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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...
Eth2 deposit contract now holds 10% of the circulating ETH supply
29.4.2022
The ETH 2.0 deposit contract can only be unblocked after the PoS transition, postponed to the latter half of the year
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...
Dr. Dre Thought GTA Was ‘For Kids’ Until DJ Pooh Gave Him A Personal Demo
22.4.2022
Last year, Dr. Dre headlined GTA Online’s most recent update, The Contract. However, it took some convincing to actually get him to appear digitally in-game. According to a new interview, he initially declined because he didn’t really know much about GTA and thought it was “for kids.”Read more
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
ETH Mixer Tornado Cash Reveals Blocking OFAC Sanctioned Ethereum Addresses via Chainalysis Oracle Contract
16.4.2022
According to the project’s official Twitter account, Tornado Cash, the ethereum mixing service that allows participants to shuffle ether, is blocking flagged ethereum addresses listed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons...
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...
Cardano, Solana and Other Non-ETH Tokens the Focus of New Grayscale Smart Contract Fund
22.3.2022
It’s the fund manager’s 18th investment product and third diversified fund offering
Li Finance protocol loses $600,000 in latest DeFi exploit
21.3.2022
Li Finance (LiFi) protocol users suffered losses amounting to around $600,000, some of them have been reimbursed after a hacker exploited a bug in the project’s smart contract
10M Ether Now Locked on Eth 2.0 Staking Contract
11.3.2022
The landmark figure represents over $26 billion worth of the asset at current prices
Ethereum's 'consensus layer' contract hits 10M ETH staked
10.3.2022
The migration to proof-of-stake consensus appears to be progressing well by all numerical account, potentially signifying anticipatory demand for the networks long-awaited upgrade
DeFi detective alleges this ‘suspicious’ smart contract code may put dozens of projects at risk
8.3.2022
“TLDR: they can pull $$ even if the owner is the null address,” writes Zachxbt