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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
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. It 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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Privacy and Mixers   -   Apr 03, 2025 0xbow: New Crypto Mixer for Good
0xbow: New Crypto Mixer for Good

Although 0xbow shares a similar concept with Tornado Cash, its founder places strong emphasis on blocking deposits linked to illicit activities.

Alexander Mardar
Coins and tokens   -   Apr 02, 2025 Pump.fun Expands Into Serious Business
Pump.fun Expands Into Serious Business

Pump.fun is dead; long live Pump.fun! The launch of its own PumpSwap DEX and PumpFi "Ape Now Pay Later" financial solution, the crypto troublemaker is back in business

Rebecca Denton
Mining   -   Apr 02, 2025 Trump-Backed Crypto Mining Venture Wants To Go Public
Trump-Backed Crypto Mining Venture Wants To Go Public

Eric Trump is teaming up with Hut 8 to launch American Bitcoin Corp, a venture intended to scale quickly and mine Bitcoin cheaply.

Rebecca Denton
Tokenization   -   Apr 02, 2025 Blockchain Proposed as a Solution for Gold Tracking in Ghana
Blockchain Proposed as a Solution for Gold Tracking in Ghana

Gold smuggling costs Ghana $2 billion in lost revenue. The head of the national company announced an initiative to put the tracking on an immutable ledger. The move aims to recapture that loss, stabilize the national currency, and ensure fair pricing.

Rebecca Denton
Month in Money   -   Apr 01, 2025 Month in Money 04/2025

Worldcoin launches in US with WLD rewards, Visa card plans and Tinder verification pilot. FIFA migrates from Algorand to new EVM-compatible blockchain for NFTs. SoFi to launch crypto trading for 10 million customers. SEC drops investigation into PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD. Cboe Futures Exchange launches cash-settled Bitcoin Index Futures for

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