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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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Stablecoins   -   Apr 15, 2024 USDe Survives Weekend Flash Crash. What Happens Next?
USDe Arthur Hayes ethena

USDe, an "internet bond" backed stablecoin inspired by Arthur Hayes, shrugs off past criticism as it emerges unscathed from the weekend's market turmoil.

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Blockchain   -   Apr 15, 2024 Polygon Decentralizes Community Treasury Governance, Selects Board
Polygon Decentralizes Community Treasury Governance, Selects Board

Polygon has established a robust framework for community funding, announcing a new Community Treasury Board. The independent board will manage around $70 million for community support and protocol development programs.

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Press Releases   -   Apr 15, 2024 Leading "Move-and-Earn" App STEPN Partners with Adidas on Exclusive NFT Sneakers

Web3's biggest lifestyle app joins hands with adidas to bring co-branded digital sneakers to 5 million users

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Newsletters   -   Apr 14, 2024 Sunday Review 14/04/2024
Sunday Review 14/04/2024 Observers.com

Argentinian president Javier Milei went on a trip to the U.S. Instead of meeting with the president, who was busy with reelection efforts and geopolitical tensions, the ultra-libertarian economist met someone with a similar power status - Elon Musk. The two men bonded over their love for free market

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Web3   -   Apr 14, 2024 Comedy Politics and The Rise Of Event-Based Meme-Coins
Comedy Politics and The Rise Of Event-Based Memecoins

Political trends are soaking into crypto. The rise of meme-coins with cultural relevance challenges the assumption that such tokens have no intrinsic value or utility.

Eva Senzaj Pauram
Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Apr 13, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: 13/04/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup Observers.com

U.S. Fed observing retail CBDCs of the Caribbean microstates. The ongoing active work on CBDC in Europe and doubts of Australians.

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Custodia   -   Apr 12, 2024 Custodia Vows to Fight for Fed Master Account
Custodia Vows to Fight for Fed Master Account

A long-running legal battle between a Bitcoin-focused Custodia bank and the Federal Reserve shows no sign of abating.

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