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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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Regulation   -   Jun 30, 2023 EU Commission Defines Legal Tender of Euro Cash: Acceptance and Access
EU commission digital euro Observers

As part of its work on the digital euro, the European Commission has proposed a definition and regulation for ‘legal tender’ of euro coins and banknotes, as seemingly this has never previously existed in official legislation.

Jack Martin
NFT   -   Jun 30, 2023 Heavy Metal Forge: Bored Apes Creator Releases Dookey Dash Spin-Off
Heavy Metal Forge: Bored Apes Creator Releases Dookey Dash Spin-Off

Yuga Labs yesterday released the follow-up game to Dookey Dash. HV-MTL Forge takes gamers on a workshop-building mission to win unique attributes for their Mech robot NFTs.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Regulation   -   Jun 29, 2023 Let There Be Indices! CZ Approves as HK Regulator Demands Easily Met
Let There Be Indices! CZ Approves as HK Regulator Demands Easily Met

Hong Kong authorities recently implemented a rule that crypto tokens must be included on at least two indices to be retail-tradable. So a Hong Kong rating agency created a new index of tokens including BNB, Dogecoin, XRP and Tron, much to the joy of CZ and Justin Sun.

Jack Martin
SEC   -   Jun 29, 2023 Exchanges Delist Alleged Crypto ‘Securities’ Following SEC Lawsuits
Exchanges Delist Alleged Crypto ‘Securities’ Following SEC Lawsuits

Some crypto platforms are delisting tokens labelled as securities in the SEC's recent legal action. Three major altcoins, Cardano, Polygon and Solana, are among them.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption   -   Jun 28, 2023 U.S. Crypto Adoption Still Held Back by Lack of Knowledge: NBER Study
U.S. Crypto Adoption Still Held Back by Lack of Knowledge: NBER Study

A long-running study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that overall crypto ownership rose from under 2% of the U.S. population to almost 12% between 2018 and 2022. However, among the most common reason given for not owning crypto was a lack of knowledge on the subject.

Jack Martin
Stablecoins   -   Jun 28, 2023 Decentralized Stablecoins Return: DeFi Veterans Launch Improved Tokens
crvUSD, GHO, SORA TBCD

DeFi projects Curve, Aave and SORA extend their offerings with native stablecoins. All non-custodial by design, these stablecoins are introducing many innovative features.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Jun 26, 2023 CA/Santander Asset Servicing Arm Registered Crypto Custodian in France
Caseis France

CACEIS Bank registered as a crypto custodian with French authorities, just before stricter regulations come into force for digital asset service providers.

Jack Martin
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