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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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Coins and tokens   -   May 10, 2023 Hacks, Scams and 114 Meme-Coins
Pepe hacker, total loss summary by CertiK Aler

The crypto industry has lost over $100 million due to scams and hacks. Apart from that, exploiting the recent popularity of meme-coins, someone single-handedly created 114 scam meme tokens.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   May 10, 2023 Japan’s Central Bank Moves To The Pilot In CBDC Research
Japan’s Central Bank Moves To The Pilot In CBDC Research Phase 2

Bank of Japan is advancing with its CBDC project. The central bank reported on the Phase 2 and moved to the pilot experiments.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   May 09, 2023 Who Is Behind TrueUSD?
TrueUSD logo and Justin Sun with question on the face

Amid the growth of TrueUSD stablecoin, the community is puzzled by its ongoing support from Binance. Also, rumors are spread about the project's possible connections with Tron's Justin Sun. TrueUSD says the latter is not True.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   May 08, 2023 Digital Ruble is Coming
Bank of Russia logo, Russian flag, Ruble coin

The Central Bank of Russian Federation has been developing the country's first central bank digital currency – the Digital Ruble for several years. There have been announcements by authorities that it might be launched soon.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   May 07, 2023 Tether Pushes Product Line. Gold XAUT and EURT
Logos of Tether, BitMart and MEXC Global.

Tether continues to expand the list of exchanges where users can access gold-referenced XAUT and Euro-referenced EURT. BitMart and MEXC Global exchanges have announced the listing of stablecoins.

Alex Harutunian
Blockchain   -   May 06, 2023 The Launch of the Main Sui Network, What Happened Before and After?
The Launch of the Main Sui Network, What Happened Before and After?

A new blockchain called Sui performed token distribution on Binance’s crypto crowdfunding platform. It would probably have gone unnoticed if there had not been an incident with Justin Sun.

Alex Harutunian
NFT   -   May 05, 2023 Sotheby's Launched Curated Secondary NFT Marketplace
Sotheby's Launched Curated Secondary NFT Marketplace

Sotheby's auction house expanded its NFT art offerings through the release of a curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace.

Alex Harutunian
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