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Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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
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
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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Metrics and Signals   -   Mar 11, 2024 FBI Claims Crypto Fraud is Booming: Chainalysis Disagrees
Crypto Investment Fraud Booming: FBI Report

According to the agency, cryptocurrency-related investment fraud rose by 53% in 2023, accounting for around 86% of all investment fraud losses in the U.S.

Sasha Markevich
Newsletters   -   Mar 10, 2024 Sunday Review 10/03/2024
Observers Sunday Review 10/03/2024

This Sunday will see the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles host the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, with the famous Oscar statuettes presented to the movies, actors and crew considered the best in their fields over the past year. While we wouldn't want to stake any of our hard-

Jack Martin
Web3   -   Mar 10, 2024 Nissan Shifts Gear in Metaverse with Heritage Cars & Safe Drive Studio
Nissan Shifts Gear in Metaverse with Heritage Cars & Safe Drive Studio

The experience combines learning about classic Nissan vehicles with interactive modules focused on safe driving practices in a virtual environment. This initiative reflects the carmaker's commitment to using technology for traffic safety education.

Mathilde Adam
Litigation   -   Mar 09, 2024 Binance, Terraform, Kraken Challenge SEC's "Enforcement-Only" Approach
Binance, Terraform, Kraken Challenge SEC's "Enforcement-Only" Approach

Current disputes cover asset custody at Binance.US, Terraform Labs' legal fees and staking programs on Kraken. The industry has demanded clear and concise rules while challenging the SEC's overly stringent enforcement actions.

Mathilde Adam
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Mar 09, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 09/03/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 09/03/2024

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. This week the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a new wholesale CBDC

Alex Harutunian
Litigation   -   Mar 09, 2024 U.S. to Appeal Court Decision for Do Kwon Extradition to South Korea
U.S. to Appeal Court Decision for Do Kwon Extradition to South Korea

The co-founder of Terraform Labs was initially rumored to face extradition to the U.S., but this decision was reportedly overturned by the latest Montenegran court proceedings.

Sasha Markevich
Binance   -   Mar 08, 2024 Eau De Binance Smells Like Crypto Bro Spirit
Eau De Binanc

Binance's International Women's Day campaign is purportedly trying to open the conversation about gender disparities in Web3 by launching women's fragrance, CRYPTO.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Web3   -   Mar 08, 2024 Users Buy Crypto from Revolut using their Revolut Balance… via Metamask
Users Buy Crypto from Revolut using their Revolut Balance… via Metamask

The integration will allow customers of the London neobank to buy more than 20 tokens directly via the MetaMask wallet, using funds from their Revolut account.

Sasha Markevich
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