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Three months of chaos

Previously on CryptoCity

A news presenter with a microphone in front of the CryptoCity skyline

Three months ago, CryptoCity started as a place to leave a comment and maybe win a Pool Miner.

Somewhere along the way, it also became a place with a blackout, a cyclone, a citizen uprising, and a professor who solves riddles for fun.

We're not entirely sure how that happened either. Here's the recap.

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The short version

  1. June

    • CryptoCity opens its doors
  2. August

    • Lucky Crypto Summer
  3. September

    • Citizen uprising
    • Professor Vale's Academy
    • CryptoLife launches

Summertime, and the mining’s easy

Lucky Crypto Summer kicked things off on CryptoCity Beach, which became the heart of the city.

THERE WAS A LOT TO CATCH

  • x10

    Pool Miners

  • x10

    xBoosts

  • x10

    Prime Status

  • x10

    10,000 HSH

Become next winner

By the time summer wrapped, the prizes had gone out to the citizens who showed up the most. Not bad, huh?

CryptoCity Protests

Right after summer ended, things took a turn nobody saw coming — literally, since the whole city went dark. A citywide blackout hit with zero explanation.

Then residents started asking, reasonably, what else the government hadn't been telling them. It built into full-blown (peaceful) protests, leaflets and all…

Until the Founder himself stepped out to address the crowd.

The Founder addressing a crowd of citizens

"From today, CryptoCity belongs to its people. It will be an open, honest and free city."

School's back, and so is the mystery

September brought two things: actual learning, and a professor who talks like he's narrating a heist.

Portrait of Professor Vale

PROFESSOR VALE

  • Researcher
  • Professor at CryptoCity Academy

He immediately handed the community a five-day puzzle — locked doors, hidden letters, a cryptic old class schedule — all leading to one final answer: HASHRATE.

Somewhere between solving riddles and reading Vale's crypto guides, the city quietly turned into the most educational scavenger hunt in crypto.

Oh, and there’s more…

  • Hands opening a case with a CryptoCity resident card

    Residency

    The most active citizens can earn Resident status — basically, proof you were here

  • Two residents giving a thumbs-up on CryptoCity Beach

    Community photo contest

    It turned into one giant collage of actual CryptoCity residents

  • A CryptoLife host holding a microphone and a gift box

    CryptoLife launched

    New project built around live content, short videos, and weekly prize giveaways

To be continued…

Three months in, and CryptoCity has had more twists than most people's group chats. Nobody's entirely sure what's coming next — including, it seems, some of the people running it.

If you're not in it yet, now's a fine time to start. The prizes are real. The plot is, somehow, also real.

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Published: Oct. 5, 2026