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Coins and tokens   -   Jul 15, 2025 Michael Saylor’s Second Bubble: From Dotcom Crash to Bitcoin Frenzy
microstrategy now strategy led by Michael Saylor turns into Bitcoin strategy

Strategy’s Bitcoin-heavy model echoes the dotcom era: bold bets, speculative inflows, and sky-high valuations. With $30B in unrealized gains and a market cap nearly double its NAV, the company looks less like a business—and more like a leveraged crypto momentum play

Alex Harutunian
Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money
QR in payments and new money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
DEX   -   Jul 08, 2025 Crypto Exchages' Changing Landscape
DEX CEX CLOB

Decentralized exchanges just hit a record high, with DEX-to-CEX spot volumes reaching parity for the first time. The middle-tier altcoin sector, once central to CEX activity, is losing ground. Meanwhile, a new generation of CLOB-based DEXs is preparing to reshape the landscape of crypto trading.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Jul 06, 2025 GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025
GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025

The GBBC’s 2025 Handbook captures a new phase of blockchain adoption: from renegade roots to institutional alignment. With compliant infrastructure and regulated tokenization, blockchain is no longer an outsider—it’s becoming the backbone.

Alex Harutunian
DAO   -   Jun 27, 2025 Dropping the DAO? Projects Abandon On-Chain Governance
Dropping the DAO? Projects Abandon On-Chain Governance

Several major crypto projects are winding down their DAOs, citing the need for more effective governance. Once seen as the future of decentralization, DAOs now suffer from low participation and stalled decisions—raising the question: if no one’s steering the DAO, should it still stand?

Alexander Mardar
microstrategy now strategy led by Michael Saylor turns into Bitcoin strategy
Coins and tokens   -   Jul 15, 2025 Michael Saylor’s Second Bubble: From Dotcom Crash to Bitcoin Frenzy

Strategy’s Bitcoin-heavy model echoes the dotcom era: bold bets, speculative inflows, and sky-high valuations. With $30B in unrealized gains and a market cap nearly double its NAV, the company looks less like a business—and more like a leveraged crypto momentum play

Alex Harutunian
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ETF   -   Jun 04, 2025 Twenty One Capital Takes Shape as $3.9B in Bitcoin Transfers Confirmed
Twenty One Capital Takes Shape as $3.9B in Bitcoin Transfers Confirmed

Twenty One Capital, backed by Tether, Bitfinex, and SoftBank, is going public with over $3.9B in Bitcoin reserves. Structured by Cantor Fitzgerald via SPAC, the firm aims to dominate institutional BTC finance

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Jun 02, 2025 A Cork in the System: Plugging Stablecoin Risk
A Cork in the System: Plugging Stablecoin Risk

Cork Protocol offers a novel way to hedge depeg risks through tokenized derivatives like Depeg Swaps and Cover Tokens. The model drew attention across DeFi, though a recent $12M exploit revealed critical vulnerabilities in its implementation.

Alex Harutunian
Month in Money   -   Jun 01, 2025 Month in Money 06/2025

US Supreme Court denies Coinbase request to block IRS access to user data. Robinhood launches crypto staking for Ethereum and Solana. Germany’s Sparkassen to launch crypto trading for retail clients in summer 2026. REX-Osprey’s staked Solana ETF to start trading Wednesday. Kazakhstan’s National Bank to launch state

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Digital Identity   -   May 31, 2025 How Worldcoin Is Trying to Build a Blockchain for Humans
How Worldcoin Is Trying to Build a Blockchain for Humans

Worldcoin’s new Layer 2 network, Worldchain, is built to prioritize real users, with features like free gas and priority blockspace for verified humans. While still early, the network is showing steady growth and has started to attract meaningful onchain activity.

Alexander Mardar
Exchanges   -   May 31, 2025 Web2 Payment Required, Web3 Payment Done
http 402 payment required

x402 is a new open-source protocol from Coinbase that enables on-chain payments directly over HTTP using the long-unused 402 status code. It allows apps, APIs, and autonomous agents to pay per request without accounts or third-party gateways, aiming to power the machine-payable internet.

Sasha Markevich
L2   -   May 30, 2025 Katana: The DeFi Chain That Cuts Through the Noise
Katana: The DeFi Chain That Cuts Through the Noise

Katana, a new DeFi chain, incubated by Polygon and GSR, is introducing innovative economic incentives to attract liquidity and generate sustainable yields for its users. The project has already opened "pre-deposits" and is aiming for a launch in June.

Alexander Mardar
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