Now
Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money
QR in payments and new money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
DEX   -   Jul 08, 2025 Crypto Exchages' Changing Landscape
DEX CEX CLOB

Decentralized exchanges just hit a record high, with DEX-to-CEX spot volumes reaching parity for the first time. The middle-tier altcoin sector, once central to CEX activity, is losing ground. Meanwhile, a new generation of CLOB-based DEXs is preparing to reshape the landscape of crypto trading.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Jul 06, 2025 GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025
GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025

The GBBC’s 2025 Handbook captures a new phase of blockchain adoption: from renegade roots to institutional alignment. With compliant infrastructure and regulated tokenization, blockchain is no longer an outsider—it’s becoming the backbone.

Alex Harutunian
Staking   -   Jul 04, 2025 EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud
EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud

EigenLayer has launched EigenCloud, a decentralized platform combining off-chain compute, verification, and data availability. Built on its restaking model, EigenCloud enables developers to build trust-minimized apps using services like EigenCompute, EigenVerify, and EigenDA.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Jun 18, 2025 Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On
Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On

A controversial change in Bitcoin Core will remove relay limits on the OP_RETURN field, allowing larger data payloads to spread across the network. Critics fear spam and bloat; supporters say it's already happening—and making it visible will improve fee markets and mempool consistency.

Alexander Mardar
QR in payments and new money
Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
Latest Articles View All
Latest Articles View All
Aug 19, 2022 Iran Announces Its First International Crypto Payment. U.S. Sanctions Losing Power?
Alireza Peymanpak

The previous week was marked by an exceptional event for cryptocurrency on a national level: Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade…

Observers
Aug 19, 2022 UPD: To date some moves from OpenSea that prove that it is in fact centralised.

UPD: To date some moves from OpenSea that prove that it is in fact centralised. OpenSea has recently updated its stolen NFT policy that has caused quite a backlash. Previously they would block the stolen items from being bought, sold, or transferred on its platform during an investigation, now they

Observers
Aug 19, 2022 Crypto Regulations. SEC POV
Gary Gensler, SEC Chair

SEC Chair Gary Gensler expresses readiness to work with crypto companies to develop industry-specific compliance rules and use SEC powers…

Observers
Aug 19, 2022 El Salvador’s Government Firmly Adheres to Bitcoin Development in the Country
El Salvador’s Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya

A couple of weeks ago, El Salvador’s finance minister Alejandro Zelaya shared in an interview with Bloomberg his point of view (and some…

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Aug 18, 2022 The Pound is Now Stable Too

Blackfridge has launched a stablecoin pegged to British pound. And this is the first stablecoin of its kind.

Alex Harutunian
Bridges and Interoperability   -   Aug 18, 2022 Lazarus Vainly Attacked deBridge

North Korean group of hackers, Lazarus, attacked deBridge. The human factor has become a vulnerability again.

Alex Harutunian
Regulation   -   Aug 17, 2022 Iran as a Guilty Pleasure for the Exchanges

Kraken can be under federal investigation for potential violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the New York Times reported. And they’re…

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Aug 17, 2022 To Be Or Not to Be? The New GHO Stablecoin
To Be Or Not to Be? The New GHO Stablecoin

According to the results of the voting of the Aave community, a GHO stablecoin pegged to the US dollar will be launched.

Alex Harutunian
Latest Articles View All
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Success! You now have access to additional content.