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Writing Bitcoin Smart Contracts Is About to Get Easier With New Coding Language
13.8.2020
Bitcoin smart contracts are tricky. Minsc, a new language created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, is making them easier to write
People Are Already Building Businesses Around Cardano’s Staking Functionality
12.8.2020
Sounds like Cardano is already contributing to the gig economy
Defi’s Rise Is Inevitable, and Fusion Is Driving This Evolution of Conventional Finance
10.8.2020
Four billion dollars This is the total amount of funds locked in “Defi”, growing from just one billion USD in 6 weeks. “Defi” has had a tortuous path ever since its inception, but now the concept of “Defi” is gaining more attention. So, what exactly...
California Agency Backs Green-Energy Pilot Using RSK’s Bitcoin Smart Contracts
7.8.2020
The California Energy Commission is funding an experimental market for carbon-credit trading on the RSK blockchain, which runs on top of Bitcoin
SEC Looking to Buy a Blockchain Forensics Tool That Analyzes Smart Contracts
6.8.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for a blockchain forensics tool to help it analyze smart contracts. In a call for bids to software companies on July 30, the regulator said that the tool must be able to “analyze and detail code within blockchains and other...
SEC Seeking ‘Smart Contract’ Tracing Tool That Can Spot Security Vulnerabilities
4.8.2020
The federal securities watchdog has taken an interest in DeFi's most basic building block
Chainlink Zeroes in On Smart Contract Adoption With New Grant Program
4.8.2020
Chainlink quietly unveils a grant program with the stated goal of making smart contracts “the dominant form of digital agreement”
Blockstack CEO Says Bitcoin Is a Better DeFi Solution Than Most Think
1.8.2020
Bitcoin a secure cryptocurrency, whereas Ethereum has been a “frontrunner” when it comes to smart contracts
Five Years Later, the Ethereum DApp Ecosystem Looks Exactly as Predicted
30.7.2020
The Ethereum ecosystem is now seeing the growth and adoption of ideas outlined more than five years ago, including many of the components of DeFi
Vitalik Says DeFi Users Are ‘Underestimating Smart Contract Risk’
29.7.2020
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has warned about the risks of smart contract exploits in DeFi
Community Behind Privacy-Focused Smart Contract Forges Ahead After Settlement
28.7.2020
The open-source Secret Network has begun a swap for defunctENG tokens and launched a "secret contract" testnet with big name partners
Soaring DeFi Usage Drives Ethereum Contract Calls to New Record
28.7.2020
Coin Metrics reported the daily number of smart contract calls on Ethereum jumped to 3.11 million – a new record
Smart Contract Language DAML Is Now Available on R3's Corda
27.7.2020
R3’s widely-used open source blockchain platform Corda now supports the DAML smart contract language
Binance Smart Chain Adds Chainlink Oracles for Better DeFi
23.7.2020
Binance Smart Chain will integrate Chainlink data oracles to add usability to its blockchain, in particular, in the burgeoning DeFi space
Ethereum’s 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
22.7.2020
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust. There’s a lot happening in the world of decentralized finance (defi)...
Top Spanish Banks Finalize Trial of Payments Using Smart Contracts
17.7.2020
Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts
This New Coding Language Could Help Unlock Bitcoin’s Smart Contract Potential
14.7.2020
With the introduction of Sapio, Jeremy Rubin hopes to expand Bitcoin's smart contract use cases and increase the "financial self-sovereignty" of its users
Chainlink Token Price Surges, Briefly Breaks Into the Top Ten by Market Cap
14.7.2020
The price of Link, the native token of the Chainlink network, soared in 48 hours gaining some 40% in that period. This rally saw the token briefly breaking into the crypto market capitalization top ten. At the time of writing, the token LINK had a market capitalization of nearly $2.6 billion easily...
World Bank Investigates Smart Contracts as Financial Tools, With Mixed Results
13.7.2020
The World Bank has looked at the benefits of smart contracts and found the blockchain instruments to be a "limited" financial tool
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
12.7.2020
A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the company. Investors want a motion granted to stop the company from destroying smart contracts that supports Helbiz Inc.’s ERC20, a token...