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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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Web3   -   Jun 12, 2024 Australia Bans Credit Cards and Crypto in Online Gambling
Australia Bans Credit Cards and Crypto in Online Gambling

The new law complements a series of measures introduced by the government over the past two years to protect Australians from risky gambling behaviors.

Mathilde Adam
Tokenization   -   Jun 12, 2024 Ripple's Two Lives: The SEC's #1 Suspect and Defendant in Crypto Promotes Institutional Adoption and Compliance
Ripple institutions sec complianc

The blockchain giant is bogged down in a legal case with the SEC, the outcome of which could have ramifications for the entire industry. At the same time, Ripple's new roadmap fosters compliant tools and services.

Mathilde Adam
Gaming   -   Jun 12, 2024 Uniswap Acquires a Survival Game on Blockchain
Uniswap Acquires a Survival Game on Blockchain

Crypto: The Game brings reality show excitement and tension to the crypto industry. This investment might aim to onboard new users, promote the DEX and its products, and develop new gamified experiences for Uniswap users.

Sasha Markevich
L1   -   Jun 11, 2024 Solana Removes Validators Involved in Sandwich Attacks on Users
Solana Validators involved in MEV attacks

These attacks inflate asset prices to give users a poor exchange rate while profiting the validators.

Alexander Mardar
Trading   -   Jun 11, 2024 Smart Means Simple. The New Wallet by Coinbase
Smart Means Simple. The New Wallet by Coinbase

The new technology allows the creation of a wallet within seconds but raises security and compliance concerns.

Sasha Markevich
Trading   -   Jun 11, 2024 The Battle for In-Game Assets of Bankrupt 'Crypto King'
The Battle for In-Game Assets of Bankrupt 'Crypto King'

Aiden Pleterski has refused to hand over login details to virtual knives and skins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, as has Steam. Now, the gaming platform's facing a court order.

Observers
Web3   -   Jun 10, 2024 More Open AI, Less OpenAI: Near Protocol Defies Tech Giants' Control Of Artificial Intelligence
Near.ai illia polosukhi

The monopolization of AI on a handful of centralized companies has prompted Near Foundation to draw a strategy to transform Near into the epicentre of AI-centered, blockchain-run, user-owned technology.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Trading   -   Jun 10, 2024 Bitcoin ETFs Show No Sign of Slowing Down
Bitcoin ETFs

BlackRock's now overtaken Grayscale as the most popular spot BTC ETF — and there's growing conviction that fresh all-time highs are inevitable.

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