The Protocol: Ethereum faces make-or-break moment as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount

Plus: Solana developer platform, Balancer Labs to shut down and Bitcoin mining concentration triggers small reorg. What to know : 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 faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform Balancer Labs will shut down as corporate entity became 'a liability' after $110 million exploit Bitcoin's mining concentration just showed up in a rare 2-block reorg(Coindesk)