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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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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
Telefonica   -   Jul 21, 2023 Telefónica Commits to Digital Innovation Branch Investigating New Tech
Telefonica Innovation

After several projects involving blockchain technology the Spanish telecoms giant has its eye on AI and other upcoming tech.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Stablecoins   -   Jul 20, 2023 EURe Enables Direct Payments Between SEPA Accounts and Safe Wallets
Safe wallet Monerium EURe cooperation

Monerium EURe users can now transfer money between their Safe smart wallet and their traditional bank account with ease, further closing the divide between digital and traditional banking.

Observers
Regulation   -   Jul 20, 2023 SG-FORGE Achieves Regulatory Nirvana Gaining First French DASP License
SG-FORGE Achieves Regulatory Nirvana Gaining First French DASP License

The crypto asset subsidiary of Societe Generale has reached the currently highest possible level of regulatory certification, becoming the first-ever digital asset service provider to be licensed by the French Financial Markets Authority.

Jack Martin
Regulation   -   Jul 20, 2023 Google Play Introduces New Policy Update for Blockchain-based Content
Google Play policy blockchain NFT

Google will start trialling a new mobile marketplace policy update this summer to give users increased transparency and protection when transacting with blockchain-based content.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Regulation   -   Jul 19, 2023 IMF Spearheads Push for Clearer Policies on Crypto Assets Globally
IMF View

In its latest blog post, the international monetary fund laid out its global policy recommendations for the protection of economies and investors from the pernicious threat of cryptocurrency.

Jack Martin
Regulation   -   Jul 18, 2023 U.S. Senators Reintroduce ‘Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulatory Act
U.S. Senators Reintroduce ‘Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulatory Act

An updated version of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which is supposed to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, was reintroduced by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand.

Sasha Markevich
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