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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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Newsletters   -   Aug 27, 2023 Sunday Review 27/08/2023
Observers.com Sunday review 27.08.2023

Just two weeks ago we quipped 'wen moon?' as Virgin Galactic launched the world's first tourist space flight. Well it seems India's response to that was, "Hold my beer," as on Wednesday it became only the fourth nation to achieve a lunar

Jack Martin
CBDC   -   Aug 27, 2023 Solomon Islands Receives Funding From Japan For Its National CBDC Research
Solomon Islands Receives Funding From Japan For Its National CBDC Research

Solomon Islands enters CBDC trials with the help of the Government of Japan. The project may be replicated for other island states.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Aug 27, 2023 Australia Central Bank Publishes Findings Of Its Digital Dollar Research Project
Australia Central Bank Publishes Findings Of Its Digital Dollar Research Project

The Australian Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot was focused on exploring potential use cases with an aim to define the 'public policy rationale' for it. Four key themes were identified.

Alex Harutunian
Exchanges   -   Aug 26, 2023 More Setbacks For Binance, as it Makes Plans to Leave Georgian Office
More Setbacks For Binance, as it Makes Plans to Leave Georgian Office

Binance is likely to leave Georgia soon due to registration issues. This adds to a series of setbacks, including the end of its partnership with Mastercard and Visa.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption   -   Aug 26, 2023 EDX Takes Crypto to Wall St, But Fears of a 'Land Grab' are Premature
EDX Takes Crypto to Wall St, But Fears of a 'Land Grab' are Premature

Institutional crypto exchange EDX Markets adds Anchorage Digital as its clearinghouse custody provider, but fears of Wall Street swallowing crypto whole are premature.

Jack Martin
Bitcoin   -   Aug 25, 2023 Bitcoin Ordinals Fall Out of Favor, Losing 97% of Peak Trading Volume
Bitcoin Ordinals Fall Out of Favor, Losing 97% of Peak Trading Volume

After a fun summer season, Bitcoin ordinals and inscriptions silently leave the arena. Is there a case for them returning in the future?

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Exchanges   -   Aug 25, 2023 Binance Continues Operations in Sanctioned Russia Despite Legal Risks
Binance Continues Operations in Sanctioned Russia Despite Legal Risks

In addition to its other compliance-based troubles, Binance is also under investigation in connection with possible violations of the U.S. sanctions on Russia. Local observers report on interesting ways the exchange circumvents the restrictions.

Sasha Markevich
Base   -   Aug 23, 2023 Going Viral: Friend.tech Makes Waves on Base Layer 2 Blockchain
Going Viral: Friend.tech Makes Waves on Base Layer 2 Blockchain

Another potentially dodgy project gets pumped on the newly launched blockchain. Why does Base seem to attract so many of these chancers?

Alexander Mardar
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