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What is RISC-V, and why does Vitalik Buterin want it for Ethereum smart contracts?
12.5.2025
What is RISC-V? RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that defines a set of instructions...
Bitcoin DeFi Security Improves as Rootstock Boosts Hashrate Share
11.5.2025
Rootstock is one of numerous projects looking to bring greater utility to Bitcoin by expanding the provision for DeFi with smart contracts
Mobius Token smart contracts on BNB Chain exploited, $2.1M drained
11.5.2025
Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected early May 11, according to security firm Cyvers Alerts.The attacker deployed the contract from address 0xb32a53... at 07:31:38 UTC and initiated the exploit at 07:33:56...
Etherscan Unveils EIP-7702 Tracking as Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live
7.5.2025
Etherscan has launched monitoring tools for EIP-7702 authorizations following Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, which introduced 11 improvement proposals to bolster scalability, security, and user experience. Ethereum Users Gain Smart Contract Flexibility With EIP-7702 Post-Pectra Ethereum’s Pectra...
Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards
30.4.2025
The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance
Arch Labs Raises $13M in Funding for Bitcoin-Based Smart Contracts
22.4.2025
The funding round, which valued Arch Labs at $200 million, was led by Pantera Capital
StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM
11.4.2025
Sidechain developer StarkWare and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers claim to have created a workaround for multiple Bitcoin script limitations.According to a recent research paper, the new design claims to allow the deployment of complex smart contracts on Bitcoin in a more...
Apple, Tesla Among Stocks to Get Tokenized Via DigiFT's New On-Chain Index Fund
24.3.2025
The funds, available to accredited and institutional investors, aim to change portfolio management with smart contracts and stablecoins
Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for DeFi
18.3.2025
The Series A investment was led by venture capital giant a16z's crypto arm, following a $6 million seed round in 2022
Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Unveils New Roadmap
28.2.2025
Part of their new roadmap includes adding features that make the wallet experience easier for users
$63M Investment Fuels Raise’s Blockchain-Powered Smart Cards
28.2.2025
Raise, a Chicago-based gift card marketplace, secured $63 million in funding led by Haun Ventures and backed by Paypal to expand its blockchain-based Smart Cards system, the company announced this week. Paypal-Backed Raise Raises $63M; Aims to Revolutionize Gift Cards via Blockchain The funding...
Blockchain Bridging Protocol LayerZero to Connect With Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock
20.2.2025
Rootstock's aim is to end Bitcoin's "isolation" from other chains due to its lack of native smart contracts
Solana’s SOL Could Hit $520 by 2025-End, VanEck Says
7.2.2025
VanEck predicts M2 money supply will grow to $22.3 trillion by 2025 from the current $21.5 trillion, boosting crypto markets and top tokens such as SOL
Circle CEO Suggests Stablecoins, Smart Contracts For US Govt Funds
6.2.2025
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire believes that the US government should adopt programmable digital dollars (stablecoins) and smart contracts.…
Trusted Autonomy: Why Human-Machine Teams Will Run on Crypto Networks
8.1.2025
Blockchains and smart contracts enable autonomous machines to team with humans in healthcare, education, manufacturing, and defense. Those teams will require secure communications, mutual trust, transparent rules, and crypto-economic incentives to set and complete tasks, says Jan Liphardt, founder...
Ethereum Smart Contracts Are Being Reimagined by Lightchain AI Ecosystem
19.12.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Lightchain AI is making waves in the blockchain and crypto space, quickly amassing nearly $3 million in their groundbreaking token presale initiative. But they’re not stopping there. This innovative project has its sights set on redefining how Ethereum ERC20 smart contracts...
Crypto firm Zama launches tool to build private apps on any EVM chain
6.12.2024
The cryptography firm is launching an Ethereum Virtual Machine coprocessor enabling full end-to-end encryption and private smart contracts
US Treasury under Trump could take a different approach to Tornado Cash
27.11.2024
Tornado Cash developers are facing criminal charges, and affected parties have civil lawsuits pending against the US Treasury over sanctioning the crypto mixer
Big victory in Tornado Cash case as judge says OFAC exceeded authority
27.11.2024
A US appeals court ruled the Treasury’s OFAC “overstepped” when it sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash’s smart contracts
The Graph introduces GRC-20 standard for Web3 data structure
21.11.2024
The Graph advances from subgraphs to knowledge graphs as it hones the search options for Web3 developers.