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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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Litigation   -   May 03, 2024 U.S. SEC vs. Justin Sun and Tron Foundation: Legal Back and Forth Continues
Tron Foundation and Justin Sun File Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

The defendants challenge the SEC's authority to regulate their 2017 ICO, which Justin Sun and the Tron Foundation claim wasn't targeted at U.S. investors and involved primarily foreign participants.

Mathilde Adam
Blockchain   -   May 03, 2024 TON: Exciting Times Ahead For Its Partnership With Telegram
TON: Exciting Times Ahead For Its Partnership With Telegram

The Open Network is gaining momentum. Its reunion with Telegram is an important partnership for both sides. Durov promises the Telegram-TON partnership will continue to grow as investors see huge potential in the duo.

Sasha Markevich
Trading   -   May 02, 2024 China's Unluckiest Number Was 4-Tunate for CZ
CZ 4 changpenq zhao hour

Changpeng Zhao's fate has become weirdly entwined with the number "4", which he used to silence his critics.

Observers
Trading   -   May 02, 2024 Is BTC ETF Market Losing Its Spark? Recent Outflow Trends Raise Concerns
Bitcoin ETF outflows

Despite high hopes for the Bitcoin halving event, market reactions have leaned toward sell-offs, keeping the cryptocurrency below anticipated values. Alongside this, Bitcoin ETFs have experienced substantive outflows, signaling potential shifts in investor confidence.

Alexander Mardar
CBDC   -   May 02, 2024 IMF Upbeat as 19 Nations in Middle East and Central Asia Explore CBDC
IMF MECA CBDC repo

While the population is "digitally savvy," data within the study suggests that encouraging consumers to switch to a CBDC may be an uphill struggle. Just 40% of payments in the Middle East and Central Asia were made digitally in 2021.

Observers
Blockchain   -   May 01, 2024 Tornado Cash Founder Is No Poster Child For The Freedom To Code, Says DOJ
Tornado cash mixer doj

The U.S. Department of Justice strongly rejects the claim that the case it brought against the founders of crypto-mixer Tornado Cash is a battle for the "freedom to code."

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Stablecoins   -   May 01, 2024 Tether Invests $200 Million in Brain-Computer Interface Tech
Tether invests in blackrock neurotech

While the hefty investment signals a focus on transformative technologies, questions linger about Tether's ability to disrupt the complex BCI landscape.

Mathilde Adam
Trading   -   May 01, 2024 CZ Sentenced to Four Months in Prison, Some Matters Remain Under Seal
CZ binance sentenced

After pleading guilty to money laundering last November, former Binance CEO and founder is heading to prison. Thanks to cooperation with authorities and an exceptionally good profile built by the defense, the sentence, however, is much lighter than requested by prosecutors.

Sasha Markevich
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