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Maple Finance 2.0 overhaul aimed at speeding up the defaulting process
15.12.2022
The overhaul of the protocol, dubbed "Maple 2.0" comes only weeks after the platform saw two major defaults on the back of FTX's collapse
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
12.12.2022
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021,...
Astar Network CEO: Webassembly Smart Contracts Are Going to ‘Pull a Lot of Talent From Web2 to Web3’
11.12.2022
Ethereum is almost universally credited for kickstarting the Web3 revolution after it brought to life the concept of smart contracts. However, some in the Web3 community, like Astar Network’s Sota Watanabe, believe the protocol cannot “build the innovative future of blockchain...
Billionaire Tim Draper Says El Salvador Will Become One of the Richest Countries on Earth For This One Reason
9.12.2022
American venture capitalist and billionaire Tim Draper argues that bitcoin (BTC) will lead El Salvador to become one of the richest countries in the world.
In an interview with investor Anthony Pompliano, published on Monday, Draper discussed governments turning to bitcoin and adopting 'the...
The future of smart contract adoption for enterprises
3.12.2022
Smart contacts capable of handling complex computations, while ensuring a level of privacy are the future for enterprise adoption
This AI chatbot is either an exploiter's dream or their nightmare
2.12.2022
The crypto community has come across an AI-powered chatbot that can be used to audit smart contracts and expose vulnerabilities
Crypto Twitter calls for calm after wETH insolvency joke goes viral
28.11.2022
Ethereum bull Anthony Sassano and Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann were among those explaining later that the Wrapped Ethereum (wETH) FUD was part of an inside joke
Bitcoin․com Joins Chainlink BUILD to Boost Adoption of VERSE Ecosystem dApps
25.11.2022
Bitcoin.com, a digital ecosystem and secure self-custody platform where users can safely and easily interact with cryptocurrencies and digital assets, has joined the Chainlink BUILD program to help accelerate the adoption of VERSE ecosystem dApps and receive increased technical support...
ApeCoin geo-blocks US stakers, two Apes sell for $1M each, marketplace launched
25.11.2022
The U.S. made the list of regions blocked from using an upcoming website for ApeCoin staking with the related DAO claiming regulations are to blame
Value Locked in Defi at Its Lowest Point Since March 2021, Smart Contract Tokens Shed $22 Billion in 36 Days
16.11.2022
Smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols have taken a beating since the FTX collapse last week. The market capitalization of all the smart contract platform tokens in existence lost more than $22 billion during the last 36 days. The total value locked (TVL) in defi...
Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation
8.11.2022
Fantom Network Launches Automated Smart Contract Audit System Watchdog to Monitor for Bugs
28.10.2022
On October 27, the Fantom Foundation announced a collaboration with the security and analysis platform Dedaub in order to bolster Fantom’s decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. Dedaub’s monitoring system called Watchdog will monitor smart contracts on the Fantom blockchain for exploits and buggy...
Most Crypto Scams are Happening on This Blockchain – Here’s What You Need to Know
28.10.2022
Cryptocurrency risk monitoring platform Solidus Labs said that over 10% of tokens showing scam characteristics reside on Binance's native BNB Chain. Less than 10% is seen on Ethereum (ETH).
The research firm announced its real-time, on-chain Threat Intelligence tool on Thursday, saying that it...
Hacker Siphons Close to $300K in OHM Tokens From the Olympus DAO
21.10.2022
On Friday, October 21, a malicious entity siphoned 30,437 OHM tokens from the Olympus DAO after finding a loophole in the rebase project’s smart contract. Following the exploit, the blockchain security and data analytics company, Peckshield, detailed the hackers stole close to $300K in OHM tokens....
Ethereum Alarm Clock exploit leads to $260K in stolen gas fees so far
20.10.2022
Web3 security firm Supremacy highlighted Etherscan transaction history that showed the hacker(s) were able to swipe 204 ETH in gas fees so far, worth roughly $259,800
Smart Contract Platforms: Past, Present and Future
14.10.2022
A brief overview of smart contract platform use cases and the potential for investment
Smart contract-enabled insurance holds promise, but can it be scaled?
14.10.2022
Blockchains can help to insure the world’s uninsured, but daunting challenges remain: How does one explain crop insurance to indigent farmers?
Web3 devs ‘more active than ever’ amid crypto winter: Report
14.10.2022
Consecutive all-time-high smart contract deployments and surging usage of Web3 script libraries mean that Web3 devs are still busy working despite the prolonged market downturn
Stellar Development Foundation launches $100M fund to support native smart contract adoption
11.10.2022
The Soroban Adoption Fund incentivizes developers to begin building products and tools on the new smart contract platform
Vyper, Solidity and Scrypto: How the smart contract languages compare
11.10.2022
A look at three different programming languages for blockchain networks and how they compare