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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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Web3   -   Sep 30, 2022 Starbucks Launches NFT Rewards on Polygon Network
Starbucks Launches NFT Rewards on Polygon Network

By the end of 2022 Starbucks will launch an NFT platform using Polygon and will give away and sell NFT stamps to customers and employees that can unlock perks like exclusive merch, private events, and trips.

Alex Harutunian
Update   -   Sep 30, 2022 UPD: Two recent developments about OpenSea...

Two recent developments about OpenSea. Firstly, on September 19, they introduced some new features for creators regarding immersive and secure experience. Creators will soon be able to launch their collections with dedicated drop pages and get greater discoverability on the new homepage. Collectors will now be able to mint directly

Alex Harutunian
Update   -   Sep 30, 2022 UPD: At the request of the South Korean authorities, Interpol issued a red notice for the founder of Terra, Do Kwon...

At the request of the South Korean authorities, Interpol issued a red notice for the founder of Terra, Do Kwon.  However, Kwon himself stressed that he was moving quietly and did not see his name on the Interpol’s lists. We have also checked Interpol site and could not find

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Sep 30, 2022 Tether. A new court request.
Tether coins

Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued an order that Tether must provide its financials to prove support for USDT. This order relates to a court case initiated back in 2019.

Alex Harutunian
Ethereum   -   Sep 30, 2022 Ethereum Сentralization
Ethereum Сentralization

The Merge has recently been successfully completed. Now Ethereum is fully working on Proof-of-Stake. But, there are elements that make us doubt about the decentralization of the Ethereum network.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Sep 30, 2022 The Future Monetary System From BIS
BIS Future Monetary System metaphor tree from the annual economic report

BIS devoted one third of its 2022 Annual Economic Report for the discussion of the Future Monetary System. In their vision, Central Banks will have the core role, adopting innovations of DLT, leading and supervising the ecosystem of banks, PSP and other participants.

Alex Harutunian
Interesting Money   -   Sep 29, 2022 How Facebook Failed to Change the World
Prof. Dahlia Malkhi, former Chief Technology Officer at the Diem Association

Once upon a time one big private company came up with an idea of reinventing money and changing the financial world. It failed. Prof. Dahlia Malkhi, who was working on Facebook's unified digital currency Diem (previously Libra), explained why in an interview with Calcalist.

Observers
Regulation   -   Sep 29, 2022 SEC vs. Ripple. What and When to Expect?
Ripple and SEC logos are seen behind the court case documents

Both, SEC and Ripple filed motions for summary judgment – meaning each side declares that they have arguments that can win the case without a trial. XRP price reacted positively but are there any grounds?

Alex Harutunian
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