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Why verifiable randomness is crucial for AI, crypto, & decentralized technology

Why verifiable randomness is crucial for AI, crypto, & decentralized technology

The following is a guest post and opinion from Felix Xu, Founder of ARPA Network. Walk into any of Cloudflare’s global offices and you’ll find some unusual decor. In San Francisco, it’s floor-to-ceiling lava lamps, known as “the wall of entropy.” In London, it’s the “unpredictable pendulums.” These aren’t just pretty backdrops—they are grist for the […]

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Why decentralization may surpass speed in DeFi’s next chapter

Why decentralization may surpass speed in DeFi’s next chapter

The following is a guest post and opinion from Michael Egorov, Founder of Curve Finance. As DeFi edges closer to mainstream finance, it must balance neutrality, security, and throughput. In 2025, that balance is increasingly defined by two competing architectural visions. The evolution of DeFi has always hinged on one core question: what kind of

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Urgent appeal to help defend Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm and the right to financial privacy

Urgent appeal to help defend Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm and the right to financial privacy

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm took to Twitter with an urgent plea for support, ahead of his high-profile trial date tomorrow. Storm, who has been battling legal charges for nearly two years, is calling on the crypto community to help raise $500,000 in the next few days and $1.5 million in the coming weeks to

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Glass ceiling cracks as women rise in Web3

Glass ceiling cracks as women rise in Web3

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. I recently interviewed Gracy Chen, the first female CEO of Bitget and the only female CEO out of the top 10 centralized exchanges. I

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Bitcoin gains ground in gold vs. crypto debate

Bitcoin gains ground in gold vs. crypto debate

When gold maximalist Debra Robinson jeered, “Imagine paying $118k for a set of man-made numbers,” she echoed a familiar skepticism among precious metal enthusiasts. Lyn Alden, a respected macro analyst and Bitcoin bull, responded with pragmatic advice: “Precious metal enthusiasts could buy a bitcoin position of like 5% of their metals position. That hedges their risk

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Ripple National Trust Bank Targets Fed Access—Is RLUSD About to Go Full Scale?

Ripple National Trust Bank Targets Fed Access—Is RLUSD About to Go Full Scale?

A major leap toward regulated crypto banking is underway as Ripple seeks a national trust bank charter to elevate stablecoin credibility and custody standards. Ripple National Trust Bank Deepens Regulatory Footprint With RLUSD Strategy Ripple is advancing its regulatory ambitions with an application to establish Ripple National Trust Bank, signaling a deepening push into federally

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CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over report linking Binance to Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin

CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over report linking Binance to Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao or CZ threatened to sue news agency Bloomberg for a second time over its report alleging links between the exchange and the USD1 stablecoin. In an X post on Friday, CZ called the article “another hit piece” that was “sponsored by a competitor,” without explicitly naming the competitor. He dismissed it

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Memecoin platform PumpFun concludes one of the fastest ICOs, raising 0M in 12 minutes

Memecoin platform PumpFun concludes one of the fastest ICOs, raising $600M in 12 minutes

Pump.fun, a platform that enables anyone to create and launch memecoins, concluded one of the largest and fastest initial coin offerings (ICOs) on Saturday. Within 12 minutes of the ICO going live, the platform raised $600 million from the sale of 15% of its token supply for $0.0040 each. The ICO, which ended far quicker

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Novogratz calls out Schiff’s decade-long Bitcoin blunders

Novogratz calls out Schiff’s decade-long Bitcoin blunders

When Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff started yet another rant about Bitcoin today, it was too much for Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz. As a salty Schiff began calling Bitcoin’s capped supply “meaningless” and “arbitrary,” Novogratz fired back: “Why do you hate $BTC so much? You have been wrong on it for a decade. A flexible mind

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Democrats declare ‘Anti-Crypto Corruption Week’ to counter GOP crypto bills

Democrats declare ‘Anti-Crypto Corruption Week’ to counter GOP crypto bills

US Democratic lawmakers, led by House members Maxine Waters and Stephen Lynch, announced on July 11 that next week will be designated “Anti-Crypto Corruption Week.” The initiative aims to unite Democrats in opposing several pro-crypto bills that are currently under consideration in Congress, including the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and a proposed law aimed

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