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Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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
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
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

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

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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