Now
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
Latest Articles View All
Latest Articles View All
NFT   -   Dec 21, 2022 UPD: Apple to Allow Third-party App Stores in Compliance with New EU Laws
UPD: Apple to Allow Third-party App Stores in Compliance with New EU Laws

Crypto app developers can rejoice now as the new EU laws will force Apple to permit alternative app stores and apps without the need to go through its own App Store.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Dec 21, 2022 Project Garuda. Indonesia Joins the CBDC Club
Illustration from Indonesian CBDC paper

On November 30, right after G20 Summit in Indonesia, the Central Bank of the country presented the "Garuda Project" - a road map for the development and implementation of CBDC in the national economy.

Alex Harutunian
Bridge   -   Dec 21, 2022 The Сollapse of Alameda Affected the Ren Protocol
The Сollapse of Alameda Affected the Ren Protocol

Ren Protocol warned its users about the risk of losing funds due to the shutdown of the Ren 1.0 version protocol. The shutdown was caused by funding problems due to the collapse of Alameda.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Dec 21, 2022 Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Crypto Crush Spillover and Stablecoins
Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Crypto Crush Spillover and Stablecoins

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published a study indicating stablecoins not only transmit but also magnify crypto volatility effects on traditional financial markets.

Alex Harutunian
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)   -   Dec 20, 2022 Crypto News by SBF: the Block
Crypto News by SBF: the Block

It was found that The Block was secretly funded by SBF.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption   -   Dec 20, 2022 Canada’s Largest Pension Fund Gave Up On Crypto
CPP Investments. Source: swfinstitute.org

The largest Canadian pension fund Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) investment board is no longer pursuing any opportunities in the crypto market, Reuters reports.

Observers
Latest Articles View All
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Success! You now have access to additional content.