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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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Update   -   Mar 18, 2023 UPD: DAOMaker Builds Logan Paul’s Abandoned Game in 30 Days
UPD: DAOMaker Builds Logan Paul’s Abandoned Game in 30 Days

Chris Zaknun, CEO of DAOMaker, built an alternative game to Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo project in just 30 days.

Alex Harutunian
Bitcoin   -   Mar 18, 2023 Fortune Can Be With Solo Miners Too
Fortune Can Be With Solo Miners Too

A solo miner added a block to the Bitcoin blockchain and received a reward of 6.25 BTC.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Mar 18, 2023 UPD: The National Bank of Australia Made an Intrabank Cross-border Transaction Using a Stablecoin.
Logo NAB on blockchain background.

On March 14, the completion of the first pilot transaction using a stablecoin issued by the bank was announced on the official website of The National Australia Bank (not to be confused with the Reserve Bank of Australia).

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Mar 17, 2023 USDC Depegs and Pegs Back, Exchanges and Users React
USDC Depegs and Pegs Back, Exchanges and Users React

USDC depeged from USD after US Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Exchanges paused their conversion as users rushed into other assets. Now the stablecoin has got back to 1:1 ration, but what’s done is done…

Sasha Markevich
Regulation   -   Mar 17, 2023 US Banking Consortium Urges Congress to Ease Restrictions on Use of Blockchain Technology
USDF consortium member banks

At a Subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services last week, the USDF Consortium asked for a reduction in regulation on blockchain use by federally-insured banks, arguing that the technology should not be unfairly conflated with cryptocurrency.

Jack Martin
Update   -   Mar 17, 2023 UPD: First Starbucks Paid NFTs Sell out within 20 Minutes
UPD: First Starbucks Paid NFTs Sell out within 20 Minutes

Starbucks Odyssey Web3 loyalty program released its first collection of 2,000 limited-edition NFTs, each priced at $100. They sold out in 18 minutes.

Alex Harutunian
Web3   -   Mar 16, 2023 The Pokémon Company Is Hiring a Web3 Expert
The Pokémon Company Is Hiring a Web3 Expert

The Pokémon Company posted a listing for a Corporate Development Principal, a role that would advise the company’s leadership on strategy and explore new innovations, including Web3.

Alex Harutunian
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