
Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives
Alex Harutunian
After years of development, blockchain games still capture only a sliver of the gaming industry. The promise of true asset ownership, stable economies, and transferability remains unmet. Recent trends suggest blockchain was more hype feature than genuine necessity
Alex Harutunian
Nasdaq has filed with the U.S. SEC to bring tokenized securities onto its main market, aiming to trade blockchain-based and traditional shares side by side. If approved, the move could make Nasdaq the first U.S. exchange to integrate tokenized equities under existing protections
Alex Harutunian
Hyperliquid is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, USDH, through a validator-led governance vote. With USDC currently dominating its ecosystem, USDH would reduce reliance on external issuers and capture reserve yield. Paxos, Frax, Ethena, and an Agora–MoonPay coalition are competing to deploy it
Alex Harutunian
Blockchain promised to reinvent ROSCAs through smart contracts, but despite many pilots adoption never scaled. Instead, the most successful digital ROSCAs are centralized apps like Tanda and Chama — thriving on trust, not code
Alex Harutunian
Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives
Alex Harutunian
Google releases AI payments protocol that includes support for stablecoins, partners with Coinbase and Salesforce. The SEC and Gemini (Winklevoss brothers’ firm) reported a settlement in principle over the Gemini Earn case. Strategy's Michael Saylor and other industry reps to attend a Congress roundtable on BITCOIN Act. London
Uniswap’s Unichain has boosted L2 volumes past $40B, but liquidity tells a different story. TVL has halved since July, exposing the limits of incentive-driven growth. Despite cheaper fees, users remain on Ethereum—where Uniswap continues to be one of the network’s largest revenue engines.

TON Strategy Company, formerly Verb Technology, has rebranded as a Toncoin treasury, holding $713M in TON and targeting over 5% of supply. By staking its holdings and adopting financial engineering akin to Strategy’s playbook, it aims to turn crypto reserves into shareholder returns

From $GOAT to $FART, memecoins show how hype burns fast and budgets vanish faster. Market caps in the tens of millions may look like real businesses, but behind the joke lies sunk marketing spend, fragile communities, and the math of attention that always runs out of breath

Jito’s BAM transforms MEV on Solana from a private auction into a transparent, programmable marketplace. While Ethereum introduced PBS, Solana may now be a step ahead—embedding MEV handling directly into the protocol with greater flexibility and developer access.
Circle’s decision to bring native USDC to Hyperliquid underscores the chain’s rise as an institutional-grade DeFi hub, while advancing its strategy to make USDC the default stablecoin — trusted, redeemable, and seamlessly transferable across chains
BTC whale sells 24k BTC flash crash wipes longs. ETH hits new ATH above 4 900. Asia’s wealthy investors raise crypto allocations. Gemini files S-1 and secures MiCA EU license. Ether threatens 600 B market-cap, GENIUS Act stablecoin framework live. Metamask to issue its native mUSD stablecoin. Blockchain intelligence

Global Dollar’s stablecoin USDG is growing fast—thanks to a new model where partners like Robinhood, OKX, and Mastercard earn a share of reserve yields. With over 25 institutions onboard and market cap surpassing $329M, USDG is quietly building a powerful global distribution network

By building an open ecosystem, the project lowers the barrier to join the AI economy, whether you’re launching new models or curating datasets. Yet it's unclear if token rewards alone can sustain quality, coordination, and long-term innovation in such a decentralized development model

Aiden Pleterski, self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada, was kidnapped, tortured, and held hostage by angry investors in Ontario, Canada.
Eva Senzaj Pauram
The US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission alleges that Binance willfully violated federal law to encourage US investors to subvert its own “ineffective” compliance program. The exchange is also accused of offering unregistered crypto derivatives products.
Jack Martin
In a new report, Moody's analyzed the impact of the traditional banking system on stablecoins, as well as the possible tightening of regulation against the background of the recent banking crisis.
Alex Harutunian
The well-known messaging app Telegram has added the functionality for users to buy, store, and send Tether (USDT), the world's largest stablecoin.
Alex Harutunian
A dataminer found a prototype of a crypto wallet in the files of the Microsoft Edge browser. Is Microsoft preparing some kind of surprise?
Alex Harutunian
The largest US stock exchange Nasdaq is reportedly looking at Q2 2023 for the release of its custody services for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Fidelity opens its custody services to the public.
Alex Harutunian
Cash scarcity in Nigeria is crippling local businesses and taking a toll on Nigerians’ daily lives but even amidst all the social chaos the Central Bank Digital Currency, eNaira, isn’t going anywhere.
ObserversGoogle releases AI payments protocol that includes support for stablecoins, partners with Coinbase and Salesforce. The SEC and Gemini (Winklevoss brothers’ firm) reported a settlement in principle over the Gemini Earn case. Strategy's Michael Saylor and other industry reps to attend a Congress roundtable on BITCOIN Act. London
Uniswap’s Unichain has boosted L2 volumes past $40B, but liquidity tells a different story. TVL has halved since July, exposing the limits of incentive-driven growth. Despite cheaper fees, users remain on Ethereum—where Uniswap continues to be one of the network’s largest revenue engines.

TON Strategy Company, formerly Verb Technology, has rebranded as a Toncoin treasury, holding $713M in TON and targeting over 5% of supply. By staking its holdings and adopting financial engineering akin to Strategy’s playbook, it aims to turn crypto reserves into shareholder returns

From $GOAT to $FART, memecoins show how hype burns fast and budgets vanish faster. Market caps in the tens of millions may look like real businesses, but behind the joke lies sunk marketing spend, fragile communities, and the math of attention that always runs out of breath

Jito’s BAM transforms MEV on Solana from a private auction into a transparent, programmable marketplace. While Ethereum introduced PBS, Solana may now be a step ahead—embedding MEV handling directly into the protocol with greater flexibility and developer access.
Circle’s decision to bring native USDC to Hyperliquid underscores the chain’s rise as an institutional-grade DeFi hub, while advancing its strategy to make USDC the default stablecoin — trusted, redeemable, and seamlessly transferable across chains
BTC whale sells 24k BTC flash crash wipes longs. ETH hits new ATH above 4 900. Asia’s wealthy investors raise crypto allocations. Gemini files S-1 and secures MiCA EU license. Ether threatens 600 B market-cap, GENIUS Act stablecoin framework live. Metamask to issue its native mUSD stablecoin. Blockchain intelligence

Global Dollar’s stablecoin USDG is growing fast—thanks to a new model where partners like Robinhood, OKX, and Mastercard earn a share of reserve yields. With over 25 institutions onboard and market cap surpassing $329M, USDG is quietly building a powerful global distribution network

