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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos
Ethos reputations

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

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
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

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.

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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
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