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Mining   -   Sep 16, 2025 Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero
Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero

Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives

Alex Harutunian
Gaming   -   Sep 13, 2025 The Promise and Reality of Blockchain Games
blockchain gamers

After years of development, blockchain games still capture only a sliver of the gaming industry. The promise of true asset ownership, stable economies, and transferability remains unmet. Recent trends suggest blockchain was more hype feature than genuine necessity

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
DEX   -   Sep 09, 2025 Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker
Hyperliquid Joins Stablecoin Race, Books USDH Ticker

Hyperliquid is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, USDH, through a validator-led governance vote. With USDC currently dominating its ecosystem, USDH would reduce reliance on external issuers and capture reserve yield. Paxos, Frax, Ethena, and an Agora–MoonPay coalition are competing to deploy it

Alex Harutunian
Adoption   -   Aug 18, 2025 ROSCAs and Blockchain: Why the Perfect Match Never Worked
roscas and blockchain

Blockchain promised to reinvent ROSCAs through smart contracts, but despite many pilots adoption never scaled. Instead, the most successful digital ROSCAs are centralized apps like Tanda and Chama — thriving on trust, not code

Alex Harutunian
Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero
Mining   -   Sep 16, 2025 Bribing the Chain: How Qubic Shook Monero

Monero, the leading privacy coin, suffered an 18-block reorg after Qubic consolidated large mining power. Debate rages: Qubic claims 51% control; Monero devs deny widescale damage. Exchanges raised confirmations. The episode shows PoW chains can be threatened by economic incentives

Alex Harutunian
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Sunday Review   -   Dec 09, 2024 Sunday Review 08/12/2024
Sunday Review 08/12/2024

Happy Sunday, Observers! This has been a major week for crypto, with Bitcoin finally surpassing the $100k mark following Donald Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins as the next Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The market was further energized on the day following Atkins’ appointment when Trump announced

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Dec 08, 2024 Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: Female Crypto Criminals Make News
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: Female Crypto Criminals Make News

From a viral meme sensation to a sophisticated money launderer helping Russia's elite, it isn't just men in the upper echelons of alleged crypto crimes.

Observers
L1   -   Dec 06, 2024 Solana Foundation’s Strategy Lead Departs for a New High-Throughput Network
Solana Foundation’s Strategy Lead Departs for a New High-Throughput Network

The new project, named DoubleZero, is neither a layer 1 nor a layer 2 protocol. Instead, it introduces a novel type of network that completely rethinks blockchain infrastructure to improve scalability and reduce network latency significantly.

Alexander Mardar
Regulation   -   Dec 05, 2024 What Happens In South Korea, Can Only Happen In South Korea
What Happens In South Korea, Can Only Happen In South Korea

The imposition of martial law in South Korea on December 3rd led to an erratic market.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Coins and tokens   -   Dec 05, 2024 Bitcoin Hits $100,000: Trump Appoints Crypto-Friendly SEC Chair
Bitcoin Hits $100,000: Trump Appoints Crypto-Friendly SEC Chair

Bitcoin has broken the $100,000 barrier for the first time, riding a wave of optimism after Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins as the next Chair of the SEC. With Atkins’ pro-crypto reputation, the cryptocurrency market feels set for a transformative era.

Rebecca Denton
Coins and tokens   -   Dec 05, 2024 Major Token Unlocks Loom for Jito Token Holders
Major Token Unlocks Loom for Jito Token Holders

Jito is about to release tokens that will more than double the project's circulating supply, a move which has investors worried about the $JTO token price.

Alexander Mardar
Stablecoins   -   Dec 04, 2024 Between the Mighty Dollar and Stablecoins: A Fleeting Dream of De-Dollarization
Between the Mighty Dollar and Stablecoins: A Fleeting Dream of De-Dollarization

Is Donald Trump, or are dollar-pegged stablecoins standing in the way of non-western countries freeing themselves from the hegemony of the dollar?

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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