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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos
Ethos reputations

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

Alex Harutunian
Blockchain   -   Feb 03, 2026 What Vitalik Buterin Wants To Change In Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin Ethereum improvement simplicity

Vitalik Buterin’s recent posts reflect a shift from idealistic decentralization toward pragmatic system design. Rather than rejecting Ethereum’s core principles, he questions where complexity, governance, and the current development path fail under real-world constraints.

Alex Harutunian
L1   -   Jan 14, 2026 Hyperliquid’s Vertical Evolution
Hyperliquid's vertically integrated ambition

Hyperliquid is evolving from a perp DEX into a vertically integrated financial stack. By launching its own L1, native stablecoin, and spot markets, it prioritizes market fit over ideology. Started on Arbitrum, its roadmap reveals a larger ambition: to become the global base layer for all trading.

Alex Harutunian
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls

Triggered by a routine macro shock, crypto once again unraveled faster than any other market. Not because of sentiment alone, but because CEX risk engines, DEX liquidation incentives, and always-on leverage turn small moves into cascading stress.

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
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos

Ethos turns credibility into an on-chain market. By blending XP-based participation, capital-backed vouching, and invite-bonded trust graphs, it attempts to price reputation itself. One year in, the experiment reveals both the promise—and the fragility—of financializing trust in crypto

Alex Harutunian
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Regulation   -   Jun 30, 2022 EU DLT Pilot is Finally Released. How is it Going to Work?
EU DLT Pilot Regime

European Parliament published the final version of their DLT pilot regime. It is planned to last for 3 years and will give companies an opportunity to try innovative blockchain technologies in their businesses

Alex Harutunian
Jun 30, 2022 Rep. Jim Himes Calls For a Quicker U.S. CBDC Development: White Paper Overview
Jim Himes

On June 22, Rep. Jim Himes published a paper titled “Winning the Future of Money: A Proposal for a US Central Bank Digital Currency” urging…

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Stablecoins   -   Jun 29, 2022 The Creators of USD Coin Launch a New Stablecoin Linked to The Euro
 Top Crypto Tokens by Market Capitalization

Circle Internet Financial has announced the launch of a fully reserved stable coin EUROC, which is pegged to the euro.

Alex Harutunian
Jun 29, 2022 Growing Pressure on Exchanges

Seems that the current downturn on the crypto market as well as overall alertness can cause multiple troubles for exchanges. Among some of…

Observers
Jun 27, 2022 Meta About to Test NFTs on Instagram Stories with Spark AR
NFT

Meta announced Wednesday that it will begin testing NFTs on Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform Spark AR. It is also…

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Stablecoins   -   Jun 27, 2022 The Decline of Magic Internet Money and the Exposure of Insiders
Magic Internet Money to USD Chart

The stable coin of the Abracadabra ecosystem has lost its peg to the dollar. The cancellation of the Magic Internet Money (MIM) binding occurred on Friday, at 7:40 pm Eastern time. Eventually, the price of the token collapsed to $0.926 in three hours.

Alex Harutunian
Jun 27, 2022 El Salvador’s President Asks For Patience As Bitcoin Sinks. But To No Avail
Bitcoin

Another Bitcoin-related tweet from El Salvador’s crypto-backing President gave rise to the next round of doubts over cryptocurrency being a…

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