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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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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Nov 11, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekly Roundup: 11/11/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup Observers.com

China releases a hard wallet for the digital yuan, as Amazon trials a tokenization concept that sees small businesses paid faster.

Mathieu Legrand
Newsletters   -   Nov 10, 2024 Sunday Review 10/11/2024
Sunday Review Observers

A new age is upon us. Donald J. Trump's election as the next president of the United States is a history-defining moment set to impact the lives of everyone around the globe. Trump's pro-crypto stance during the presidential campaign led the crypto world to regard the

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Tokenization   -   Nov 10, 2024 Singapore's Project Guardian: Swift, UBS, Chainlink Pilot Connects Tokenized Assets with TradFi Systems
Singapore's Project Guardian: Swift, UBS, Chainlink Pilot Connects Tokenized Assets with TradFi Systems

The pilot successfully proved that tokenized funds can settle through Swift's traditional payment network, while Project Guardian gets more trials and members.

Mathilde Adam
Adoption   -   Nov 09, 2024 Polkadot Partners with São Paulo for Education as Brazil's Crypto Market Surges
Municipality San Paolo Sao Paolo Blockchain education

The free blockchain course targets local entrepreneurs and developers, aiming to boost Brazil's crypto tech hub.

Mathilde Adam
L1   -   Nov 09, 2024 Eclipse Launches First Layer-2 Network Combining Ethereum and Solana Tech
Eclipse Launches First Layer-2 Network Combining Ethereum and Solana Tech

The project seeks to bridge the gap between the two leading smart contract blockchains and develop a network that integrates the advantages of both Ethereum and Solana.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Nov 08, 2024 Ethereum Unveils Mekong Testnet Ahead of Pectra Fork
Ethereum Unveils Mekong Testnet Ahead of Pectra Fork

Pectra aims to enhance the user and developer experience on Ethereum and will lay the groundwork for future scalability improvements.

Alexander Mardar
Prediction Markets   -   Nov 07, 2024 Power To The People: Polymarket A Big Winner In US Election
Power To The People: Polymarket A Big Winner In US Election

On election night, Polymarket became the "information market" it set out to be rather than the betting platform it often appears to be. "You are the media now," wrote Elon Musk.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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