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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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Stablecoins   -   Mar 22, 2023 Swiss Bankers Propose Deposit Token as Alternative to Retail CBDC
Swiss Bankers Propose Deposit Token as Alternative to Retail CBDC

With the Swiss National Bank seeing no immediate need to develop its own retail CBDC, the Swiss Bankers Association has come up with an alternative blockchain-based stablecoin for use in digital asset transactions and DLT ecosystems.

Jack Martin
Stablecoins   -   Mar 22, 2023 MakerDAO Rebrands DAI Stablecoin
Rune Christensen and logo of DAI stablecoin.

The founder of MakerDAO, Rune Christensen, said he believes that the DAI stablecoin is due for a rebrand.

Alex Harutunian
NFT   -   Mar 21, 2023 Meta Drops NFTs for Instagram and Facebook and Continues Layoffs
Meta Drops NFTs for Instagram and Facebook and Continues Layoffs

Meta has decided to discontinue its NFT and digital collectibles features on Instagram and Facebook, and the news of a second round of layoffs has hit employees hard.

Alex Harutunian
Digital Identity   -   Mar 21, 2023 Traveling in the Urbit Universe
Urbit universe with ships galaxies stars planets moons and comets

Unlike "overpriced jpegs" and other collectibles, Urbit Planet is an NFT with a certain utility - it can provide you with a digital identity in the next internet space.

Observers
Regulation   -   Mar 20, 2023 Not Financial Advice But Emoji
Not Financial Advice But Emoji

In the documents of the trial with Dapper Labs, the court ruled that the emojis “rocket ship”, “stock chart” and “money bags” can be considered as financial advise.

Alex Harutunian
NFT   -   Mar 20, 2023 Buterin’s NFT Drop
Buterin’s NFT Drop

An NFT collection featuring the stamp of approval from Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, the Quadratic Funding Collection, celebrates Buterin’s contributions to a popular Web3 funding model.

Alex Harutunian
Exchanges   -   Mar 19, 2023 Copper Crypto Custody Cuts Product, People and Partners in ‘Strategic Realignment’
Copper Custody state street

Digital asset custody provider Copper has shelved its enterprise business, made staffing cuts, and ended its licensing agreement with global custody bank State Street in a move to streamline the company and focus on core product ClearLoop.

Jack Martin
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