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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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Ethereum   -   Nov 08, 2023 Kraken Won’t Confirm Rumors it is Planning to Enter the Layer 2 Market
Kraken L2

Kraken is on the hunt for a Senior Cryptography Engineer to lead its foray into Layer 2 solutions. Their entry into this arena may introduce a new dynamic to the already competitive Layer 2 landscape.

Alexander Mardar
Regulation   -   Nov 08, 2023 FCA and Bank of England Start to Flesh Out Vision for Stablecoin Regs
FCA and Bank of England stablecoin regulation

The U.K. regulators have been busy publishing more detailed plans for the country’s upcoming stablecoin regulation, following last week’s Treasury announcement of which entities would be responsible for various aspects.

Jack Martin
Meme-coins   -   Nov 07, 2023 Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Sparks GROK Token Frenzy in Crypto Memesphere
Grok meme coins

Over 500 new GROK tokens have flooded the market, with top performers yielding 10,000% returns. The excitement is overshadowed by widespread scams, making trading a risky gamble.

Alexander Mardar
Exchanges   -   Nov 06, 2023 Coin Metrics Reveals Surprising Results in Centralized Exchange Rankings
Coin Metrics Reveals Surprising Results in Centralized Exchange Rankings

High volume doesn't guarantee top marks in Coin Metrics' exchange ratings. The new report reveals underdogs leading the pack.

Alexander Mardar
NFT   -   Nov 06, 2023 Magic Eden and Yuga Labs to Launch Royalty-Honoring ETH NFT Marketplace
Magic Eden Yuga lab

The new marketplace, due to arrive by the end of the year, aims to ensure artists keep earning from their work. Its success could influence the policies of competing NFT platforms.

Alexander Mardar
Newsletters   -   Nov 05, 2023 Sunday Review 05/11/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review 05.11.2023

Arguably the most influential band of all time, The Beatles, unveiled their 'final' single this week. Undeterred by the fact that they officially split up 53 years ago, half of them are dead, and their last single came out almost 30 years ago, Now and Then was released

Jack Martin
Mining   -   Nov 05, 2023 Dead Cows and Trash: The Innovative Face of Green Bitcoin Mining
Dead Cows and Trash: The Innovative Face of Green Bitcoin Mining

In a perfect showcase of necessity being the mother of invention, Bitcoin mining projects are placing themselves at the vanguard of sustainable energy.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Adoption   -   Nov 04, 2023 HSBC Tokenizes Deposits in HK as Govt Plans New RWA Tokenization Regs
HSBC Tokenizes Deposits in HK as Govt Plans New RWA Tokenization Regs

Hong Kong officials have announced imminent plans for new regulation on tokenized real-world assets, just as HSBC and Ant Group start testing tokenized deposits in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority sandbox.

Jack Martin
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