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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. In 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
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
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
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. In Can Be Shorted On Ethos

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
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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Dec 09, 2023 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 09/12/2023
Observers Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 09/12/2023

For all the key details of 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. Standard Chartered's Zodia Custody platform has joined forces with Ripple's Metaco to

Jack Martin
Exchanges   -   Dec 09, 2023 Do Kwon to be Extradited to the United States and CZ Can’t Leave
Do Kwon to be Extradited to the United States and CZ Can’t Leave

Zhao will have to remain in the United States until his sentencing due to a claimed high flight risk. And Do Kwon might soon be extradited from Montenegro and join CZ in the U.S.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Dec 09, 2023 Ethereum Faces Censorship Concerns Amid Rising MEV-Boost Use
Ethereum Faces Censorship Concerns Amid Rising MEV-Boost Use

With over 90% of Ethereum blocks now being built using MEV-Boost middleware, concerns over centralized block builders and increased transaction censorship have emerged. This shift challenges Ethereum's foundational principles of independence and decentralization.

Alexander Mardar
Stablecoins   -   Dec 09, 2023 Binance Promises to Compensate Traders Speculating on AEUR Stablecoin
Binance Promises to Compensate Traders Speculating on AEUR Stablecoin

A newly listed Euro-backed stablecoin surged by 200% within one day. The exchange promised to compensate users for their losses after suspending trading.

Sasha Markevich
Solana   -   Dec 08, 2023 Solana Emerges as Top Destination for Airdrop Hunters
JTO Pyth Airdrops on Solana

Solana’s resurgence is partly fueled by lucrative airdrops from its ecosystem projects, with Jito's recent $250 million distribution being a prime example. This has led to a growing trend of users moving liquidity to Solana in anticipation of similar high-value airdrops from other projects.

Alexander Mardar
Bitcoin   -   Dec 08, 2023 Bitcoin Ordinals Stir Controversy: Innovation or Network Burden?
Bitcoin Ordinals Stir Controversy: Innovation or Network Burden?

Bitcoin Ordinals have created a divide within the BTC community. While introducing novel opportunities and revenue streams, they also raise concerns over network congestion and spamming.

Alexander Mardar
Coinbase   -   Dec 08, 2023 Coinbase Makes Crypto Payments as Simple as Social Media
Coinbase WhatsApp

The exchange has announced a new feature to send funds by simply sharing a link in any app, and a simple mode in its app for newcomers to the crypto ecosystem.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption   -   Dec 07, 2023 City of Lugano Implements Crypto Payments for Municipal Taxes and Fees
Lugano Plan B

As part of the city’s ongoing Plan ₿ to become the ‘European Bitcoin capital’ it has enabled a long-promised functionality for citizens to pay any invoice issued by the municipality in bitcoin or tether.

Jack Martin
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