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Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. In 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
Coins and tokens   -   Nov 25, 2025 The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls
The Crypto Seesaw: One Move, Everyone Falls

Triggered by a routine macro shock, crypto once again unraveled faster than any other market. Not because of sentiment alone, but because CEX risk engines, DEX liquidation incentives, and always-on leverage turn small moves into cascading stress.

Alex Harutunian
Lending and Borrowing   -   Oct 03, 2025 DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office?
DeFi’s Role in Future Banking: Root System or Branch Office

DeFi is moving from standalone apps into the backend of exchanges, with Coinbase and Crypto.com leading by embedding Morpho’s lending vaults. This “embedded DeFi” model raises a key question: are exchanges becoming banks, or just UIs? The answer will define DeFi’s role in future banking.

Alex Harutunian
Ethos reputations
Oracles   -   Feb 28, 2026 Reputation Is Not Static. In Can Be Shorted On Ethos

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
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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Apr 20, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 20/04/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 20/04/2024 Observers.com

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. Kicking off with the digital euro — and a whitepaper was released this week that

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Exchanges   -   Apr 19, 2024 SEC vs. Kraken: Amicus Brief Challenges Major Questions Doctrine Defense
Kraken SE

The brief claims the SEC’s actions fall within its traditional regulatory scope, opposing Kraken's claim that these actions are extraordinary or lack congressional authorization.

Mathilde Adam
Blockchain   -   Apr 19, 2024 Solana's Trial-And-Error Days Are Numbered
Solana's Trial-And-Error Days Are Numbered

Solana survived its congestion issues, but as the $61B market cap blockchain prepares to step out of the Beta phase, its days of "failure of planning" are coming to an end.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Blockchain   -   Apr 18, 2024 Pi Network Reports 10 million Users With Verified IDs
Pi Network Reports 10 million Users With Verified IDs

The controversial project where users "mine digital currency on a mobile phone" launched identity verification for its 50 million user base.

Sasha Markevich
Tron   -   Apr 18, 2024 Tron and Web3 Get a Theme Song by Acclaimed Composer Hans Zimmer
Tron and Web3 Get a Theme Song by Acclaimed Composer Hans Zimmer

The new Tron anthem, dedicated to the Web3 generation, blends ethereal vocals and electronic beats with a full orchestra.

Mathilde Adam
Exchanges   -   Apr 18, 2024 Educational Project by CZ Releases Testnet Lesson
CZ Binance presenting his edu project

Giggle Academy aims to provide underprivileged children with free basic education. The project is still raw, but its beta is reportedly on the way. One month after the launch, the first screen recording of the App was unveiled.

Sasha Markevich
Moneytech   -   Apr 18, 2024 U.S. Lawmakers Join U.K. in Push to Regulate Stablecoins
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis and her Democratic counterpart Kirsten Gillibrand —  pro-crypto politician

Progress may not happen soon. Just like London — which faces political uncertainty as an election looms — Washington is likely to grind to a standstill as the presidential battle heats up.

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Exchanges   -   Apr 17, 2024 Where To Now, Binance?
Binance Richard Teng looking for jurisdiction

The world's biggest exchange has been forced to establish a formal headquarters. As we wait for an official decision to be made, let's look through the possible locations.

Sasha Markevich
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