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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
L1   -   Jan 14, 2026 Hyperliquid’s Vertical Evolution Alex Harutunian
Hyperliquid's vertically integrated ambition
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls Alex Harutunian
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets Alex Harutunian
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets
Lending and Borrowing   -   Oct 03, 2025 DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office? Alex Harutunian
DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office
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Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

Press Releases   -   Feb 17, 2026 Nakamoto Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) (“Nakamoto” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into merger agreements to acquire BTC Inc, the leading provider of Bitcoin-related media and events, and UTXO Management GP, LLC (“UTXO”), an investment firm focused on private and public Bitcoin companies (collectively, the

Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jan 31, 2026 Banking and CBDC Roundup 31/01/2026
ECB and digital euro,tokenization e-CNY SEC and SWIFT

The digital euro is increasingly framed as a tool of EU sovereignty. China’s interest-bearing e-CNY shows no banking disruption so far. Tokenization goes mainstream as the ECB validates DLT collateral and the U.S. SEC distinguishes issuer-backed from wrapper tokens.

Stablecoins   -   Jan 20, 2026 Bermuda’s Stablecoin Moment and Stablecoins' Bermuda Moment
Bermuda Coinbase Circle Partnership

Bermuda is integrating USDC stablecoin into its economy. In a dollar-pegged island state, stablecoins aren’t replacing money—they’re upgrading the rails. If it works, dozens of “Other Bermudas” could emerge as the next growth engine for stablecoins.

Month in Money   -   Dec 31, 2025 Months in Money 2026

• Vitalik Buterin announces restructuring at the Ethereum Foundation. • Tether pushes USDT integration into Brazil's Pix instant payments network. • Ethereum MEV bot JaredFromSubway exploited.

Month in Money   -   Dec 01, 2025 Month in Money 12/2025

01.01.2026 EU crypto tax transparency directive DAC8 takes effect, requiring crypto-asset service providers to report user data to national tax authorities. 01.01.2026 MiCA comes into force in Spain. 31.12.2025 Ethereum smart contract deployments hit a record high in Q4. 2026 OUTLOOK Haseeb Qureshi

DEX   -   Nov 07, 2025 Fragile Consensus: Balancer Hack Exposes Dark Sides of DeFi
Balancer hack

Balancer Protocol was exploited through a tiny rounding bug in its code. As losses neared $100 million, projects froze pools, rolled back blockchains, and clawed back funds—revealing the centralized and still untamed side of decentralized finance

Month in Money   -   Nov 01, 2025 Month in Money 11/2025

01.12.2025 Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces Cocoon, a decentralized confidential AI compute network. 01.12.2025 SushiSwap CEO steps down as Synthesis invests $3.3M in the struggling DEX. 01.12.2025 Grayscale to launch the first Chainlink ETF in the US. 01.12.2025 Germany and Switzerland

Month in Money   -   Oct 02, 2025 Month in Money 10/2025

29.10.25 Ondo Finance launches Ondo Global Markets on BNB Chain. 29.10.25 Ethereum Foundation launches portal to guide institutional adoption. 29.10.25 Securitize goes public via SPAC merger with Cantor Fitzgerald’s CF Acquisition Corp VIII. 28.10.25 Trump Media & Technology Group to launch

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Regulation   -   Jan 07, 2024 South Korea Plans to Block Credit Card Payments to Overseas Exchanges
South Korea Plans to Block Credit Card Payments to Overseas Exchanges

The local regulator has proposed a ban on using credit cards to buy crypto from foreign exchanges due to concerns about illegal outflow of funds and money laundering.

Sasha Markevich
SEC   -   Jan 07, 2024 SEC Wants to Use Terraform Labs Ruling in Binance and Coinbase Cases
SEC Wants to Use Terraform Labs Ruling in Binance and Coinbase Cases

A recent ruling in the SEC vs Terraform Labs case could be used as a precedent to argue that the two exchanges traded unregistered securities.

