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Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

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
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
DEX   -   Sep 18, 2025 Curve’s Egorov Proposes a New Solution to DeFi's Pain
Michael Egorov proposes Yield Basis pool in Curve protocol

Curve Finance is launching Yield Basis with a $60M crvUSD credit line. The product aims to eliminate impermanent loss for liquidity providers, and at the same time transform CRV from a governance token into an income-generating asset with revenues shared back to holders

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
Illustration of a crowd observing or pointing toward a shared goal, symbolizing the collective discovery of truth through prediction markets
Oracles   -   Oct 25, 2025 Crowd-Sourced Truth from Prediction Markets

From Polymarket’s stripped-down design to Kalshi’s regulatory breakthrough, prediction markets are turning collective opinion into a financial asset class — and a new battleground over who defines truth

Alex Harutunian
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Ethereum   -   Oct 22, 2024 Heavy Choice: Ethereum To Allow More Space In Blocks For Layer 2 Networks
Ethereum blobs full

Large-scale adoption of Ethereum by Layer 2 chains led to a quick fill-up of blob space. Vitalik Buterin urged to allow for more cheap space for L2 usage in the closest upgrade.

Alexander Mardar
Monetary Economics   -   Oct 22, 2024 Russia Talks DLT On BRICS Forum
Russia Talks DLT On BRICS Forum

Russia is taking the lead in developing a common financial infrastructure for the BRICS intergovernmental organization. Russia's initiatives feature distributed ledger technology.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption Tools   -   Oct 21, 2024 dGEN1: Half Phone, Half "Start Trek Communicator", 100% Ethereum
dGEN1: Half Phone, Half "Start Trek Communicator", 100% Ethereum

A new hardware designed to look like a "communicator from Start Trek," allows users seamless access to all corners of the Ethereum ecosystem with zero experience breaks.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Prediction Markets   -   Oct 21, 2024 Trump is Leading on Polymarket: Manipulation or Another Opinion?
Trump is Leading on Polymarket: Manipulation or Another Opinion?

The betting odds on the platform indicate a much higher probability of Trump’s victory than traditional polls. A French whale might be responsible for pushing the market odds.

Sasha Markevich
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Oct 21, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekly Roundup: 21/10/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekly Roundup Observers

A new paper warns Russia's digital ruble may struggle to attract global adoption, as Mastercard teams up with an African bank so tokenized transactions can be made using wearable devices.

Observers
Newsletters   -   Oct 20, 2024 Sunday Review 20/10/2024
Sunday review Observers

Happy Sunday, Observers! The narrative of a Bitcoin “Uptober” is in full swing now that its price has finally broken the $65,000 resistance level it has been stuck on for the past seven months. The breakthrough has been largely due to the institutional interest in cryptocurrency coming from the

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Coins and tokens   -   Oct 18, 2024 deBridge Unveils $DBR with Airdrop to 491,000 Wallets
deBridge Unveils $DBR with Airdrop to 491,000 Wallets

The token represents an important step towards decentralization. It empowers token holders to make key decisions regarding the governance of the protocol.

Alexander Mardar
Coins and tokens   -   Oct 18, 2024 Hamster Took A Break From Its Kombat: Can Season II Change It?
Hamster Took A Break From Its Kombat: Can Season II Change It?

After the massive airdrop, Hamster Kombat's user base has cooled off. As the game is about to embark on a new season, it remains to be seen if the team can bring utility and value to its token and keep the users engaged.

Sasha Markevich
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