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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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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Jun 01, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 01/06/2024
Banking and CBDC roundup Observers

It looks unlikely that a digital pound will launch in the U.K. any time soon as an election beckons. The digital shekel challenge, updates on India CBDC progress and other news in this week's roundup

Observers
Web3   -   May 31, 2024 Disputes over Ethereum ETFs Approval Heated Up on Polymarket
Polymarket Ethereum ETF

The SEC's recent apparent approval of Ethereum ETFs raised some questions about the decentralized betting platform. Those who lost money betting against the approval this month insist that the resolution made by Oracle was premature.

Sasha Markevich
Tokenization   -   May 31, 2024 Two Weeks To Invest in El Salvador Hotel Tokens: Yay or Nay?
Two Weeks To Invest in El Salvador Hotel Tokens: Yay or Nay?

A hotel developer in El Salvador is offering a 10% yield on tokens backed by real estate.

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Trading   -   May 31, 2024 Crypto Hub But No Backdoor To China: Global Crypto Exchanges Leave Hong Kong
Crypto Hub But No Backdoor To China: Global Crypto Exchanges Leave Hong Kong

On May 31, all unlicensed crypto exchanges had to leave the country. So far, only two local exchanges have secured licenses, and 18 more are waiting for the regulator's decision.

Sasha Markevich
Trading   -   May 30, 2024 TurboToad - A Meme Coin Created With ChatGPT Prompt
TurboToad

As the AI-generated token price peaked, $TURBO entered the top-10 meme coins by trading volume, and its capitalization grew by over 2,000%, reaching $600 million.

Sasha Markevich
Web3   -   May 30, 2024 Helium Leads Solana's DePIN Ecosystem with Strong Q1 2024 Performance
Helium Leads Solana's DePIN Ecosystem with Strong Q1 2024 Performance

Helium Network is dominating the DePIN sector, fueled by rapid mobile adoption and growing IoT applications. This has resulted in over $1.5 million in HNT token burns and many new partnerships across the world.

Mathilde Adam
Web3   -   May 30, 2024 Failed Scam: ZKasino Founder Guides Investors on Recovering Stolen ETH
Failed Scam: ZKasino Founder Guides Investors on Recovering Stolen ETH

There is a potential solution for those impacted by the ZKasino debacle. The founder has taken to X to explain how investors can recover their full ETH investment.

Alexander Mardar
Trading   -   May 29, 2024 U.S. Company Bets Two-Thirds of Cash Reserves on Bitcoin
U.S. Company Bets Two-Thirds of Cash Reserves on Bitcoin

Despite Bitcoin's impressive performance over the past five years, few publicly listed companies have opted to add this cryptocurrency to their balance sheet.

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