Sasha Markevich
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jan 06, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 06/01/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 06/01/2024

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. It's fair to say that in the two weeks since our last

Jack Martin
Bitcoin   -   Jan 04, 2024 Ordinals Jubilee Upgrade Creates Friction Within BRC-20 Community
Domo BRC-20 vs unisat Jubilee upgrade

BRC-20 creator Domo has rallied the community to boycott Unisat following the non-custodial wallet's decision to follow the Ordinals Jubilee upgrade.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Regulation   -   Jan 04, 2024 OKX to Test Awareness of U.K. Users under Financial Promotions Regime
OKX to Test Awareness of U.K. Users under Financial Promotions Regime FCA

OKX will provide questionnaires to new and existing retail users to confirm their understanding of crypto investment risks under FCA regulations.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Jan 03, 2024 Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum PoS to Become ‘Lighter and Simpler’
Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum PoS to Become ‘Lighter and Simpler’

Vitalik Buterin has recently suggested a PoS simplification that involves reducing the number of validator signatures required per block, which would, in turn, ease the network load.

Sasha Markevich
Observers   -   Dec 31, 2023 Observers Review of 2023
Observers Annual Review

What a year it has been. The crypto industry entered 2023 battered and bruised, still dealing with the fallout of the FTX collapse, although Sam Bankman-Fried had managed to buy his way out of prison (temporarily, at least) with a $250 million bail bond. The FTX drama hit as

Jack Martin
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Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

Press Releases   -   Feb 17, 2026 Nakamoto Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) (“Nakamoto” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into merger agreements to acquire BTC Inc, the leading provider of Bitcoin-related media and events, and UTXO Management GP, LLC (“UTXO”), an investment firm focused on private and public Bitcoin companies (collectively, the

Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jan 31, 2026 Banking and CBDC Roundup 31/01/2026
ECB and digital euro,tokenization e-CNY SEC and SWIFT

The digital euro is increasingly framed as a tool of EU sovereignty. China’s interest-bearing e-CNY shows no banking disruption so far. Tokenization goes mainstream as the ECB validates DLT collateral and the U.S. SEC distinguishes issuer-backed from wrapper tokens.

Stablecoins   -   Jan 20, 2026 Bermuda’s Stablecoin Moment and Stablecoins' Bermuda Moment
Bermuda Coinbase Circle Partnership

Bermuda is integrating USDC stablecoin into its economy. In a dollar-pegged island state, stablecoins aren’t replacing money—they’re upgrading the rails. If it works, dozens of “Other Bermudas” could emerge as the next growth engine for stablecoins.

Month in Money   -   Dec 31, 2025 Months in Money 2026

• Vitalik Buterin announces restructuring at the Ethereum Foundation. • Tether pushes USDT integration into Brazil's Pix instant payments network. • Ethereum MEV bot JaredFromSubway exploited.

Month in Money   -   Dec 01, 2025 Month in Money 12/2025

01.01.2026 EU crypto tax transparency directive DAC8 takes effect, requiring crypto-asset service providers to report user data to national tax authorities. 01.01.2026 MiCA comes into force in Spain. 31.12.2025 Ethereum smart contract deployments hit a record high in Q4. 2026 OUTLOOK Haseeb Qureshi

DEX   -   Nov 07, 2025 Fragile Consensus: Balancer Hack Exposes Dark Sides of DeFi
Balancer hack

Balancer Protocol was exploited through a tiny rounding bug in its code. As losses neared $100 million, projects froze pools, rolled back blockchains, and clawed back funds—revealing the centralized and still untamed side of decentralized finance

Month in Money   -   Nov 01, 2025 Month in Money 11/2025

01.12.2025 Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces Cocoon, a decentralized confidential AI compute network. 01.12.2025 SushiSwap CEO steps down as Synthesis invests $3.3M in the struggling DEX. 01.12.2025 Grayscale to launch the first Chainlink ETF in the US. 01.12.2025 Germany and Switzerland

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