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Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money
QR in payments and new money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
DEX   -   Jul 08, 2025 Crypto Exchages' Changing Landscape
DEX CEX CLOB

Decentralized exchanges just hit a record high, with DEX-to-CEX spot volumes reaching parity for the first time. The middle-tier altcoin sector, once central to CEX activity, is losing ground. Meanwhile, a new generation of CLOB-based DEXs is preparing to reshape the landscape of crypto trading.

Alexander Mardar
Adoption   -   Jul 06, 2025 GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025
GBBC Maps 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases for 2025

The GBBC’s 2025 Handbook captures a new phase of blockchain adoption: from renegade roots to institutional alignment. With compliant infrastructure and regulated tokenization, blockchain is no longer an outsider—it’s becoming the backbone.

Alex Harutunian
Staking   -   Jul 04, 2025 EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud
EigenLayer Expands Its Product Offering with EigenCloud

EigenLayer has launched EigenCloud, a decentralized platform combining off-chain compute, verification, and data availability. Built on its restaking model, EigenCloud enables developers to build trust-minimized apps using services like EigenCompute, EigenVerify, and EigenDA.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Jun 18, 2025 Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On
Bitcoin's Heavy Load: The OP_RETURN Debate Rolls On

A controversial change in Bitcoin Core will remove relay limits on the OP_RETURN field, allowing larger data payloads to spread across the network. Critics fear spam and bloat; supporters say it's already happening—and making it visible will improve fee markets and mempool consistency.

Alexander Mardar
QR in payments and new money
Jul 08, 2025 From Coins to QR: The Changing Face of Money

QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.

Alex Harutunian
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L2   -   May 29, 2025 Layer 2 Blockchain Project Shifts Focus from Ethereum to Bitcoin
Layer 2 Blockchain Project Shifts Focus from Ethereum to Bitcoin

Starknet, once focused solely on Ethereum, is pivoting toward Bitcoin with Broly, a new inscription service that bypasses the need for BTC. Facing stagnation on Ethereum and rising L2 competition, the project is betting on Bitcoin’s untapped potential to regain traction and relevance.

Alexander Mardar
AI   -   May 28, 2025 Virtuals New Genesis Launches Spark Fresh Interest in the Platform
Virtuals genesis

Genesis Launches provide a fair, permissionless token distribution for AI agents. Since their launch, they have attracted over 25,000 participants and more than 50 million staked $VIRTUAL, resulting in a 100% increase in the token price over the past month.

Alexander Mardar
Stablecoins   -   May 27, 2025 Circle’s Share: Your Piece of the Private Dollar
Circle and USDC

Circle's IPO opens the door for public investors to benefit from stablecoin seigniorage for the first time. Unlike crypto miners or exchanges, Circle profits from monetary demand for USDC—a zero-interest asset backed by interest-bearing reserves—and now shares that upside through equity.

Alex Harutunian
Wallets   -   May 27, 2025 Binance Wallet Records $7.6 Billion in Daily Trading Volume
Binance wallet

Since March, the wallet has seen explosive growth, now accounting for 95% of all trading activity among crypto wallets.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   May 23, 2025 Still Hackable, Still Reversible: Sui’s $220M Cetus Breach Exposes DeFi’s Flaws
SUI CETUS exploit

Sui's leading DEX, Cetus Protocol, was exploited for over $220M, exposing critical weaknesses in DeFi infrastructure. The network's response—freezing funds—helped limit damage but raised serious concerns about decentralization and the true immutability of blockchain protocols

Alex Harutunian
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