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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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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
Regulation   -   Jul 25, 2022 US Commodity Trade Regulator In Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill
Senators Cynthia Lummis (left) and Kirsten Gillibrand (right). Source: Valerie Plesch, Bloomberg

Senators Cynthia Lummis (Republican) and Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat) proposed a bill to regulate crypto. A large part of amendments of this 69-page document expands the jurisdiction of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over digital assets.

Alex Harutunian
Jul 24, 2022 Now You Can Be Served Via NFT
Photo by José Martín Ramírez Carrasco.

A UK judge has granted permission to deliver a court notice using a blockchain ledger by NFT — marking for the first time in the country…

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