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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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Oracles   -   Nov 22, 2023 Pyth Network Launches Token, Challenging Chainlink in Oracle Arena
Pyth Network Launches Token, Challenging Chainlink in Oracle Arena

Pyth Network is distributing 250 million tokens to its community, worth approximately $87 million. With over 230 dApps integrated and expansion to over 40 blockchains, Pyth is shaping up as a major player in the blockchain oracle space.

Alexander Mardar
Taproot Wizards   -   Nov 21, 2023 Taproot Wizards Ordinals Project Attracts $7.5 Million Funding
Taproot Wizards Ordinals Project Attracts $7.5 Million Funding

Taproot Wizards, leveraging Bitcoin's Ordinals protocol for NFT-like assets, has secured $7.5 million in seed funding led by Standard Crypto, marking a significant move towards expanding Bitcoin's utility.

Mathilde Adam
AI   -   Nov 20, 2023 AI-related Tokens Surge on Industry News and a Pinch of Speculation
Ai related tokens

Recent moves by Elon Musk and speculation around Sam Altman have sparked a rally in AI tokens. Amidst this rally, the overall AI token market reached a combined capitalization of about $6.8 billion.

Alexander Mardar
Newsletters   -   Nov 19, 2023 Sunday Review 19/11/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review

The latest unmanned launch of SpaceX's Starship craft ended up going off with a bang on Saturday. After the rocket successfully cleared the launchpad, the mission seemed to be proceeding well until the separation stage. However, on separating from the Super Heavy booster, Starship then destroyed it while

Jack Martin
Regulation   -   Nov 19, 2023 New IOSCO Report Calls For International Consistency in Crypto Law
OICU IOSCO

In a new report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) cooperation takes center stage in the quest for reliable crypto markets.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
CBDC   -   Nov 18, 2023 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 18/11/2023
CBDC Banking Newsletter Observers.com 18.11.2023

There are several stories every day about banks launching blockchain projects, tokenization of real-world assets, and live pilots for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). But beyond a headline, basic functionality, some figures, and maybe a nod to the platform being used, most of these stories are full of context, which

Jack Martin
Worldcoin   -   Nov 18, 2023 Dumping WLD: Crypto Markets Unkind Reaction To Sam Altman Being Ousted Of OpenAI
Worldcioin sam altman

The co-founder and CEO of ChatGTP’s parent company has been fired, and the value of Sam Altman’s crypto passion project, Worldcoin, has plummeted.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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