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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   -   Jul 23, 2023 Sunday Review 23/07/2023
Observers Sunday Review 23.07.2023

The FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia started on Thursday, with both host countries winning their opening matches on day one. Reigning champions USA also came out guns blazing with a 3-0 win over Vietnam on Saturday, but pity poor Zambian goalkeeper, Catherine Musonda, who

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   Jul 23, 2023 MOON Token Community Points From r/CryptoCurrency Subreddit Pump 500%
MOON Token Community Points From r/CryptoCurrency Subreddit Pump 500%

The CryptoCurrency Subreddit's experimental blockchain-based reward token MOON surged last week as updated terms of use for the platform seemed to endorse external trading.

Sasha Markevich
CBDC   -   Jul 23, 2023 Brazilian Outcry Over Functionality to Control Digital Real Accounts
Brazlil CBDC whistleblower freeze pedro magalhães

Brazilians are concerned after functionality that gives control over CBDC wallets to the government was discovered.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
CBDC   -   Jul 23, 2023 China’s Digital Yuan Looks to Spread its Reach Beyond National Borders
China e-CNY cross border CBD

Transactions using the digital yuan have amounted to $250 billion since the start of the CBDC’s pilot phase. China’s Central Bank Governor looked to the next step to increased adoption - cross-border payments

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Ethereum   -   Jul 23, 2023 ConsenSys Unleashes Linea Mainnet Alpha, Improving Ethereum Scalability
ConsenSys Linea L2

ConsenSys, a leading software company known for its focus on Ethereum (ETH), has launched an Ethereum scaling chain Linea, integrating Zero Knowledge technology.

Observers
Adoption   -   Jul 22, 2023 Latest Stellar Partnerships Out-Ripple Ripple as XLM Token Goes Stellar
Stellar

The crypto payment specialist has announced multiple new initiatives over the past few weeks, including a partnership with Latin American exchange Bitso enabling USDC transactions to Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.

Jack Martin
central banks   -   Jul 21, 2023 A Tale of Two Real-Time Gross Settlement Systems: South Korea vs FedNow
A Tale of Two Real-Time Gross Settlement Systems: South Korea vs FedNow

This week the U.S. Federal Reserve finally launched its long-awaited instant payments solution. Meanwhile, the South Korean central bank published a report outlining an important upgrade to the country’s longstanding instant payments solution.

Jack Martin
Coindesk   -   Jul 21, 2023 CoinDesk Set For Change of Ownership as DCG Finds $125 Million Buyer
CoinDesk Set For Change of Ownership as DCG Finds $125 Million Buyer

One of the leading crypto industry news media platforms is reportedly on the brink of changing ownership.

Alex Harutunian
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