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Stablecoins   -   Dec 20, 2024 Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality
Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality

Arthur Hayes envisioned a stablecoin independent of the fiat banking system. Ethena, inspired by his ideas, still relies on centralized systems like USDT, falling short of full decentralization.

Alexander Mardar
Regulation   -   Dec 20, 2024 How The Paul Atkins Led SEC Could Reshape U.S. Crypto Regulation in 2025
How The Paul Atkins Led SEC Could Reshape U.S. Crypto Regulation in 2025

Trump's nominee may end Gensler's war on digital assets, but legacy Democratic appointments and banking hesitancy could challenge the pro-crypto agenda.

Mathilde Adam
L1   -   Dec 19, 2024 A Wake-Up Call for Polygon Investors? Lido Departs, Aave Considers Exit
A Wake-Up Call for Polygon Investors? Lido Departs, Aave Considers Exit

Polygon investors face uncertainty as Lido exits due to adoption struggles and increased competition, while Aave considers following suit amid governance disputes.

Alexander Mardar
Coins and tokens   -   Dec 18, 2024 Fartcoin And Luigi Mangione: The Interests of An Unserious Culture
Fartcoin And Luigi Mangione: The Interests of An Unserious Culture

Nihilism and laughter rule for a generation dogged by financial inequality.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Adoption   -   Dec 17, 2024 Flourishing Telegram Mini Apps Take Users To TON Blockchain
Flourishing Telegram Mini Apps Take Users To TON Blockchain

TON's strategy of onboarding new users leverages the boom in Mini Apps, which are now trying to integrate DeFi projects.

Sasha Markevich
Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality
Stablecoins   -   Dec 20, 2024 Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality

Arthur Hayes envisioned a stablecoin independent of the fiat banking system. Ethena, inspired by his ideas, still relies on centralized systems like USDT, falling short of full decentralization.

Alexander Mardar
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Newsletters   -   Oct 08, 2023 Sunday Review 08/10/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review

There were concerns raised with the regulators of the Peruvian film industry this week, as Paddington in Peru announced that it would be filming scenes in Colombia, due to unnecessary bureaucracy in the popular imaginary bear's actual country of origin. And while we're on unnecessary bureaucracy

Jack Martin
Ripple   -   Oct 07, 2023 SEC Loses Motion for Appeal Against Preliminary Ripple Judgement
SEC Loses Motion for Appeal Against Preliminary Ripple Judgement

In another victory for Ripple, a federal judge has dismissed the SEC's appeal request, paving the way for a final trial in April. Ripple has also recently secured a Singapore license, solidifying its commitment to the Asia Pacific expansion.

Mathilde Adam
Litigation   -   Oct 07, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried is Finally in the Dock and Accusations are Flying
Sam Bankman-Fried is Finally in the Dock and Accusations are Flying

Here is what we have learned from the first few days of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's high-profile trial.

Sasha Markevich
DeFi   -   Oct 07, 2023 A Cheaper Voting Platform And Protected Code. Is Aave Going Corporate?
A Cheaper Voting Platform And Protected Code. Is Aave Going Corporate?

Aave is revamping its governance system with the upcoming v3 upgrade, focusing on enhanced voter participation and reduced costs. The protocol is also looking at licensing its codebase.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption Tools   -   Oct 06, 2023 Friend.tech Clone Hit With Non-Profitable Exploit in Revenge Attack?
Friend.tech tiger

In its under two months of existence, Friend.tech has pumped, died and been revived, then been cloned, hacked, and the clone reportedly hacked at a loss to protect its monopoly. Safe to say that our original skepticism towards the project is yet to have softened.

Jack Martin
Investments   -   Oct 05, 2023 Ethereum Futures ETFs Fail to Set the World on Fire: Back to Bitcoin?
Ethereum ETF

Just $6.6 million worth of volume was seen across the first day of trading across nine different Ethereum ETF products, prompting some analysts to suggest investors “rotate back” into Bitcoin.

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   Oct 04, 2023 UBS Launches Tokenized Variable Capital Company Fund in Singapore
UBS tokenization

The fund is part of Project Guardian, an initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to bring multiple real-world assets onto the blockchain.

Jack Martin
Audit   -   Oct 04, 2023 FTX Auditing Firm Charged With Hundreds of Violations by SEC
FTX Auditing Firm Charged With Hundreds of Violations by SEC

Prager Metis, the firm that audited FTX accounts in 2021, was charged by the SEC with multiple auditor independence violations.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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