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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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Binance   -   Dec 18, 2022 Binance FUD
Binance FUD. Binance logo and emojis

Lately, we have heard a lot about the troubles of crypto companies’ and collapses. This time Binance made us worry when it halted USDC withdrawals.

Sasha Markevich
Web3   -   Dec 18, 2022 Shibuya, an NFT Video Platform, Raises $6.9M in Seed Round
Shibuya, an NFT Video Platform, Raises $6.9M in Seed Round

Artist Emily “pplpleasr” Yang co-founded the NFT platform Shibuya, which has garnered $6.9 million in seed funding backed by heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Variant Fund.

Alex Harutunian
Economy   -   Dec 17, 2022 Musk vs. TradFi
Elon Musk. Source: theguardian.com

Elon Musk shared his thoughts regarding the current monetary system and his views on the role of crypto within it. Elon Musk took part in a live coverage held by Mario Nawfal, founder & CEO of IBC Group and host of the Roundtable show, the biggest live show in crypto.

Observers
Update   -   Dec 17, 2022 UPD: Presumably the Elusive Do Kwon is in Serbia

South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Do Kwon, who has been on the international wanted list on INTERPOL for several months now, maybe staying in Serbia.

Alex Harutunian
NFT   -   Dec 17, 2022 Chinese Court Recognises NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law
Chinese Court Recognises NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law

A Chinese court has found that NFTs share the same characteristics of property, such as value, scarcity, disposability, and tradability. Hence NFTs should have the same protections as physical property under Chinese law.

Alex Harutunian
Bitcoin   -   Dec 16, 2022 New Users Follow Bitcoin Price Peaks and Loose Money. BIS Research
New Users Follow Bitcoin Price Peaks and Loose Money. BIS Research

Recently BIS published a working paper on crypto trading and retail adoption. The main idea was “to provide cross-country evidence that retail investors enter the market following Bitcoin price increases”.

Sasha Markevich
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.

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