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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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L1   -   Dec 18, 2024 Stellar's Progress: Smart Contracts, MoneyGram, and the Remittance Ecosystem
Stellar's Progress: Smart Contracts, MoneyGram, and the Remittance Ecosystem

The network appears to be increasingly competitive with new integrations and the introduction of smart contracts.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Dec 17, 2024 Flourishing Telegram Mini Apps Take Users To TON Blockchain
Flourishing Telegram Mini Apps Take Users To TON Blockchain

TON's strategy of onboarding new users leverages the boom in Mini Apps, which are now trying to integrate DeFi projects.

Sasha Markevich
Coins and tokens   -   Dec 17, 2024 The Comeback of the Century: Crypto's Remarkable Surge Towards a $4 Trillion Market Cap
The Comeback of the Century: Crypto's Remarkable Surge Towards a $4 Trillion Market Cap

The future looks bright after a stellar year for the industry.

Rebecca Denton
Stablecoins   -   Dec 17, 2024 Ethena Rolls Out BlackRock-Backed Stablecoin as USDe Hits $6 Billion
Ethena Rolls Out BlackRock-Backed Stablecoin as USDe Hits $6 Billion

Ethena unveils USDtb as a conservative alternative to its high-yield USDe stablecoin, while its governance token ENA surges 25% over the weekend following an investment from the Trump-led World Liberty Financial.

Mathilde Adam
Blockchain   -   Dec 16, 2024 Chia Updates Proof of Space Consensus, Teases Major January Reveal
Chia Updates Proof of Space Consensus, Teases Major January Reveal

The project is focused on upgrading its infrastructure and plans to launch a “new financial product” sometime in January.

Alexander Mardar
Newsletters   -   Dec 15, 2024 Sunday Review 15/12/2024
Sunday Review 15/12/2024

Happy Sunday Observers! It has been almost a year since Bitcoin spot BTFs were approved, but still, nothing excites the crypto community more than seeing the big sharks from traditional finance and international politics validate their industry. The market surged on Thursday following World Liberty Financial's crypto Christmas

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Dec 15, 2024 Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed
Trust An Influencer And Get Scammed

Every day now, hundreds of crypto users are falling victim to scams and rug pulls that either derive from cyber attacks on unsuspecting influencers or from influencers themselves.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Adoption Tools   -   Dec 13, 2024 One Ring to Store Them All: Do We Need the Twelve Words?
One Ring to Store Them All: Do We Need the Twelve Words?

Tangem offers a fancy ring-shaped crypto custody device and argues against seed phrases. But what alternative does the hardware wallet firm suggest? Our observer discusses crypto custody practices with the team.

Sasha Markevich
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