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Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

Alex Harutunian
Layer1   -   Oct 16, 2025 Conflux: Blockchain Development Behind the Wall — and Beyond
Conflux: China’s State-Backed Bridge to the Blockchain World

While crypto remains banned, China’s state-backed blockchain ecosystem — led by Conflux — is expanding across Asia and into global finance. Conflux Network bridges China’s academic research, state strategy, and open blockchain innovation.

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
DEX   -   Sep 18, 2025 Curve’s Egorov Proposes a New Solution to DeFi's Pain
Michael Egorov proposes Yield Basis pool in Curve protocol

Curve Finance is launching Yield Basis with a $60M crvUSD credit line. The product aims to eliminate impermanent loss for liquidity providers, and at the same time transform CRV from a governance token into an income-generating asset with revenues shared back to holders

Alex Harutunian
Tokenization   -   Sep 09, 2025 Nasdaq Pushes for Blockchain-Based Equities
nasdaq meets blockchain

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
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

Alex Harutunian
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Stablecoins   -   Feb 21, 2023 Tether Has Transferred Part of Its Reserves to the Management of a Wall Street Firm
Tether and Cantor logo

The Wall Street Journal published an article on February 10, according to which a large Wall Street firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, will manage the reserves of Tether invested in US T-bills.

Alex Harutunian
Exchanges   -   Feb 21, 2023 Mt. Gox Saga Overview and Latest Updates
Mt. Gox Saga Overview and Latest Updates

The Mt. Gox saga continues. The repayment registration deadline was moved to March 2023. We propose revisiting this story and going through its main stages.

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Feb 20, 2023 Digital Euro Or Euro Digitalized?
Digital Euro, Spanish stablecoin EURM, Finnish Stablecoin EUROe

Spanish and Finnish regulators independently approved their national fintech companies to develop Euro backed stablecoins. The "digitalization" of fiat currencies is pushed concurrently by CBDC research and by stablecoins.

Observers
NFT   -   Feb 20, 2023 Hermès Wins MetaBirkin NFT Lawsuit
Hermès Wins MetaBirkin NFT Lawsuit

A jury in New York has sided with Hermès in the brand's protracted legal battle with MetaBirkin NFT creator Mason Rothschild.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2023 Will Staking Be Banned?
Will Staking Be Banned?

The SEC is paying close attention to staking and the crypto industry in general. There are rumors circulating among major personalities that staking may be banned by regulators in the United States.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Feb 18, 2023 PayPal's not-yet-launched stablecoin has stopped under the influence of Paxos’ Problems
PayPal logo next to a man.

Bloomberg journalists reported that PayPal suspended work on its own stablecoin amid the problems of Paxos and BUSD.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   Feb 17, 2023 SEC Faces Criticism for Lack of Clarity in Crypto Compliance Rules
SEC Faces Criticism for Lack of Clarity in Crypto Compliance Rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing criticism for not providing clear guidance on compliance rules in the digital asset industry.

Observers
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