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Layer1   -   Oct 16, 2025 Conflux: Blockchain Development Behind the Wall — and Beyond
Conflux: China’s State-Backed Bridge to the Blockchain World

While crypto remains banned, China’s state-backed blockchain ecosystem — led by Conflux — is expanding across Asia and into global finance. Conflux Network bridges China’s academic research, state strategy, and open blockchain innovation.

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
DEX   -   Sep 18, 2025 Curve’s Egorov Proposes a New Solution to DeFi's Pain
Michael Egorov proposes Yield Basis pool in Curve protocol

Curve Finance is launching Yield Basis with a $60M crvUSD credit line. The product aims to eliminate impermanent loss for liquidity providers, and at the same time transform CRV from a governance token into an income-generating asset with revenues shared back to holders

Alex Harutunian
Mining   -   Sep 16, 2025 Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero
Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero

Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives

Alex Harutunian
DEX   -   Sep 09, 2025 Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker
Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker

Hyperliquid is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, USDH, through a validator-led governance vote. With USDC currently dominating its ecosystem, USDH would reduce reliance on external issuers and capture reserve yield. Paxos, Frax, Ethena, and an Agora–MoonPay coalition are competing to deploy it

Alex Harutunian
Conflux: China’s State-Backed Bridge to the Blockchain World
Layer1   -   Oct 16, 2025 Conflux: Blockchain Development Behind the Wall — and Beyond

While crypto remains banned, China’s state-backed blockchain ecosystem — led by Conflux — is expanding across Asia and into global finance. Conflux Network bridges China’s academic research, state strategy, and open blockchain innovation.

Alex Harutunian
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Centralized stablecoins   -   Dec 05, 2022 USDC Circle IPO Plans On Hold
USDC logo on Concord website background

SPAC Concord, chaired by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, has canceled USDC's Circle acquisition deal worth USD9 billion.

Alex Harutunian
Metaverse   -   Dec 05, 2022 FIFA World Cup Enters Metaverse
FIFA enters the Upland metaverse

Upland metaverse and FIFA announced a multi-year partnership that officially began with the opening of the World Cup in Qatar. It will allow football fans worldwide to collect, trade, and own FIFA digital assets and game highlights.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption Tools   -   Dec 03, 2022 Scam Alert! How Scammers Tried to Defraud Australians
NSW Police Force

In Australia, scammers are trying to fool local residents with paper crypto wallets scattered around the streets.

Alex Harutunian
FTX   -   Dec 03, 2022 Amazon’s Making an FTX Miniseries
Amazon’s Making an FTX Miniseries

Amazon is reportedly working on a miniseries about FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who lead it to bankruptcy.

Alex Harutunian
Metaverse   -   Dec 03, 2022 Tuvalu Is Recreating Itself In the Metaverse Because of Climate Change
Tuvalu on the map

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   Dec 02, 2022 Is Mundo Crypto In Trouble?
Metaverse Day event organized by Mundo Crypto in WiZink Center at the end of August

Mundo Crypto, a crypto education business with its own metaverse and token ambitions, is facing industry headwinds.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Dec 02, 2022 MakerDAO Excluded renBTC, Associated with Alameda Research, from the Reserves of Its Own Stablecoin
MakerDAO Excluded renBTC, Associated with Alameda Research, from the Reserves of Its Own Stablecoin

MakerDAO Management unanimously voted to withdraw the RENBTC-A pledge.

Alex Harutunian
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