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Upgrade to Bring Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts, Ted Cruz on BTC, Global De-Dollarization Efforts — Week in Review
7.5.2023
Software developer Jason Dreyzehner says smart contracts “comparable to Ethereum,” but remarkably more efficient will be made possible by the May 15 upgrade coming to the Bitcoin Cash network. In other news, the world’s largest regional organization, the Shanghai Cooperation...
Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts ‘Comparable to Those on Ethereum’ Possible via May Upgrade, ‘1000x Efficiency Advantage’: Dev Jason Dreyzehner
2.5.2023
Pro-freedom technologies advocate and software developer Jason Dreyzehner recently spoke with Bitcoin.com News via email about the upcoming Bitcoin Cash network upgrade on May 15. One of the most talked about improvement proposals set to go through on that date — which proponents view as...
AI meets blockchain: Revolutionizing smart contracts and cryptocurrency
1.5.2023
The confluence of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology is paving the way for more intelligent, secure and streamlined smart contract ecosystems
Amid Bankruptcy, Core Scientific Signs Bitcoin Mining Hosting Contracts for Almost 18,000 Machines
28.4.2023
The miner signed deals with three firms to host rigs in sites where the Celsius Mining fleet was recently unplugged from
Value Locked in Defi Descends Below $50B Range 9 Days After 2023 High
23.4.2023
The total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has descended below the $50 billion range after reaching a 2023 high of $53.63 billion on April 14. This shift has been felt across the board with the top 18 defi protocols recording losses during the past seven days, and the largest defi...
Blockchain Meets Bonds: How Crypto Can Solve Long-Standing Issues in Capital Markets
19.4.2023
The future of debt instruments is being built today, Arca’s Anthony Bufinsky writes
Coinbase’s Base network gets OpenZeppelin security integration
19.4.2023
Contract upgrades, admin changes and protocol tweaks can now be made using standard APIs that were previously unavailable on Base
SEC Deems DASH, ALGO, and OMG ‘Unregistered Securities’ in Bittrex Lawsuit
18.4.2023
According to the recent complaint by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Bittrex, the securities regulator insists that a few crypto asset tokens were offered and sold as investment contracts and are securities. The news follows the SEC’s designation of several crypto...
Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract to Go Live on 4/20 at 4:20
18.4.2023
The Lukso initial validators will vote on token supply of LYX and how much the Lukso Foundation can hold
Polygon calls on EU lawmakers to address smart contracts in Data Act
17.4.2023
The project claimed that the bill as currently written could "substantially inhibit innovation and economic growth" in the EU without amendments to clarify the role of smart contracts
CME to Add Daily Expiries on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Options Contracts
17.4.2023
Derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations soon to be available on bitcoin and either futures options contracts, the company said in a press release on Monday
Bank of Russia Analysts Note Ditching US Dollar Is ‘Hardly Possible’ Without Structural Changes to Foreign Trade
14.4.2023
A report from the research department of the Bank of Russia shows that, due to the structure of foreign trade contracts, it will be difficult to ditch the usage of the U.S. dollar to settle payments. The analysts found that contracts are often denominated in U.S. dollars and that most transactions...
London Stock Exchange’s LCH SA to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options on GFO-X Through New Service
13.4.2023
On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan...
GensoKishi Online Has Announced BNB Chain Bridge and Listing on a Japanese Crypto Exchange
8.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The Build N Build (BNB) Chain is a decentralized blockchain network that allows developers and innovators to build decentralized applications (DApps) as part of the transition to Web3. The BNB Chain is capable of high-speed transaction processing and lower cost transactions than...
Euler Finance attack: How it happened, and what can be learned
7.4.2023
The Euler Finance exploit was the largest of Q1 2023, and the risk of a similar attack on other protocols remains
Reddit deploys Gen 3 NFT avatar contracts on Polygon
6.4.2023
Community members responded to the new development, with some praising Reddit’s marketing efforts and changing the anti-NFT narrative within the platform
Astar Network to launch smart contracts that support two virtual machines
3.4.2023
The Astar Network team claimed that having two virtual machines is a key success factor in a budding layer-1 blockchain
Today in Crypto: FTX EU Enables Withdrawal Requests, Ex-Binance.US CEO Lawyers Up, Cardano to Enable Access to EVM Contracts from Any ADA Wallet
31.3.2023
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‘The Only Way to Truly Scale Blockchains Is to Parallelize Processing’ Says Piers Ridyard
27.3.2023
Despite being touted as the possible panacea, decentralized finance (defi) still faces obstacles which greatly diminish the prospects of mainstream adoption, asserts serial entrepreneur and CEO of Radix DLT, Piers Ridyard. Ridyard added that while defi is seen as “a fantastic proof...
EU Smart Contract Regulations Included in Council’s Data Act Draft
27.3.2023
Some worry the text, a version of which was already agreed on by the European Parliament, will prove impossible to meet for most smart contracts