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Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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
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
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
L1   -   Jan 14, 2026 Hyperliquid’s Vertical Evolution Alex Harutunian
Hyperliquid's vertically integrated ambition
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls Alex Harutunian
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets Alex Harutunian
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets
Lending and Borrowing   -   Oct 03, 2025 DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office? Alex Harutunian
DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office
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Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

Press Releases   -   Feb 17, 2026 Nakamoto Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) (“Nakamoto” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into merger agreements to acquire BTC Inc, the leading provider of Bitcoin-related media and events, and UTXO Management GP, LLC (“UTXO”), an investment firm focused on private and public Bitcoin companies (collectively, the

Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jan 31, 2026 Banking and CBDC Roundup 31/01/2026
ECB and digital euro,tokenization e-CNY SEC and SWIFT

The digital euro is increasingly framed as a tool of EU sovereignty. China’s interest-bearing e-CNY shows no banking disruption so far. Tokenization goes mainstream as the ECB validates DLT collateral and the U.S. SEC distinguishes issuer-backed from wrapper tokens.

Stablecoins   -   Jan 20, 2026 Bermuda’s Stablecoin Moment and Stablecoins' Bermuda Moment
Bermuda Coinbase Circle Partnership

Bermuda is integrating USDC stablecoin into its economy. In a dollar-pegged island state, stablecoins aren’t replacing money—they’re upgrading the rails. If it works, dozens of “Other Bermudas” could emerge as the next growth engine for stablecoins.

Month in Money   -   Dec 31, 2025 Months in Money 2026

• Vitalik Buterin announces restructuring at the Ethereum Foundation. • Tether pushes USDT integration into Brazil's Pix instant payments network. • Ethereum MEV bot JaredFromSubway exploited.

Month in Money   -   Dec 01, 2025 Month in Money 12/2025

01.01.2026 EU crypto tax transparency directive DAC8 takes effect, requiring crypto-asset service providers to report user data to national tax authorities. 01.01.2026 MiCA comes into force in Spain. 31.12.2025 Ethereum smart contract deployments hit a record high in Q4. 2026 OUTLOOK Haseeb Qureshi

DEX   -   Nov 07, 2025 Fragile Consensus: Balancer Hack Exposes Dark Sides of DeFi
Balancer hack

Balancer Protocol was exploited through a tiny rounding bug in its code. As losses neared $100 million, projects froze pools, rolled back blockchains, and clawed back funds—revealing the centralized and still untamed side of decentralized finance

Month in Money   -   Nov 01, 2025 Month in Money 11/2025

01.12.2025 Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces Cocoon, a decentralized confidential AI compute network. 01.12.2025 SushiSwap CEO steps down as Synthesis invests $3.3M in the struggling DEX. 01.12.2025 Grayscale to launch the first Chainlink ETF in the US. 01.12.2025 Germany and Switzerland

Month in Money   -   Oct 02, 2025 Month in Money 10/2025

29.10.25 Ondo Finance launches Ondo Global Markets on BNB Chain. 29.10.25 Ethereum Foundation launches portal to guide institutional adoption. 29.10.25 Securitize goes public via SPAC merger with Cantor Fitzgerald’s CF Acquisition Corp VIII. 28.10.25 Trump Media & Technology Group to launch

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Newsletters   -   Mar 24, 2025 Sunday Review 23/03/2025
Sunday Review Observers

Happy Monday, Observers! Last week, tensions continued to rise over cryptocurrencies on the international political stage. Bank of France Governor François Villeroy has cautioned that Trump’s embrace of crypto might be “sowing the seeds” of a crisis. Meanwhile, fear of how dollar-pegged stablecoins could destabilize their economies, both

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Stablecoins   -   Mar 21, 2025 The State of Stablecoins 2025
The state of stablecoins 2025

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.

Alexander Mardar
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
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Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

Press Releases   -   Feb 17, 2026 Nakamoto Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) (“Nakamoto” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into merger agreements to acquire BTC Inc, the leading provider of Bitcoin-related media and events, and UTXO Management GP, LLC (“UTXO”), an investment firm focused on private and public Bitcoin companies (collectively, the

Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jan 31, 2026 Banking and CBDC Roundup 31/01/2026
ECB and digital euro,tokenization e-CNY SEC and SWIFT

The digital euro is increasingly framed as a tool of EU sovereignty. China’s interest-bearing e-CNY shows no banking disruption so far. Tokenization goes mainstream as the ECB validates DLT collateral and the U.S. SEC distinguishes issuer-backed from wrapper tokens.

Stablecoins   -   Jan 20, 2026 Bermuda’s Stablecoin Moment and Stablecoins' Bermuda Moment
Bermuda Coinbase Circle Partnership

Bermuda is integrating USDC stablecoin into its economy. In a dollar-pegged island state, stablecoins aren’t replacing money—they’re upgrading the rails. If it works, dozens of “Other Bermudas” could emerge as the next growth engine for stablecoins.

Month in Money   -   Dec 31, 2025 Months in Money 2026

• Vitalik Buterin announces restructuring at the Ethereum Foundation. • Tether pushes USDT integration into Brazil's Pix instant payments network. • Ethereum MEV bot JaredFromSubway exploited.

Month in Money   -   Dec 01, 2025 Month in Money 12/2025

01.01.2026 EU crypto tax transparency directive DAC8 takes effect, requiring crypto-asset service providers to report user data to national tax authorities. 01.01.2026 MiCA comes into force in Spain. 31.12.2025 Ethereum smart contract deployments hit a record high in Q4. 2026 OUTLOOK Haseeb Qureshi

DEX   -   Nov 07, 2025 Fragile Consensus: Balancer Hack Exposes Dark Sides of DeFi
Balancer hack

Balancer Protocol was exploited through a tiny rounding bug in its code. As losses neared $100 million, projects froze pools, rolled back blockchains, and clawed back funds—revealing the centralized and still untamed side of decentralized finance

Month in Money   -   Nov 01, 2025 Month in Money 11/2025

01.12.2025 Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces Cocoon, a decentralized confidential AI compute network. 01.12.2025 SushiSwap CEO steps down as Synthesis invests $3.3M in the struggling DEX. 01.12.2025 Grayscale to launch the first Chainlink ETF in the US. 01.12.2025 Germany and Switzerland

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