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Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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
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
Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?
Tokenization   -   Oct 09, 2026 Tokenization for Everything: Where Did We Actually Get?

Tokenization was supposed to disrupt global capital markets, but it ended in an unexpected compromise: permissionless rails carrying permissioned finance. A deep dive into SEC equity rules, European wholesale settlement, and why crypto’s plumbing is being absorbed to reinforce legacy finance.

Alex Harutunian
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Moneytech   -   Jun 13, 2024 The 4th Function of Money: Yield-Bearing Stablecoins On Rise
Moneytech yield bearing stablecoins

Prompted by high interest rates and competition, stablecoins that earn yield are on the rise. Are they a fad or the new normal of the largest crypto-asset class?

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Coins and tokens   -   Jun 13, 2024 Curve Token Plummets 24% as Its Founder’s Positions Are Liquidated
Egorov Michael Cruve token plummets

Despite this, the founder managed to salvage nearly $100 million from his $140 million in $CRV collateral.

Alexander Mardar
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.

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