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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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Stablecoins   -   Nov 27, 2024 Ethereum Surges Ahead of Tron in Hosting USDT
Ethereum Surges Ahead of Tron in Hosting USDT

Ethereum has reclaimed its position as the primary blockchain for hosting USDT for the first time since 2022. Tether is minting new stablecoins on Ethereum as it expects higher demand.

Sasha Markevich
Bittensor   -   Nov 27, 2024 Bittensor Rolls Out EVM Compatibility to Attract Ethereum Developers
Bittensor Rolls Out EVM Compatibility to Attract Ethereum Developers

Currently, only whitelisted parties can deploy EVM smart contracts on the mainnet. However, anyone can interact with the already deployed smart contracts.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Nov 27, 2024 HECO Network by Huobi: The Tail Of Fail
HECO Network by Huobi: The Tail Of Fail

Once a promising Layer 1 blockchain, HECO failed to sustain growth, facing declining user interest and security and liquidity issues.

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Nov 26, 2024 Stablecoin and Investment in One Wallet
Stablecoin and Investment in One Wallet

Coinbase and Circle joined forces to offer 4.75% APY for USDC holders. This partnership is expected to attract users to Coinbase’s products, while also boosting the usage of USDC.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption Tools   -   Nov 26, 2024 WalletConnect Prepares to Airdrop $WCT Token
WalletConnect Prepares to Airdrop $WCT Token

WalletConnect - more like traditional web2 infrastructure than a blockchain. Season 1 of the airdrop will distribute 50 million $WCT tokens, but the tokens won't be transferable until 2025 due to ongoing tests for the WalletConnect network.

Alexander Mardar
Prediction Markets   -   Nov 26, 2024 How Does Polymarket Fare In Predicting Elections Around The World?
How Does Polymarket Fare In Predicting Elections Around The World?

Polymarket correctly predicted the results of the United States elections. Can the blockchain information market be as accurate in predicting other presidential elections around the globe?

Eva Senzaj Pauram
GaryGensler   -   Nov 26, 2024 Gary Gensler: An Enemy to Crypto, But Well-Intentioned
Gary Gensler: An Enemy to Crypto, But Well-Intentioned

Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.

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