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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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Ripple   -   May 18, 2023 Ripple into Custody… After $250 Million Acquisition of Provider Metaco
Ripple Metaco

The US payments network provider moved into the custody market this week, with the reported quarter billion dollar purchase of Switzerland’s Metaco, also increasing its overseas presence ahead of the ruling in its ongoing SEC dispute.

Jack Martin
CBDC   -   May 17, 2023 Digital Euro: European Central Bank Still Beholden to Commercial Banks
Digital euro investigation phase report ECB EuroSystem

A report preceding the final stage of the ECB's investigation into a digital euro shows no signs of redeeming the idea that the project is failing those whom it intends to serve.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
CBDC   -   May 17, 2023 Samsung and Bank of Korea Continue Research on Offline CBDC Functionality
Samsung and Bank of Korea Continue Research on Offline CBDC Functionality

The electronics giant and the South Korean central bank this week signed an agreement to further improve the security of offline CBDC payments, following initial development of the technology during a pilot study last year.

Jack Martin
Web3   -   May 16, 2023 Saga – Solana's First Crypto Phone
Saga – Solana's First Crypto Phone

Solana has been intriguing us with news of its innovative smartphone for 10 months now. On May 8, this Android device, designed to optimise work with Web3 and ensure seamless integration with crypto platforms, became available for pre-order.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   May 15, 2023 Stablecoins Can Bring Innovation With Certain Guardrails: EU Regulator
Stablecoins Can Bring Innovation With Certain Guardrails: EU Regulator

The European Banking Authority believes that stablecoins can exist and innovate responsibly, alongside CBDCs and other payment devices, subject to the implementation of some sensible guardrails.

Jack Martin
Web3   -   May 15, 2023 Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad with Avalanche
Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad with Avalanche

Alibaba Cloud has collaborated with Avalanche to introduce Cloudverse, a launchpad that assists businesses in creating their personalised metaverse spaces.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   May 14, 2023 Tether’s 2023 Q1 Report: Gold, Bitcoin in Reserves
Tether report,gold, Bitcoin.

The issuer of the largest stablecoin, Tether continues its path to transparency. In the recent quarterly reserve report, the company showed a breakdown for a previously consolidated reserve category that revealed its investments in gold and bitcoin.

Alex Harutunian
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