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Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money
QR in payments and new money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
DEX   -   Jul 08, 2025 Crypto Exchages' Changing Landscape
DEX CEX CLOB

Decentralized exchanges just hit a record high, with DEX-to-CEX spot volumes reaching parity for the first time. The middle-tier altcoin sector, once central to CEX activity, is losing ground. Meanwhile, a new generation of CLOB-based DEXs is preparing to reshape the landscape of crypto trading.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Jul 06, 2025 GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025
GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025

The GBBC’s 2025 Handbook captures a new phase of blockchain adoption: from renegade roots to institutional alignment. With compliant infrastructure and regulated tokenization, blockchain is no longer an outsider—it’s becoming the backbone.

Alex Harutunian
Staking   -   Jul 04, 2025 EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud
EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud

EigenLayer has launched EigenCloud, a decentralized platform combining off-chain compute, verification, and data availability. Built on its restaking model, EigenCloud enables developers to build trust-minimized apps using services like EigenCompute, EigenVerify, and EigenDA.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Jun 18, 2025 Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On
Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On

A controversial change in Bitcoin Core will remove relay limits on the OP_RETURN field, allowing larger data payloads to spread across the network. Critics fear spam and bloat; supporters say it's already happening—and making it visible will improve fee markets and mempool consistency.

Alexander Mardar
QR in payments and new money
Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
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NFT   -   Apr 03, 2023 NFT Investor Burns $129K CryptoPunk NFT By Accident
NFT Investor Burns $129K CryptoPunk NFT By Accident

An NFT collector recently destroyed his CryptoPunk #685, that he had bought weeks ago for 77 ETH, by accident while he was being too careful trying to wrap it. Claimed it was nobody’s fault but his own.

Alex Harutunian
Exchanges   -   Apr 03, 2023 Crypto.com Obtains MVP Preparatory License in Dubai
Crypto.com Obtains MVP Preparatory License in Dubai

One week ago the Singapore crypto exchange announced that it had obtained a minimal viable product preparatory license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority.

Sasha Markevich
Web3   -   Apr 02, 2023 Nic Cage’s 'Renfield' Gets Web3 Game on Aptos Blockchain
Nic Cage’s 'Renfield' Gets Web3 Game on Aptos Blockchain

NBCUniversal media conglomerate partners with Aptos Labs for its first major splash into Web3 gaming.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   Apr 02, 2023 New Law Requires Crypto Ads in Belgium to Include Warnings, Detailing Risks
New Law Requires Crypto Ads in Belgium to Include Warnings, Detailing Risks

Belgium joins other EU nations like Spain and the UK, which have already imposed regulations on cryptocurrency advertising content.

Mathieu Legrand
Malaysia   -   Apr 01, 2023 Malaysia National Blockchain
Malaysia National Blockchain

Malaysia's state and private sector organizations advance in blockchain technology projects by actively collaborating with their international counterparts.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Mar 31, 2023 JP Morgan Pilots Blockchain-Based Dollar Settlement for Indian Banks
JP Morgan Pilots Blockchain-Based Dollar Settlement for Indian Banks

The proposed scheme, in the emerging GIFT City financial hub, will allow customers of Indian banks to make and receive instant US dollar transactions, with 24/7 clearing and settlement processes using distributed ledger technology.

Jack Martin
Banks   -   Mar 31, 2023 Regulated Liability Network - Another Blockchain-Based Proposal to Protect Bankers’ Profits
Regulated Liability Network

The bankers are finally coming around to the fact that blockchain technology is a far more efficient vehicle for the transfer of wealth. So now they’re trying to come up with ways to stop that wealth from transferring away from them.

Jack Martin
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