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Loopscale Hacker Tries to Cut a Deal

After draining $5.8 million from Loopscale's DeFi vaults, the Solana-basedhacker is suddenly feeling chatty.

Loopscale says the exploiter reached out via Etherscan, offering to return the stolen USDC in exchange for a bounty. Negotiations are on — but their lending markets are still locked down in the meantime.

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Freedom Cities: Why Crypto Bros Love the Idea

Freedom cities aren't just a Trump thing — they're a crypto dream.
Less red tape, faster innovation, and public land built for high-tech communities. For crypto believers, it's the perfect test lab: ditch the bureaucracy, build the future, and see what happens when you let decentralized culture run wild.

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From rooftops to desert raves: unmissable Token2049 Dubai side events

Token2049's mainstage runs two days, but Dubai's real Web3 action sprawls across 40 side events and a city-wide NFT hunt.

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Gold-Backed Cryptos Are Quietly Booming

While everyone's watching Bitcoin, gold-backed tokens are flexing. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) just hit all-time highs after a 7% monthly jump. Two others — Quorium and Kinesis Gold — are up more than 8%.

Turns out when trade wars rage, people still want that shiny yellow stuff — blockchain or not.

Arizona Wants a Crypto Treasury

Arizona lawmakers just passed two bills that could let the state start stacking Bitcoin — or other crypto — in a reserve.
If it goes through, Arizona would be one of the first states in the U.S. to hold crypto alongside traditional assets.

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Bots vs. Humans: The Battle for Blockchain

Blockchains were meant to serve people, not bots — but AI agents now make up nearly 80% of onchain activity. Some bots are helpful, but most just clog networks, jack up fees, and edge out real users. If we want decentralized systems to stay human, "proof-of-human" infrastructure isn't optional — it's the next survival move.