Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor.In this issue:Movement Labs rolls out dev mainnetCardano hard forks to decen

Ethereum restaking infrastructure provider SSV Network has announced a project to create a new framework that allows “based” applications to integrate directly with Ethereum’s validator network.The SSV 2.0 upgrade enables applications called based ap

The SSV DAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the decentralized staking protocol SSV Network, unveiled Tuesday a new framework, called “SSV 2.0”, which will allow applications to make use of “based” technology by leveraging Ethereum v

A major upgrade to the SSV Network is expected on January 28, 2025. Such upgrades can be pivotal, potentially driving up the asset's value. They often improve a network's performance or features, which can increase the platform's attractiveness to de

TL;DR Restaking on Ethereum allows users to maximize security and returns by reusing already staked tokens. EigenLayer is leading the adoption of Restaking, transforming the security and interconnection of blockchain networks. SSV introduces technolo