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Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'

The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.

Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High

On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.

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Curve Finance Drained of $50M While CRV Token Sinks 12% in Latest DeFi Exploit

More than $100M-worth of cryptocurrency could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem.

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Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't as Green as Advertised

Former Ethereum core developer Lane Rettig breaks done why the network's major proof-of-stake upgrade last year isn't inherently less wasteful, cheaper or more secure than blockchain mining.

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Overheard at EthCC — Is Crypto Back, Boosted by Artificial Intelligence?

The intersection of AI and crypto has everyone riled up, but there is little agreement on what is its best iteration.

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Ethereum’s Buterin Expresses Concerns Over Sam Altman’s Worldcoin

Worldcoin’s identity system, “Proof-of-Personhood,” faces issues with privacy, accessibility, centralization, and security, according to Buterin.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

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Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours

After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day.

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Celo Proposes to Ditch Own Standalone Blockchain for Layer-2 Network on Ethereum

The development team behind the independent Celo blockchain says benefits could accrue from transitioning to the Ethereum ecosystem, in terms of greater liquidity, improved security and more compatibility.

Celo’s “salon,” a community space mainly focused on DAO discussions, NFTs and ReFi. (Lyllah Ledesma)

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Chainlink's Interoperability Protocol, Connecting Blockchains to ‘Bank Chains,’ Goes Live

This is the launch of the standard that could connect all of the blockchains and all of the bank chains, Sergey Nazarov said in an interview with CoinDesk.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

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A New Uniswap Feature Aims to Eliminate DeFi Pain Points

UniswapX claims to offer better prices by aggregating liquidity sources, with gas-free swaps and protection against "maximal extractable value" or MEV.

Floatie in the form of a unicorn, the emblematic mythical creature featured in Uniswap's logo and marketing materials. (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)