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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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Digital Identity   -   Oct 11, 2023 Can Worldcoin Survive Its Current Existential Challenges?
Worldcoin iris scaner Orbs

Forbidden in Kenya, mindlessly adopted in Chile, soon be replaced in Argentina. Local setbacks point to existential problems for the biometrical data collection project of Sam Altman.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Trading   -   Oct 11, 2023 The Rise and Risks of Meme-coin Sniper Bots
The Rise and Risks of Meme-coin Sniper Bots

Offering high-speed trading, sniper bots play a vital role in the meme-coin trading game. However, they come with higher costs and security risks that users should consider.

Alexander Mardar
Exchanges   -   Oct 10, 2023 Kraken Among Exchanges Shifting Focus to Europe For Regulatory Clarity
Kraken Among Exchanges Shifting Focus to Europe For Regulatory Clarity

Kraken and other major exchanges are shifting focus to the European market as the new MiCA framework promises greatly enhanced regulatory clarity.

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Oct 10, 2023 Frax Finance Launches “Final Stablecoin” With Its V3 Release
Frax Finance Launches “Final Stablecoin” With Its V3 Release

Frax Finance is ready to deploy the v3 upgrade. The upgrade integrates the Federal Reserve's IORB rate and abandons the stablecoin's algorithmic component for enhanced stability.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Oct 10, 2023 More Online Retailers Accept Cash than Cryptocurrency
More Online Retailers Accept Cash than Cryptocurrency

So much for Bitcoin being the currency of the internet. A recent report suggested that cash is accepted at more than twice as many online retailers as crypto, and the number is still growing.

Jack Martin
Newsletters   -   Oct 08, 2023 Sunday Review 08/10/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review

There were concerns raised with the regulators of the Peruvian film industry this week, as Paddington in Peru announced that it would be filming scenes in Colombia, due to unnecessary bureaucracy in the popular imaginary bear's actual country of origin. And while we're on unnecessary bureaucracy

Jack Martin
Ripple   -   Oct 07, 2023 SEC Loses Motion for Appeal Against Preliminary Ripple Judgement
SEC Loses Motion for Appeal Against Preliminary Ripple Judgement

In another victory for Ripple, a federal judge has dismissed the SEC's appeal request, paving the way for a final trial in April. Ripple has also recently secured a Singapore license, solidifying its commitment to the Asia Pacific expansion.

Mathilde Adam
Litigation   -   Oct 07, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried is Finally in the Dock and Accusations are Flying
Sam Bankman-Fried is Finally in the Dock and Accusations are Flying

Here is what we have learned from the first few days of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's high-profile trial.

Sasha Markevich
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