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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos
Ethos reputations

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

Alex Harutunian
Blockchain   -   Feb 03, 2026 What Vitalik Buterin Wants To Change In Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin Ethereum improvement simplicity

Vitalik Buterin’s recent posts reflect a shift from idealistic decentralization toward pragmatic system design. Rather than rejecting Ethereum’s core principles, he questions where complexity, governance, and the current development path fail under real-world constraints.

Alex Harutunian
L1   -   Jan 14, 2026 Hyperliquid’s Vertical Evolution
Hyperliquid's vertically integrated ambition

Hyperliquid is evolving from a perp DEX into a vertically integrated financial stack. By launching its own L1, native stablecoin, and spot markets, it prioritizes market fit over ideology. Started on Arbitrum, its roadmap reveals a larger ambition: to become the global base layer for all trading.

Alex Harutunian
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls

Triggered by a routine macro shock, crypto once again unraveled faster than any other market. Not because of sentiment alone, but because CEX risk engines, DEX liquidation incentives, and always-on leverage turn small moves into cascading stress.

Alex Harutunian
Lending and Borrowing   -   Oct 03, 2025 DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office?
DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office

DeFi is moving from standalone apps into the backend of exchanges, with Coinbase and Crypto.com leading by embedding Morpho’s lending vaults. This “embedded DeFi” model raises a key question: are exchanges becoming banks, or just UIs? The answer will define DeFi’s role in future banking.

Alex Harutunian
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

Alex Harutunian
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Stablecoins   -   Mar 21, 2025 The State of Stablecoins 2025
The state of stablecoins 2025

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.

Alexander Mardar
Prediction Markets   -   Mar 20, 2025 Robinhood to Launch Prediction Market Hub
Robinhood prediction markets

Robinhood, a popular mobile stock and crypto trading platform, is partnering with a prediction market platform to offer event outcome betting within its app. The craze for prediction markets continues to grow after Polymarket's huge success.

Rebecca Denton
Bridge   -   Mar 20, 2025 Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin
Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin

Loi Luu, who realized one of the earliest token swaps, announced Optimex. The new project aims to bring native DeFi to Bitcoin and enhance its long-term security.

Alexander Mardar
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Mar 19, 2025 Banking and CBDC Roundup: 19/03/2025
Banking and CBDC roundup Observers Vol. 56

In this issue: Europe Accelerates Digital Euro, China's e-CNY in the State Financial Guidelines, and other CBDC news from around the world. In the tokenization segment, ONDO and Mastercard partnership, and a new token standard from Taurus

Leo Chao
L1   -   Mar 19, 2025 EOS Rebrands to Vaulta, Price Surges on Web3 Banking Change-Up
EOS Rebrands to Vaulta, Price Surges on Web3 Banking Change-Up

EOS has rebranded to Vaulta, marking a shift toward Web3 banking. The transition, set for late May, will include a token swap and the formation of an advisory group of Web3 banking experts.

Rebecca Denton
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Mar 18, 2025 North Korea Becomes Third-Largest Government Bitcoin Holder After Bybit Hack
north korea holds bitcoin

North Korea is now the third-largest government Bitcoin holder, thanks to a $1.5 billion Bybit hack by its Lazarus Group. With 13,562 BTC, it surpasses Bhutan and El Salvador. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China still dominate bitcoin holdings also without any purchases made

Rebecca Denton
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