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Defi Platforms and Smart Contract Tokens Suffer the Most During the Crypto Market Rout
11.6.2022
While the crypto economy has dropped lower in value against the U.S. dollar, sliding to just under $1.2 trillion, the value of decentralized finance (defi) protocols and smart contract tokens has suffered a great deal. Statistics show that the total value locked in defi has dropped 7.96% since...
Decentralized Autonomous Organization Statistics Show $10 Billion Is Held by DAO Treasuries
10.6.2022
During the early years of the cryptocurrency space, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and smart contracts were discussed in theory. Nowadays many people consider The DAO, launched in 2016 by members of the Slock.it development team, to be the first smart contract-based DAO. In 2022...
Solana price just one breakdown away from a 40% slide in June — here's why
10.6.2022
Network outages and decreasing smart contract reserves add further downside pressure to SOL price
Maiar decentralized crypto exchange goes offline after bug discovery
7.6.2022
The exchange has been taken offline due to the discovery of the bug and the team has implemented an “emergency fix” and updated the decentralized exchange
Cardano Spikes as Supporters Anticipate Vasil Hard Fork, Poll Shows ADA Expected to Hit $1 by the End of June
1.6.2022
During the last seven days, the cryptocurrency cardano has increased in value by 17.3% against the U.S. dollar, as the community anticipates the upcoming Vasil hard fork, an upgrade that aims to improve the network’s throughput and enhance smart contract capabilities. Moreover, according...
Smart Contract Platform Chain’s XCN Token Pumps and Dumps
18.5.2022
The little-known smart contract platform Chain (XCN) is attracting attention after its native XCN spiked in price and briefly leaped into the top 40 list of the most valuable cryptoassets by market capitalization. Shortly after, however, the token dumped in the market to trade at its lowest...
Certora Raises $36M for Smart Contract Security Tools
17.5.2022
Jump Crypto led the funding round for the firm, which secures $50 billion of DeFi assets
Commercial smart contract adoption next market driver: Mark Cuban
10.5.2022
“When businesses can use smart contracts to gain a competitive advantage, they will. The chains that realize this will survive,” according to Mark Cuban
What Is So Smart About Smart Contract Platforms?
4.5.2022
The innovative qualities of Ethereum have led to an explosion of new digital assets in the Smart Contract Platform sector. Here's a look at the sector its significance as a digital asset sector and how CoinDesk Indices is setting standards that define this sector
Value Locked in Defi Drops Below $200 Billion, April’s Dex Trade Volume Drops 21% Lower Than March
1.5.2022
While the crypto economy shed billions this week, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols slipped under the $200 billion range to $196.6 billion. The TVL in defi lost roughly 3.16% during the last day, and the $592 billion in smart contract protocol tokens dropped in value...
AkuDreams dev team locks up $34M due to smart contract bug
25.4.2022
A highly anticipated NFT project has been hit with an exploit and a smart contract bug, causing a disruption to its auction and leaving the team with $33 million unable to be accessed
5 Projects Enabling Smart Contract Development on Bitcoin
23.4.2022
Smart contracts were made famous by the Ethereum (ETH) network, which offers Turing-complete smart contracts that enable the development of decentralized products and services. What not everyone may be aware of, however, is that smart contracts also exist on Bitcoin (BTC).
Read on to learn...
Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destruct
22.4.2022
A hacker apparently so thrilled by a successful theft left behind over $1 million in a smart contract that was set to destruct, permanently ensuring the crypto could never be moved
Algorand aims to convert network transaction fees into carbon offsets
21.4.2022
The smart contract will automatically allocate part of the Algorand blockchain’s transaction fees to purchase carbon credits at the carbon offset marketplace ClimateTrade
South Korean Smart Contract Auditing Platform Soohoo.io Raises $4.5M
14.4.2022
The startup works with Samsung and LG
DeFi Protocol EverRise Introduces New Utility for On-Chain NFTs
5.4.2022
EverRise, the blockchain technology company that brought the buyback to crypto, has upgraded to a new smart contract that supports VeNomics (vote escrowed token model) and on-chain utility NFTs. The upgraded EverRise protocol introduces increased security features and an innovative staking platform...
VeChain Partners Alchemy Pay for Fiat Payment Rails and Crypto on-Ramps
31.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Palo Alto, USA, March 2022 – Vechain (VET), the leading layer-1 smart contract platform has announced it is adding Alchemy Pay’s (ACH) mainstream-friendly fiat payment channels and crypto on-ramps to its network. Alchemy Pay is a specialist in providing practical payment...
ApeCoin Smart Contract Exploited, ‘Well-Prepared Claimer’ Walks Away With USD 380K
22.3.2022
A Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) owner has reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the smart contract that airdropped ApeCoin (APE) tokens to community members, walking away with nearly USD 380,000 in profits....
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Grayscale launches smart contract fund for Ethereum competitors
22.3.2022
The assets of seven smart contract platforms have been included in the fund: ADA, SOL, AVAX, DOT, MATIC, ALGO and XLM
Grayscale Investments Launches Smart Contract-Focused Diversified Fund
22.3.2022
The largest digital currency asset manager in terms of assets under management (AUM), Grayscale Investments, has announced the launch of a smart contract fund that is compiled of ethereum competitors. The fund called “GSCPxE” holds seven different smart contract coins and it’s...