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Bitlayer secures 31.5% of Bitcoin's hashrate to bring smart contracts to BTC
27.5.2025
Bitlayer’s Bitcoin smart-contract system is being implemented by mining pools behind 31.5% of the network’s hashrate, a development that will help ensure that its system will operate on the Bitcoin blockchain, the company said.According to a May 27 announcement shared with...
Judge Overturns Convictions in Mango Markets Exploiter’s Crypto Fraud Case
24.5.2025
The judge ruled that prosecutors failed to prove Eisenberg made false representations to the platform, which operated through smart contracts
First U.S. XRP Futures ETF Begins Trading on Nasdaq
22.5.2025
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in XRP futures contracts and shares of other XRP-linked exchange-traded products
CME's XRP Futures Have Pulled In Nearly $30M Since Debut, Fueling XRP ETF Hopes
21.5.2025
Strong institutional interest in CME’s new XRP futures contracts is reviving hopes for a U.S.-listed spot XRP ETF, as the token gains traction in regulated markets
XRP Futures Rack Up $1.5M Trading Volumes on CME Debut
20.5.2025
Early reporting data from CME showed a volume of 4 for standard contracts and 106 for micro contracts
Movement Labs and Mantra Scandal Are Shaking up Crypto Market-Making
17.5.2025
Forced liquidations, hidden contracts, and backchannel deals are prompting a rethink in how liquidity is structured — and who gets trusted
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
Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisors and Hidden Middlemen
30.4.2025
Movement, backed by Trump's World Liberty Financial, says it was duped into an agreement that experts say incentivized price manipulation
Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisors and Hidden Middlemen
30.4.2025
Movement, backed by Trump's World Liberty Financial, says it was duped into an agreement that experts say incentivized price manipulation
CME to Roll Out XRP Futures as Interest and Adoption in XRP Grows
24.4.2025
The contracts are set to debut on May 19, pending regulatory approval
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
Kraken adds forex perpetual futures contracts to its Pro platform
18.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders further exposure to global currency markets.The first two perpetual forex futures available on the platform will be the euro-US dollar (EUR-USD)...
Kraken adds forex perpetual futures contracts to its Pro platform
18.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders further exposure to global currency markets.The first two perpetual forex futures available on the platform will be the euro-US dollar (EUR-USD)...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches FX Perpetual Futures, Offers 24/7 Trading in Forex Majors
18.4.2025
The first contracts, EUR/USD and GBP/USD, are now live on Kraken Pro
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...
BitMEX CEO explains how perpetual swaps test altcoin value
9.4.2025
As the cryptocurrency market matures, advanced trading instruments like perpetual swap contracts are increasingly influencing the value of altcoins, according to BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz.Perpetual swap contracts are a type of crypto trading contract that lets traders bet on the price of a coin...