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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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Trading   -   Apr 26, 2024 Stand with Crypto Alliance Attempts to Mobilise Crypto Owners
Stand with Crypto Alliance Attempts to Mobilise Crypto Owners

Coinbase's advocacy group recently reached 400,000 sign-ups. Together with Super PAC Fairshake, they've raised $86 million to lobby for industry interests and support the 'right' candidates in the upcoming elections.

Sasha Markevich
Trading   -   Apr 25, 2024 Ripple Opposes SEC's Proposed $2 Billion Fine in XRP Lawsuit
Ripple Opposes SEC's Proposed $2 Billion Fine in XRP Lawsuit

The firm calls the penalty "draconian" and unjustified, arguing that a fine closer to $10 million would be more appropriate.

Mathilde Adam
Press Releases   -   Apr 25, 2024 ITU Blockchain Secure Authentication (BSA) Application Challenge

The ITU BSA Application Challenge is an exciting opportunity for innovators and developers to revolutionize user authentication in digital financial services (DFS). This challenge focuses on promoting Blockchain Secure Authentication (BSA) to overcome the vulnerabilities of traditional "shared secrets" like passwords and one-time passwords, which are susceptible

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Moneytech   -   Apr 24, 2024 Paypal's Stablecoin Is Still An Underdog Despite Native Integrations
Paypal's Stablecoin Is Still An Underdog Despite Native Integration.

PayPal and Paxos's promising stablecoin is lagging behind its rivals. PYUSD circulation has dropped, and new partnerships and integrations are rare and far from impressive.

Sasha Markevich
Stablecoins   -   Apr 24, 2024 Venezuelan Oil Giant Turns to Tether to Sidestep U.S. Sanctions
Venezuelan Oil Giant Turns to Tether to Sidestep U.S. Sanctions

The bigger question relates to whether Tether would bow to Washington's sanctions if asked to do so — perhaps fearing recriminations on its other lucrative operations.

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