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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
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Newsletters   -   Aug 20, 2023 Sunday Review 20/08/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review 20.08.2023

By the time you read this, the world will likely have a new champion, as the ladies of England and Spain are due to line up for the Women’s World Cup Final as I write. But while the women of the footballing world will have a definitive new champion,

Jack Martin
Blockchain   -   Aug 20, 2023 Ultrafast New Blockchain Launched: Community Bemoans Dry Airdrop
Sei airdrop launch

In recent years, airdrops have emerged as a favored method to entice early adopters. Yet, in some launches, the promotional activity outshines the main purpose and, as SEI's experience shows, could even damage it.

Alexander Mardar
Exchanges   -   Aug 20, 2023 What Is Binance Connect and Why Was It Shut Down?
Binance connect

Binance Connect, fiat-to-crypto on- and off-ramps service provider, was shut down on August 16, adding to the list of drawbacks for the group.

Sasha Markevich
Bitcoin   -   Aug 19, 2023 What Caused Bitcoin’s Price to Fall This Week?
Bitcoin Evergrande Elon Musk

BTC went into freefall late this week as the crypto market recorded over US$1bn in liquidations and one of China’s largest companies filed for U.S. bankruptcy. But are the two events linked?

Observers
CBDC   -   Aug 19, 2023 A Pilot or Full-Scale Implementation? China Pushes Digital Yuan
A Pilot or Full-Scale Implementation? China Pushes Digital Yuan

China’s Central Bank is taking every possible opportunity to expand the use of the Digital Yuan, both at home and abroad.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Adoption Tools   -   Aug 18, 2023 Prime Trust Files for Bankruptcy After Crypto Custody Fail
Prime Trust crypto custody keys lost bankrupt Nevada court

Crypto custodian holding hundreds of millions of clients' digital assets goes bankrupt as a result of crypto key mismanagement. As often happens in the crypto world, the story may continue to develop.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Aug 17, 2023 Stellar Becomes Minority Shareholder in MoneyGram w/ Seat on the Board
Stellar Becomes Minority Shareholder in MoneyGram w/ Seat on the Board

The Stellar Development Foundation has invested an undisclosed amount into MoneyGram International, following a number of partner projects in a professional relationship going back to 2019.

Jack Martin
NFT   -   Aug 16, 2023 Coca-Cola’s New NFT Collection Turns a Page For The Struggling Market
Coca-Cola’s New NFT Collection Turns a Page For The Struggling Market

Digital collectibles' continuing market shift towards ‘low-barrier NFTs’ accentuates as Coca-Cola launches phase two of its 'Masterpiece collection' on Base, Coinbase’s new L2 solution.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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