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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
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls

Triggered by a routine macro shock, crypto once again unraveled faster than any other market. Not because of sentiment alone, but because CEX risk engines, DEX liquidation incentives, and always-on leverage turn small moves into cascading stress.

Alex Harutunian
Lending and Borrowing   -   Oct 03, 2025 DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office?
DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office

DeFi is moving from standalone apps into the backend of exchanges, with Coinbase and Crypto.com leading by embedding Morpho’s lending vaults. This “embedded DeFi” model raises a key question: are exchanges becoming banks, or just UIs? The answer will define DeFi’s role in future banking.

Alex Harutunian
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. It Can Be Shorted On Ethos

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
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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.

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Crypto Funds and Institutional Trading   -   Nov 07, 2024 Will the Crypto VC Market Make a Comeback?
Will the Crypto VC Market Make a Comeback?

The rise in Bitcoin’s price has spurred investment in the cryptocurrency industry. October witnessed the highest level of crypto investment since September 2022. Can crypto euphoria in U.S. trigger more VC deals?

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Nov 07, 2024 Solana’s Monthly Active Addresses Hit All-Time High in October
Solana’s Monthly Active Addresses Hit All-Time High in October

Network activity continues to be driven by memecoin traders, as a growing number of users seem to be embracing the memecoin craze.

Alexander Mardar
Hacks, Bugs and Scams   -   Nov 06, 2024 Over $12 Million in 'Lost' Crypto Could Be Recovered, New Research Shows
Over $12 Million in 'Lost' Crypto Could Be Recovered, New Research Shows

A common blockchain mistake could now be reversed, with Binance users accounting for more than half of the recoverable funds.

Mathilde Adam
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 06, 2024 Crypto Euphoria as Trump Wins — But Will It Last?
Crypto Euphoria as Trump Wins — But Will It Last?

Donald Trump made big promises to the crypto sector, and received millions of dollars in donations as a result. But can he deliver — and will his economic vision work against the industry's interests?

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Coins and tokens   -   Nov 05, 2024 Hamster Kombat Fights for Survival on Multiple Fronts
Hamster Kombat Fights for Survival on Multiple Fronts

From collapsing token prices to a precipitous fall in new and active users, even the promise of a "Season II" in this tap-to-earn game may not be enough to win audiences back.

Observers
Stablecoins   -   Nov 05, 2024 US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC
US Treasury View: Tokenised Treasuries, Stablecoins and CBDC

The growing interconnection between stablecoins and T-bills used for their backing is raising concerns. While the US Treasury admits the importance of a unified monetary unit for further tokenisation of legacy systems, it believes that the present stablecoin design is not suitable for that purpose.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Nov 05, 2024 Ethereum Devs Quit EigenLayer Advisory Positions
Ethereum Devs Quit EigenLayer Advisory Positions

Reputation concerns have led Justin Drake and Dankrad Feist to abandon their post in the restaking protocol.

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