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Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

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
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
DEX   -   Sep 18, 2025 Curve’s Egorov Proposes a New Solution to DeFi's Pain
Michael Egorov proposes Yield Basis pool in Curve protocol

Curve Finance is launching Yield Basis with a $60M crvUSD credit line. The product aims to eliminate impermanent loss for liquidity providers, and at the same time transform CRV from a governance token into an income-generating asset with revenues shared back to holders

Alex Harutunian
Tokenization   -   Sep 09, 2025 Nasdaq Pushes for Blockchain-Based Equities
nasdaq meets blockchain

Nasdaq has filed with the U.S. SEC to bring tokenized securities onto its main market, aiming to trade blockchain-based and traditional shares side by side. If approved, the move could make Nasdaq the first U.S. exchange to integrate tokenized equities under existing protections

Alex Harutunian
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

Alex Harutunian
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Prediction Markets   -   Mar 20, 2025 Robinhood to Launch Prediction Market Hub
Robinhood prediction markets

Robinhood, a popular mobile stock and crypto trading platform, is partnering with a prediction market platform to offer event outcome betting within its app. The craze for prediction markets continues to grow after Polymarket's huge success.

Rebecca Denton
Bridge   -   Mar 20, 2025 Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin
Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin

Loi Luu, who realized one of the earliest token swaps, announced Optimex. The new project aims to bring native DeFi to Bitcoin and enhance its long-term security.

Alexander Mardar
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Mar 19, 2025 Banking and CBDC Roundup: 19/03/2025
Banking and CBDC roundup Observers Vol. 56

In this issue: Europe Accelerates Digital Euro, China's e-CNY in the State Financial Guidelines, and other CBDC news from around the world. In the tokenization segment, ONDO and Mastercard partnership, and a new token standard from Taurus

Leo Chao
L1   -   Mar 19, 2025 EOS Rebrands to Vaulta, Price Surges on Web3 Banking Change-Up
EOS Rebrands to Vaulta, Price Surges on Web3 Banking Change-Up

EOS has rebranded to Vaulta, marking a shift toward Web3 banking. The transition, set for late May, will include a token swap and the formation of an advisory group of Web3 banking experts.

Rebecca Denton
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Mar 18, 2025 North Korea Becomes Third-Largest Government Bitcoin Holder After Bybit Hack
north korea holds bitcoin

North Korea is now the third-largest government Bitcoin holder, thanks to a $1.5 billion Bybit hack by its Lazarus Group. With 13,562 BTC, it surpasses Bhutan and El Salvador. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China still dominate bitcoin holdings also without any purchases made

Rebecca Denton
Regulation   -   Mar 17, 2025 Trump’s Crypto Gamble "Risks Global Financial Turmoil"
François Villeroy de Galhau

French Central Bank Chief made the stark warning in a recent interview, calling the recent embrace of the crypto industry "sinning through negligence"

Rebecca Denton
L1   -   Mar 17, 2025 Binance’s BNB Chain Dominates Meme Trades
BNB Chain is driven by meme coin activity

A significant boost from meme coin traders has driven the surge of Binance blockchain activity, allowing it to overtake Solana in daily DEX trading volume for the first time. With endorsements from Binance founder CZ BNB Chain is emerging as a major hub for meme tokens

Rebecca Denton
Newsletters   -   Mar 16, 2025 Sunday Review 16/03/2025
Sunday Review Observers

Happy Sunday, Observers! The wave of day traders and degens throwing in the towel continues, but on the institutional size, the game is just getting started. In the past seven days, MoonPay acquired Iron, MEXC Ventures invested $16 million in ENA and $20 million in USDe, MGX invested $2 billion

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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