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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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Economy   -   Apr 29, 2022 Here is why Germany is ranked the most crypto-friendly country

Germany has risen to the top spot of Coincub’s guide to the most crypto-friendly countries in Q1 2022, overtaking Singapore, the United States, Australia, and Switzerland. First, the German government demonstrates institutional acceptance of crypto. German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse has listed more than 20 crypto exchange-traded products

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Coins and tokens   -   Apr 29, 2022 Now Dogecoin is not just a meme, but a pioneer of radio transactions. Well, almost a pioneer

The first ever Dogecoin cryptocurrency transaction was performed without the Internet. The coin was transmitted using a radio signal.

Alex Harutunian
Apr 29, 2022 Sweden Wants to Test E-Krona Viability for Smart Payments

The central bank of Sweden (Riksbank) has been testing it’s own digital currency, e-krona recently. One e-krona would be worth as much as a physical 1-krona coin or one krona in a private bank account. But it is not backed up by physical money you put into your bank

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Apr 29, 2022 Russian new crypto regulations

Russia’s Ministry of Finance has amended its digital currency bill to include cryptocurrency mining provisions, the agency announced on…

Observers
Apr 29, 2022 Epic Games is building a family-friendly metaverse

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has secured $2bn in new funding from tech giant Sony and Kirkby, the group behind the Lego franchise, as…

Observers
Apr 29, 2022 Coinbase misadventure in India has its consequences

Coinbase, the most popular crypto exchange in the United States, has big ambitions. Among other things these ambitions focus on conquering…

Observers
Ethereum   -   Apr 29, 2022 “The Merge” is delayed. Again
Tim Beiko twitter

Tim Beiko, a leading Ethereum developer working on “The Merge”, said on Twitter that the update will not be ready by June. Independent…

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Apr 29, 2022 Beanstalk Hacked For $182M Through Mixer

“Beanstalk” — the stablecoin protocol based on the Ethereum network — lost $182 million due to a hacker attack.

Alex Harutunian
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