DeFi shake-up: Lido cuts staff, Curve rethinks L2s
Despite a DeFi resurgence, Lido announced a 15% cut of contributors, while a Curve governance proposal suggests cutting Layer Two development.
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Scammers using AI tools to steal crypto via deepfakes and wallet drainers
Whether boosting “social engineering” scams, or writing crypto-stealing code, AI is helping scammers to relieve users of their tokens.
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Strategy gains $8B in market cap after IRS waiver
The IRS said that Strategy can disregard unrealized gains and losses on digital asset holdings when computing income subject to the 15% CAMT.
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Liberland algorithm elects Justin Sun as prime minister for fifth time
Liberland, nestled between Serbia and Croatia, holds an election every three months and announced the results of its latest vote today.
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Lord Miles wants YouTubers to help settle Polymarket scandal
Lord Miles’ X account claims the YouTuber is in a Saudi jail but crypto sleuths suspect he may have rigged the bet to...
Bitcoin doesn’t need the McRib to rally
Crypto bros tracking BTC’s price against re-releases of the McDonald’s McRib got a little too excited about a false report this week.
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Zcash vs Bitcoin debate exposes Naval Ravikant’s conflicts of interest
Venture capitalist Naval Ravikant has plenty of conflicts of interest in claiming that Zcash is somehow insurance against BTC.
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SafeMoon CEO defense claims there was no conspiracy among execs
The defense said there could be no conspiracy between John Karony and SafeMoon CTO Thomas “Papa” Smith, because Smith was just taking orders.
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US sanctions Filipino company behind pig-butchering tech
Funnull Technology was sanctioned by the US after the FBI found it was selling IP addresses to crypto-stealing ‘pig-butchers.’
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Crypto cases Trump’s SEC has paused and dismissed in 2025
The SEC has dismissed and paused ongoing lawsuits and concluded a variety of investigations into the crypto industry.
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