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- 🎉 Attention Alpha fans! Alpha’s latest TAG airdrop goes live today at 10 AM—first come, first served!
💰 Don’t forget to share your airdrop or points screenshot on Gate Square with the hashtag #ShowMyAlphaPoints# for a chance to win a share of the $200 token mystery box!
🥇 Top points winner: $100
✨ 5 outstanding posts: $20 each
📸 Pro tips:
Add a caption like “I earned ____ with Alpha. So worth it”
Share your points-earning tips or redemption experience for a better chance to win!
📅 Activity deadline: August 10, 18:00 UTC
Let’s go! See you tonight: https://www.gate.com/announcements/article - Hey fam—did you join yesterday’s [Show Your Alpha Points] event? Still not sure how to post your screenshot? No worries, here’s a super easy guide to help you win your share of the $200 mystery box prize!
📸 posting guide:
1️⃣ Open app and tap your [Avatar] on the homepage
2️⃣ Go to [Alpha Points] in the sidebar
3️⃣ You’ll see your latest points and airdrop status on this page!
👇 Step-by-step images attached—save it for later so you can post anytime!
🎁 Post your screenshot now with #ShowMyAlphaPoints# for a chance to win a share of $200 in prizes!
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Event details: https://www.gate.com/announcements/article/46429 - Hey Square fam! How many Alpha points have you racked up lately?
Did you get your airdrop? We’ve also got extra perks for you on Gate Square!
🎁 Show off your Alpha points gains, and you’ll get a shot at a $200U Mystery Box reward!
🥇 1 user with the highest points screenshot → $100U Mystery Box
✨ Top 5 sharers with quality posts → $20U Mystery Box each
📍【How to Join】
1️⃣ Make a post with the hashtag #ShowMyAlphaPoints#
2️⃣ Share a screenshot of your Alpha points, plus a one-liner: “I earned ____ with Gate Alpha. So worth it!”
👉 Bonus: Share your tips for earning points, redemption experienc - 🎉 The #CandyDrop Futures Challenge is live — join now to share a 6 BTC prize pool!
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📅 Event Period: August 1, 2025, 15:00 – August 15, 2025, 19:00 (UTC+8)
👉 Event Link: https://www.gate.com/candy-drop/detail/BTC-98
Dare to trade. Dare to win.
USDC's first frozen Address sparks controversy over Decentralized Finance centralization.
Recently, a USDC Address was frozen with assets worth $100,000, marking the first time this Ethereum Address has been blacklisted. It is reported that this action was taken at the request of law enforcement.
A certain blockchain explorer shows that this address was blacklisted on June 16, 2020. Currently, specific details regarding this blacklist have not been made public.
Once an Address is blacklisted, it will no longer be able to receive USDC, and all USDC controlled by that Address will be frozen and unable to be transferred. Generally, there are two possible reasons for blacklisting an Address: either the Address poses a potential security risk or threatens the network, or it is done to comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Industry insiders point out that the issuer of USDC needs to clearly inform users of the risk of being blacklisted in the user agreement. Currently, the market capitalization of USDC has exceeded 1 billion USD.
Experts have stated that during law enforcement processes, it is important to differentiate between a fund pool and personal addresses. Fund pools do not belong to personal property and theoretically cannot be frozen, but relevant parties can be requested to freeze personal addresses. For instance, when funds are transferred from the pool to a personal address, a freeze can be implemented.
Regarding the centralized challenges faced by decentralized finance (DeFi), some believe that token projects with certain centralized attributes, such as USDC, may concentrate the trust of the entire ecosystem on a centralized single point when applied on a large scale. This single point of control could create a "God Mode" for the entire decentralized ecosystem.
In this case, if the key of the single-point proxy contract is leaked, it may lead to the collapse of the entire decentralized ecosystem, resulting in a large number of projects being attacked and a significant amount of tokens lost. Even if not attacked, this centralized single point also has the authority to control the entire decentralized ecosystem, and the token management authority may use this power to intervene in or shut down any projects that integrate it.
Therefore, in the widespread application process, USDC may concentrate the risks of the entire decentralized ecosystem on its centralized controlled proxy contracts. In this case, the so-called decentralization may actually be more centralized than traditional projects. This phenomenon has triggered deep reflection in the industry on the essence and practice of decentralization.