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Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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
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
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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Exchanges   -   Dec 09, 2024 $3.4 Billion Mt.Gox Bitcoin Are on the Move; the Market Remains Strong
$3.4 Billion Mt.Gox Bitcoin Are on the Move; the Market Remains Strong

The infamous exchange’s wallet movements have repeatedly sparked fears of sell-offs that could destabilize Bitcoin prices. Yet, recent activity from Mt. Gox wallets has been met with strong market resilience.

Sasha Markevich
Exchanges   -   Dec 09, 2024 How Coinbase Shapes Public Opinion via Social Media: VPN Case
How Coinbase Shapes Public Opinion via Social Media: VPN Case

Coinbase’s possible blocking of accounts due to VPN usage raised discontent among the community. As always, the PR team promptly handled the mini-crisis.

Sasha Markevich
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
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