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Mining   -   Sep 16, 2025 Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero
Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero

Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives

Alex Harutunian
Gaming   -   Sep 13, 2025 The Promise and Reality of Blockchain Games
blockchain gamers

After years of development, blockchain games still capture only a sliver of the gaming industry. The promise of true asset ownership, stable economies, and transferability remains unmet. Recent trends suggest blockchain was more hype feature than genuine necessity

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
DEX   -   Sep 09, 2025 Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker
Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker

Hyperliquid is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, USDH, through a validator-led governance vote. With USDC currently dominating its ecosystem, USDH would reduce reliance on external issuers and capture reserve yield. Paxos, Frax, Ethena, and an Agora–MoonPay coalition are competing to deploy it

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Aug 18, 2025 ROSCAs and Blockchain: Why the Perfect Match Never Worked
roscas and blockchain

Blockchain promised to reinvent ROSCAs through smart contracts, but despite many pilots adoption never scaled. Instead, the most successful digital ROSCAs are centralized apps like Tanda and Chama — thriving on trust, not code

Alex Harutunian
Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero
Mining   -   Sep 16, 2025 Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero

Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives

Alex Harutunian
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Blockchain   -   Dec 16, 2022 Charles Hoskinson on Cardano's Suppression, Developments and Future
Charles Hoskinson of Cardano on AMA session 10 December 2022

Charles Hoskinson is a bright and active speaker that frequently turns up on social media to answer questions from the community and share his views on industry developments. Our Cardano Observer, Jonatan Blum, watched his recent 2-hour-long AMA session in search of clues.

Observers
Exchanges   -   Dec 16, 2022 Crypto.com Assures Your Funds Are More Than 100% Safe
Crypto.com. Source: crypto-insiders.nl

Crypto.com published its Proof-of-Reserve that shows that they have over 100% reserves for major tokens. FTX Collapse has shattered the market. Crypto users have become more cautious. Crypto.com gave cause for concern when they paused withdrawals on the Solana network after the FTX crash. Now, to reassure their

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Dec 16, 2022 Tether vs. Wall Street Journal. Goodbye Secured Loans!
Tether vs. Wall Street Journal. Goodbye Secured Loans!

After another critical article from the Wall Street Journal, Tether announced that it would get rid of “Secured loans” by the end of next year.

Alex Harutunian
Binance   -   Dec 15, 2022 Binance Crypto Indices: What Does BlueBird Track?
Binance Crypto Indices: What Does BlueBird Track?

Crypto indices trading can be a good alternative to trading individual coins. Here is an overview of Binance Indices.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Dec 15, 2022 Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade. What’s New?
Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade. What’s New?

A major update of the Ethereum network will take place in the near future. The developers said that they plan to carry out the Shanghai Network Upgrade in March 2023.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Dec 15, 2022 Digitalization by Restrictions. A Local's Perspective on Nigeria’s CBDC Push.
eNaira application and Naira cash banknotes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a new cash withdrawal limit policy with effect from January 9, 2023, to push eNaira.

Alex Harutunian
FTXCollapse   -   Dec 14, 2022 SBF Goes To Jail?
Sam Bankman-Fried, the ex-CEO of FTX, has been arrested

Sam Bankman-Fried, the ex-CEO of bankrupt crypto trading firm FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas. He is accused of lying to investors and violating the law starting from the founding of FTX in 2019.

Sasha Markevich
Update   -   Dec 14, 2022 UPD: Starbucks Launches Beta of the Web3 Loyalty Program
UPD: Starbucks Launches Beta of the Web3 Loyalty Program

On December 8, the highly anticipated Odyssey program, which combines customer loyalty rewards with NFT collecting and other gamified elements, launched to a small group of waitlist members including customers and employees in the US.

Alex Harutunian
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