicated layer 1 blockchain. The FIFA blockchain is an Avalanche L1, a customizable blockchain that uses avalanche technology (previously known as the subnet). The news comes while the Avalanche network has recently followed its main avalanche9000 upgrade, aimed at attracting new developers and encouraging them to create personalized L1s. Thursday’s announcement is not the first fofa foray into the world of blockchain and crypto. In 2022, the football organization published a collection of non -budgetary tokens (NFT) on the Algorand blockchain before the Qatar World Cup. – Margaux Nijkerk Learn more.
Bitcoin plates Fitting Pilots: The place of Jack Dorsey made Bitcoin payments at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas this week. For three days, the company pilots a program where participants can make purchases with their bitcoin by scanning a barcode. Payments are then paid almost real time via the lighting network while Square manages exchange rate calculations in real time and confirmation notifications, according to a press release. Square hopes to make the functionality available to a wider audience later this year and to all customers by 2026, pending regulatory approval. – Helene Braun Learn more.
In other news
- Bitcoin’s upward trend continued to show signs of weakness early Wednesday Wednesday, even if Wall Street Tech actions jumped overnight in anticipation of optimistic profits from the NVIDIA (NVDA) giant. The main cryptocurrency by market value exchanged almost $ 108,900 at the time of the press, teasing a break down from a trend line characterizing the upward trend from the bottom of the beginning of April, according to the Coigecko data source. The lines of upward trends indicate areas of high demand, therefore a movement below is generally considered to be a sign of a potential reversal and a possible start of a movement down. – Omkar Godbole Learn more.
- The American Securities and Exchange (SEC) commission has officially launched a Wisdomtree XRP Trust examination, a proposed stock market (ETF) project that would provide investors with an exposure to XRP. Placed by CBOE BZX exchange, the application marks the first official SEC review of an XRP XRP based on the United States. If it is approved, it would be the first XRP ETF in the United States – an important step that could open the door to similar products through other cryptographic assets. – Shaurya Malwa Learn more.
Regulation and Policy
- The American Senate appears closer to the adoption of its historic bill of Stablecoin, the Engineering Law, following a battle that senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), The main legislative champion of the bill, was incredibly difficult. “It was extremely difficult,” said Lummis during a conversation by the fireside with the legal director of Coinbase, Paul Grewal at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “I didn’t know how difficult it was going to be.” Last week, the Senate voted to advance the bill, easily eliminating the threshold of 60 vote required to launch the bill in its last phase of discussion before the final vote to make it go entirely from the body. An earlier attempt has failed on a bipartite basis after the Democrats in the Senate, led by the long-standing skeptic of the Elizabeth Warren (D-MASS.) Cryptography, as well as several Republicans, including Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul de Kentucky, against fence. – Cheyenne Ligon Learn more.
- A man suspected of helping to kidnap and torture an Italian cryptocurrency investor in a townhouse in Manhattan went to New York police. William Duplessie went on Tuesday after what the officials described as days of negotiations with the authorities, reports the New York Times. He is the third suspect in an alleged conspiracy to extract the keys from a Bitcoin portfolio belonging to Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, a Crypto fund partner who said he was selected captive and abused for almost three weeks. – Francisco Rodrigues Learn more.
Calendar
- May 27-29: Bitcoin 2025, Las Vegas
- May 27-29: Ethprague, Prague
- June 8-22: Berlin Blockchain Week, Berlin
- June 24-26: without permission, Brooklyn
- June 30-July 3: ETHCC, Cannes
- July 16-18: Web3 summit, Berlin
- September 22-28: Korea Blockchain Week, Seoul
- October 1-22: Token2049, Singapore
- November 17-22: DevConnect, Buenos Aires
- December 11-13: Solana Breakpoint, Abu Dhabi
- February 10-12, 2026: consensus, Hong Kong
- May 5-7, 2026: consensus, Miami
