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Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

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
US equity stock in the blockchain mesh
Regulation   -   Feb 19, 2026 How US Equity Is Being Woven Into the Blockchain Mesh

After years of legal uncertainty, U.S. regulators have opened the door for on-chain shareholder records. From Galaxy and Securitize to DTC’s pilot, equity is moving into the blockchain mesh—reshaping settlement, trading, and the future architecture of capital markets.

Alex Harutunian
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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.

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NFT   -   Feb 17, 2023 Ordinal NFTs Are Disrupting Bitcoin Network
Ordinal NFTs Are Disrupting Bitcoin Network

Ordinals, an NFT-like project on the Bitcoin blockchain, has gained momentum over the past month, signalling an opportunity for the biggest cryptocurrency. But its accessibility and security still needs to be improved.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Feb 16, 2023 Keeping Bankers Happy Could Undermine Digital Euro Before Development Even Starts
Bankers and CBDC

Although the European Central Bank is still undertaking its investigative stages concerning a potential Euro-Zone CBDC, it already seems to be tying itself in knots trying to limit potential disruption to the status quo as far as commercial banks are concerned.

Jack Martin
Update   -   Feb 16, 2023 UPD: Centre Pompidou Museum to Display CryptoPunks and Autoglyphs NFTs
UPD: Centre Pompidou Museum to Display CryptoPunks and Autoglyphs NFTs

Yuga Labs donated CryptoPunk #110 and Larva Labs donated Autoglyph #25 NFTs to the Centre Pompidou for its exhibition scheduled for this coming spring.

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Feb 15, 2023 The Sur: a Trading Coin of Argentina and Brazil
Inácio Lula da Silva and Alberto Fernandez at the signing ceremony

Last month Brazilian president Inácio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernandez, reignited the idea of a common currency as a means towards an economically independent future.

Observers
Regulation   -   Feb 15, 2023 EU Banks Face New Rules for Crypto Asset Risk Management
EU euro logo with skyscrapers

The European Parliament has released a legal draft that confirms the implementation of strict rules for European banks' involvement with crypto assets. Under the proposed rules, crypto assets would be treated as the riskiest type of asset.

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Feb 14, 2023 Is BUSD Illegal?
BUSD in the stop sign

As part of cooperating with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), Paxos Trust should stop issuing Binance USD.

Alex Harutunian
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