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Welcome to The Node! This is Ben Schiller to take you through the latest crypto news. 

Here are the top stories from CoinDesk's reporters today:
EigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original Vision
Quantum Computing Group Offers 1 BTC to Whoever Breaks Bitcoin's Cryptographic Key
Coinbase Embroiled in Alleged Frontrunning Controversy With ‘Base Is for Everyone’ Token
Stellar Sees $3B of Real World Assets Coming On-Chain in 2025

Opinion: Bitcoin Isn't Digital Gold, Yet 
Bitcoin, rather than behaving as a digital gold, has solidified as a proxy for risk, validating FX market participants who track it as a gauge of speculative sentiment, says CoinDesk's Omkar Godbole.