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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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Exchanges   -   May 31, 2023 Binance’s Payment Partner Scores In Brazil, But The Game Is Far From Won
Binance logo, Latam Gateway logo, Brazil flag

Binance's payment gateway in Brazil received Central Bank approval to act as an electronic money issuer, marking the first victory Binance has had for a while.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
NFT   -   May 30, 2023 Move-to-Earn App StepN Now Supports Apple Pay For NFT Purchases
stepn apple pay

StepN has taken a significant step forward for the app and the Web3 ecosystem by integrating Apple Pay into its platform.

Alex Harutunian
Newsletters   -   May 28, 2023 Sunday Review 28/05/2023
Observers Sunday Review

Fans of fast cars, luxury yachts and excessive wealth will be focusing their attention on Monte Carlo today for the jewel of the Formula 1 season, the Monaco Grand Prix. Meanwhile, for the rest of us fans of fast cars, luxury yachts and excessive wealth, we take a look back

Jack Martin
DAO   -   May 28, 2023 Zuzalu: Advancing Technology, Longevity, and Self-Sustaining Communities
Zuzalu: Advancing Technology, Longevity, and Self-Sustaining Communities

The world's first pop-up mini-city, Zuzalu, brought together like-minded individuals with a shared interest in longevity, technology, and building self-sustaining communities.

Alex Harutunian
Litigation   -   May 27, 2023 Voyager Digital Distributes Assets After Failed Buyout By Binance.US
Voyager Digital bankruptcy

After Binance.US canceled a one billion dollar deal with Voyager Digital, the troubled company has decided to wind down and distribute its remaining assets. However, the customers will initially receive only a part of these funds.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   May 27, 2023 Bank of Canada Launches CBDC Citizen Survey
Bank of Canada Launches CBDC Citizen Survey

The Bank of Canada is back on the CBDC scene with a recently launched survey of citizens. The initiative also aims at educating and raising awareness on the subject.

Observers
Exchanges   -   May 27, 2023 Binance Has Found a New Crypto Oasis in Kazakhstan
Binance Has Found a New Crypto Oasis in Kazakhstan

After obtaining a digital asset license in Kazakhstan, Binance is looking at establishing a physical presence in the crypto-friendly country.

Observers
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