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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
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
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
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 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
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Stablecoins   -   Nov 02, 2022 USDC Ad in the Economist
USDC Circle ad in Economist issue of 29.10.2022

A full-page bleed ad of Circle, the largest stablecoin issuer, appeared in the latest Economist volume. The image depicts the U.S. Seal part of the one-dollar bill combined with USDC die cast seal designed by Mark Grambau. The advertising is matched with a large article about recent elections in

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Nov 01, 2022 Reserve Bank of India Commenced “E-Rupee” Tests. What Is Under the Hood?
Reserve Bank of India Commenced “E-Rupee” Tests. What Is Under the Hood?

November 1, 2022 The first pilot of India’s CDBC, the e-rupee, commenced today. It will test the wholesale segment (e₹-W) in bond transactions with nine banks. The retail segment (e₹-R) is planned for launch within a month.

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Oct 31, 2022 BUSD surges forward, FTX Launches its Own Stablecoin
BUSD surges forward, FTX Launches its Own Stablecoin

Against the background of the automatic conversion of a number of stablecoins to BUSD, the market share among all stablecoins of the BUSD token increased from 10.01% to 15.48%. FTX CEO announced in an interview about the possible launch of the company's own stablecoin.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Oct 31, 2022 Tether Stablecoin Will Be Available at ATMs in Brazil
Tether logo on the background of Banco24Horas ATMs

On November 3, Tether together with SmartPay, will make USDT coins available at more than 24,000 ATMs in Brazil.

Alex Harutunian
Monetary Economics   -   Oct 30, 2022 FED Fighting Inflation, Unemployment and Recession Looming
FED Fighting Inflation, Unemployment and Recession Looming

FED is trying to stifle high inflation by rising interest rate and - surprisingly - by provoking unemployment as fears of recession escalate. The crisis could expand around the globe and lead to a contraction in the world’s economy.

Sasha Markevich
Decentralized Governance   -   Oct 29, 2022 “Highly Profitable Trading Strategy" or Ordinary Theft?
“Highly Profitable Trading Strategy" or Ordinary Theft?

Hacker Avraham Eisenberg, as part of a team of other hackers, stole more than $100 million from the Solana-trading platform Mango and called it “a highly profitable trading strategy.”

Alex Harutunian
Ethereum   -   Oct 29, 2022 Ethereum: Shanghai Upgrade
Ethereum: Shanghai Upgrade

A major update for Ethereum is coming - Shanghai upgrade. What will this new upgrade bring to one of the main blockchains in the world?

Alex Harutunian
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