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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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Aug 10, 2022 UPD: Tether made a statement in response its portfolio quality allegations

On July 27, Tether made a statement in response to rumours that their portfolio of commercial securities consists of 85% of Chinese or other Asian commercial securities. In their message , Tether put forward several main points:According to the company, misinformation and rumours entail reputational losses, which are now comparable

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Aug 10, 2022 NIRV Stablecoin Lost Its Peg to the Dollar After a Hacker Attack
NIRV price chart.

As a result of the hacker attack, NIRV lost its peg to the dollar and fell heavily in price. The attackers managed to steal from Nirvana…

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Aug 10, 2022 What Сould Be Unusual in the Transfer of a Football Player? Payment in USDC
Giuliano Galoppo.football

The other day there was a “momento histórico” in football and the crypto industry. The first player transfer paid with USDC.

Alex Harutunian
Aug 08, 2022 Meta Is Losing Money on the Metaverse, but Still Goes On
Oculus VR headset.

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, reported a loss of $2.81 billion on $452 million in revenue from its virtual reality division, Reality…

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Aug 08, 2022 El Salvador Demonstrates Financial Stability Despite Crypto Downturn By Buying Out Its Debt
 Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador.

El Salvador prepares to buy back its sovereign debt ahead of schedule out of sheer spite.

Observers
Aug 08, 2022 Another Large Brazil Bank Goes Into Crypto
Mario Leao, Santander Brazil CEO.

The third largest privately owned bank in Brazil is about to open crypto world for its clients.

Observers
Aug 07, 2022 Damien Hirst Will Burn His Art in NFT Project
NFT chart

One of the richest artist in the UK, Damien Hirst, will burn thousands of his paintings at Newport Street Gallery in London this September…

Observers
Aug 07, 2022 IMF On Kenya CBDC Paper, Commends Caution
 Central Bank

IMF returned its comments on the Kenyan Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) discussion paper published in February 2022. In the Annex to…

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