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It’s that time of year again—conference season is in full swing, and for one week, everyone committed to being IRL instead of online. As is tradition, prices tanked, lips cracked, builders built, hydration—both physical and financial—hit all-time lows, and side events once again outshined the main stage.
If you came looking for tangible crypto utility, you may have left empty-handed. If you came looking for this year’s forced meta, congratulations, you may have gotten more AI than you wanted. But it wasn’t all FUD and bad vibes!
Despite the annual cycle of FUD, there were glimmers of optimism. Ethereum unveiled long-overdue organizational shifts, institutions made their presence undeniable, and for the first time in years, real regulatory progress hinted at a future where token launches and fee switches don’t feel like forbidden magic.
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