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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   -   May 28, 2024 Trump's Huge U-Turn on Bitcoin as Crypto Becomes Election Issue
Donald Trump vs Joe Biden crypto

Back in 2021, he had described Bitcoin as a "scam" — telling Fox Business that he didn't like it "because it's another currency competing against the dollar."

Observers
Trading   -   May 27, 2024 Hush Money and Huge Purchases: FTX Saga Laid Bare in New Report
FTX HKG office

All of this will be a moot point for FTX customers, who are still awaiting to be compensated. While much has been made of the fact that they'll be repaid in full, this doesn't tell the whole story.

Observers
Blockchain   -   May 27, 2024 Ethereum in 2024: Too Comfortable with Centralized Infrastructure
Erhereum centralized

With many parts of the Ethereum network centralized in the hands of a small number of large-scale actors, the integrity of the protocol might be at risk.

Alexander Mardar
Newsletters   -   May 26, 2024 Sunday Review 26/05/2024
Observers Sunday review

All eyes have been on France this weekend. South of the country, the 77th Cannes Festival drew to a close on Saturday with Anora, a drama-comedy by U.S. filmmaker Sean Baker, taking home the festival's most important prize, the Palme d'Or. The French Open, the

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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   May 25, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 25/05/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 25/05/2024

There's new legislation designed to prevent a digital dollar from intruding on consumer privacy — with a report also revealing how central banks could enhance CBDC adoption.

Observers
Web3   -   May 25, 2024 How WeatherXM Transforming Weather Forecasting Industry
How WeatherXM Transforming Weather Forecasting Industry

By integrating DePIN and Web3, WeatherXM not only advances weather data collection but also brings financial incentives to its network contributors.

Alexander Mardar
Moneytech   -   May 24, 2024 New Stablecoin USDX Launches On Oracle Blockchain Flare
Usdx flare he

Data-driven blockchain Flare, crypto custodian Hex Trust Group, and decentralized credit marketplace Clearpool have partnered to create a new dollar-pegged stablecoin.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
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