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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
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Jul 31, 2022 US Treasury Research Office Studies Implications Of CBDC On Private Bank Deposits
Todd Keister of Rutgers University and Dr Cyril Monnet of the University of Bern

The Office of Financial Research of US Treasury commissions a study about implications of CBDC on bank’s deposits, possible effects on bank…

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Jul 31, 2022 Dubai’s Metaverse Strategy
The Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy in Dubai.

Crown Prince of Dubai Hamdan bin Mohammed has launched the Dubai Metaverse Strategy. The strategy “aims to turn Dubai into one of the…

Observers
Jul 31, 2022 Microsoft’s Minecraft Bans NFTs
Minecraft NFT

The sandbox-style video game Minecraft, owned by Microsoft, is prohibiting the use of NFTs on its servers and NFTs that are based on the…

Observers
Polkadot   -   Jul 29, 2022 Polkadot Presented the New Governance System
Dr. Gavin Wood, Polkadot co-founder

Polkadot has presented their vision of a new governance system. It’s called Gov2.

Alex Harutunian
Jul 28, 2022 Key Points of the European Central Bank’s Report on Crypto-Financial Risks
 Market capitalisation-indexed growth of selected segments of the crypto-asset ecosystem.

The new report was prepared by Alexandra Born and Joseph M. Vendrell Simon, in which they described the risks associated with…

Observers
Jul 27, 2022 Yuga Labs Opens Otherside for the First Voyagers

Otherside, a metaverse gaming platform from the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, opened for 4300+ users for its first demo and a tour…

Observers
Jul 26, 2022 Coinbase Seem to Struggle But Try to Play It Cool

Current market downturn strongly destabilises crypto exchanges positions. Problems vary from regulation issues to liquidity shortages. Even…

Observers
Ethereum   -   Jul 26, 2022 The Merge is Approaching (Again)
 Goerli-prater merge projections.

The Merge — the complete transition of Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake — will happen very soon. We present you the latest news on this process.

Alex Harutunian
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