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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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Newsletters   -   Sep 10, 2023 Sunday Review 10/09/2023
Observers Sunday Review

The eyes of the world have been on India this week as Prime Minister Narenda Modi hosted leaders from around the world for the G20 summit. But what's been happening with the G20 of crypto this week? Read on to find out... Fresh ideas abound this week, as

Jack Martin
Bitcoin   -   Sep 09, 2023 Allegations Barry Silbert Manipulated GBTC's Value Using Client Money
David Bailey ABarry Silbert

The CEO of Bitcoin Magazine has published documents on X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that DCG borrowed approximately $500 million from the now-bankrupt lender, Genesis. Bailey asserts that these funds were used to “manipulate and prop up the price of GBTC.”

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Sep 08, 2023 Thai Government Promised Crypto Cash to Every Voter: Time to Pay Up
Pheu thai airdrop

The Prime Minister of Thailand was sworn in on Tuesday along with his cabinet. During the election his Pheu Thai party’s signature policy was a 10,000 baht payout to citizens via a new blockchain platform. So now comes the logistical challenge of actually keeping that promise.

Jack Martin
Ripple   -   Sep 08, 2023 Ripple Set to Fight SEC's Appeal Against July’s Court Ruling
Ripple Set to Fight SEC's Appeal Against July’s Court Ruling

The Ripple vs SEC case is sadly still far from being settled. In mid-August the judge granted the SEC's request to file an interlocutory appeal, although Ripple now claims the regulator has failed to satisfy all the prerequisites necessary to justify this.

Mathilde Adam
MakerDAO   -   Sep 07, 2023 MakerDAO's Road To NewChain: Solana Fork a Positive Move or Misstep?
Maker DAO Solana Ethereu

MakerDAO, the largest decentralized stablecoin project, plans to launch its own stand-alone blockchain by potentially forking Solana. This decision, however, is meeting a mixed response from the crypto community.

Observers
Blockchain   -   Sep 07, 2023 Vitalik Buterin Proposes Privacy Solution to Solve Tornado Cash Issues
Privacy Pools Blokcchain Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum’s founder unveils the Privacy Pools concept in a new paper. These allow users to achieve greater privacy around their financial transactions while minimising the chance of abuse by bad actors.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Sep 07, 2023 Visa Stablecoin Pilot Extends to Solana Network and Merchant Acquirers
Visa Stablecoin Pilot Extends to Solana Network and Merchant Acquirers

The payments giant has been accepting USDC payments on Ethereum from card-issuer Crypto.com in Australia since 2021, and will now use the cheaper Solana network to settle cross-border transactions with Merchant Acquirers, Worldpay and Nuvei, which collect payments on behalf of global retailers.

Jack Martin
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