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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
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

Alex Harutunian
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
Gaming   -   Sep 13, 2025 The Promise and Reality of Blockchain Games
blockchain gamers

After years of development, blockchain games still capture only a sliver of the gaming industry. The promise of true asset ownership, stable economies, and transferability remains unmet. Recent trends suggest blockchain was more hype feature than genuine necessity

Alex Harutunian
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 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
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Crypto 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
Regulation   -   May 30, 2025 Pakistan Launches Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Pakistan Launches Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Pakistan has launched its first government-led Bitcoin reserve, following a rapid policy shift in early 2025. Backed by high-level advisors and U.S. crypto ties, the move mirrors growing global interest—despite warnings from the IMF and World Bank about volatility and financial stability risks.

Alex Harutunian
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