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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It 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. It 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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Update   -   Mar 10, 2023 UPD: Square Enix’s Pro-NFT Gaming CEO Steps Down
UPD: Square Enix’s Pro-NFT Gaming CEO Steps Down

Square Enix’s President Yosuke Matsuda prepares to step down from his position at the Japanese gaming giant, and his replacement has already been decided.

Alex Harutunian
Web3   -   Mar 10, 2023 Snoop Dogg Co-Founds a New Web3-Powered Live-streaming App Shiller
Snoop Dogg Co-Founds a New Web3-Powered Live-streaming App Shiller

Shiller is a live broadcast platform designed with Web3 creators in mind. The announcement was made by its co-founder Snoop Dogg.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Mar 09, 2023 Japanese Banks Join Compliant Stablecoin Experiment on Japan Open Chain
Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Minna no Bank and The Shikoku Bank

In collaboration with three Japanese banks, GU Technologies has initiated a proof-of-concept to develop a stablecoin-issuing system for financial institutions. The project will be deployed on the Japan Open Chain, an Ethereum-compatible public blockchain which is fully compliant with Japanese law.

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   Mar 09, 2023 What on Earth has Happened to the US Crypto Banking Sector Post FTX?
Silvergate Bank HQ

Of the two biggest US crypto banks prior to last November’s meltdown at FTX, Silvergate is reportedly now negotiating a route with the FDIC to avoid imminent closure, while rival Signature has made moves to significantly cut back on its crypto exposure. What exactly has gone wrong?

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   Mar 08, 2023 Bybit’s Mastercard
Bybit's Mastercard-powered debit card

Bybit is launching a Mastercard-powered debit card, allowing users to pay with their crypto assets.

Sasha Markevich
Decentralized stablecoins   -   Mar 07, 2023 Frax Abandons the Algorithmic Part of Its Stablecoin
Frax Finance logo and voting results

The Frax Finance community voted to cancel the algorithmic component of the FRAX stablecoin. Gradually, the stablecoin will be fully collateralized.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Mar 07, 2023 UPD: Australia CBDC Use Cases Published
Australia CBDC with RBA and DFCRC

On March 2 the Reserve Bank of Australia published the list of chosen use cases for its CBDC research project. A list of 14 use cases includes payment, tax automation, corporate bond settlement with ABE, and Web3 commerce with Mastercard.

Alex Harutunian
Celsius   -   Mar 06, 2023 A Withdrawal Was Opened to Clients of Celsius Custody
Celsius holds out a wad of money

Bankrupt Celsius has started withdrawing funds for clients holding deposit accounts for the first time since June last year. But there are a number of restrictions.

Alex Harutunian
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