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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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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Sep 23, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekly Roundup: 23/09/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekly Roundup: 23/09/2024

Australia and Canada abandon retail CBDCs, as a new Atlantic Council report shows 44 countries are now piloting one. Meanwhile, HSBC buys and sells tokenized gold with the help of quantum-secure technology.

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Newsletters   -   Sep 22, 2024 Sunday Review 22/09/2024
Sunday Review 22/09/2024

Happy Sunday, Observers! The Bulls are happy and excited for a new run! Jerome Powell’s half-point rate cut announced on Wednesday has cleared the path for some speculation. The good news must be taken with caution, as unemployment levels put at risk the post-high-rate soft landing that the United

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Gaming   -   Sep 22, 2024 Launch of Flappy Bird And Binance Telegram Mini-Games Shrouded In Controversy
Launch of Flappy Bird And Binance Telegram Mini-Games Shrouded In Controversy

On their first week, Flappy Bird and Moonbix have offered up a complete entertainment package: a game and a scandal.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Coins and tokens   -   Sep 20, 2024 Hamster Kombat On the Verge of Airdrop
Hamster Kombat On the Verge of Airdrop

Season 1 is coming to an end today. Users have become more active, trying to earn at the last moment. Meanwhile, the team takes on the cheats and finds new partners.

Sasha Markevich
Exchanges   -   Sep 19, 2024 Belarus Limits Crypto On and Off-Ramping to Local Exchanges
Belarus crypto htp hi tech part

The new law prohibits citizens from buying and selling crypto with fiat on foreign exchanges. By directing the flows through local exchanges, the government aims to increase its control over crypto transactions. At Observers, we imagine Russia could follow the same path.

Sasha Markevich
Regulation   -   Sep 19, 2024 DLT Science Foundation Backs MiCA Crypto Alliance to Navigate EU Regulations
DLT Science Foundation Backs MiCA Crypto Alliance to Navigate EU Regulations

Founders Hedera, Ripple, and the Aptos Foundation are driving efforts to standardize sustainability disclosures and ensure smooth compliance with the upcoming MiCA regulation.

Mathilde Adam
Sep 18, 2024 Fed Announces Aggressive 0.5% Interest Rate Cut
Fed Announces Aggressive 0.5% Interest Rate Cut

Lower interest rates increase investor's appetite for higher-risk assets such as cryptocurrencies.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
DePIN   -   Sep 18, 2024 AO Computer Brings New Waves To Arweave Decentralized Storage Project
AO Computer Brings New Waves To Arweave Decentralized Storage Project

The promise of AO Computer lies in its unique approach to decentralized computing, allowing it to handle the intensive demands of AI applications within smart contracts on top of decentralized nodes. The new project has already attracted nearly $400 million in TVL

Alexander Mardar
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