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The Chopping Block: Dragonfly's $650M Fund + Crypto's Great Resignation + OpenClaw vs Crypto Twitter

A candid look at crypto maturing: AI agents meet DeFi, five‑minute prediction markets spark legal and design debates, and senior talent reshuffles reshape the ecosystem.

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Asset-Backed Loans for Compute: Turning GPUs into DeFi Yield | Conor Moore, USD.ai (#77)

Conor Moore breaks down USDAI’s GPU-backed, on-chain lending model—tokenized hardware loans, insurance-backed tranches, and a governance token to scale real-world compute finance.

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DEX in the City: Why Prediction Markets Could Spark a Huge Constitutional Fight

A timely dive into crypto’s legal fights, rising real‑world violence tied to digital assets, and practical industry fixes to protect users while shaping regulation.

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DEX in the City: Why Prediction Markets Could Spark a Huge Constitutional Fight

A hard-hitting episode on crypto's legal fights, rising real-world violence, and practical fixes—regulatory power struggles, pardons, and tech solutions to protect users.

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Thursday, Feb 19, Can AI Agents Drain Smart Contracts?

This episode unpacks Base's major upgrade and market fallout, Hyperliquid's US lobbying push, and alarming AI-driven smart-contract exploits — plus what defenders must do next.

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Why Bitcoin-Backed Lending Will Reach $200 Billion | Sid Powell

Maple's on-chain lending journey: disciplined institutional focus scaled AUM to billions while tokenization and stricter risk controls position crypto credit to scale into hundreds of billions.

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