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EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts
10.11.2023
The Act, inclusive of a clause necessitating “kill switches” on smart contracts, only now needs approval from the European Council to pass into law
EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision
9.11.2023
The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause
Smart Money Is Moving into This AI Crypto – Here’s Why
8.11.2023
Launchpad XYZ’s presale of its AI crypto LPX token has raised nearly $2 million so far. Image by Pol Solé, Adobe Stock. Artificial Intelligence‘s integration into the financial sector has sparked a new wave of investment strategies, particularly within the cryptocurrency industry....
UK Web3 Firm Pimlico Secures $4.2M Seed Investment Led by a16z Crypto
8.11.2023
a16z. Source : Twitter/CRYPTOPURITY.COM Pimlico, a UK-based Web3 company, has successfully closed a seed investment round worth $4.2 million, led by the major venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm a16z Crypto. The new funding round comes after a recent pre-seed round, and marks a “crucial...
Fiat Losses From Security Incidents on BNB Smart Chain 37% Lower in Q3 of 2023 — Study
8.11.2023
The financial losses stemming from security incidents on the BNB Smart Chain in Q3 2023 were 27% lower than in Q3 2022. When compared to security incidents on other chains, rug pulls, price and reserve manipulation events on BSC accounted for “4% of the total fiat losses across all chains...
Ether (ETH) Set for 55% Surge After Key Technical Breakout, as Supply Turns Deflationary, Says This Well-Known Analyst
7.11.2023
Famous crypto data analytics firm Matrixport’s head of research Markus Thielen argued in a recent report that Ether (ETH) could be set for a more than 55% surge to $3,000. Ether is the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization after Bitcoin (BTC) and powers...
Roger Ver Pursues Closing Up of Matrixport in Seychelles Lawsuit Over $8 Million Dispute
7.11.2023
Source: Pexels A legal battle has been ongoing between Roger Ver, an investor also known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ and Jihan Wu, the co-founder and chairman of Matrixport subsidiary Smart Vega, in Seychelles since last year over frozen cryptocurrency funds. Ver alleged that Matrixport...
BNB Smart Chain scam losses dropped 75% in Q3: Report
7.11.2023
Security firm HashDit says the lower amount lost to scams on BSC could be due to an uptrend in security products addressing the threat
Is It Too Late to Buy PancakeSwap? CAKE Price Boosts 92% with Buzz Growing Around a New Crypto Casino Project
6.11.2023
In a dramatic rally, PancakeSwap’s native token CAKE has exploded, with CAKE price firing up +92% in a 48-hour blast above the 200DMA. This comes as trading volumes on PancakeSwap leap +43.8% in the past 24-hours, as interest in Binance Smart Chain coins continues to grow – driving...
Smart Contract Platform Llama Raises $6M From Investors Including Polygon, Aave Founders
6.11.2023
Llama aims to make governance of blockchain protocols more effective by enabling protocols to encode roles and permissions to take on-chain actions
Smart Contract Platform Tokens Command 26% of Crypto Economy Amidst Market Gains
5.11.2023
It’s been a strong week for smart contract platform tokens, with the top ten performers all notching growth against the U.S. dollar. The rise ranged from ethereum’s (ETH) 4.2% jump to solana’s (SOL) 32.5% surge. The smart contract coin sector witnessed 32 crypto assets...
Blockchain adoption continues unabated — Bloomberg analyst
4.11.2023
Blockchain adoption has been "unabated" throughout bull and bear markets over the past years, says Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts
Asset Manager ProShares Introduces SETH ETF for Profiting from Ether Price Drops
3.11.2023
Major US-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider Proshares has just launched a new short Ether (ETH) product. The new ETF, called the ProShares Short Ether Strategy ETF with the ticker $SETH, will allow investors to profit as the price of Ether declines. Ether is the native currency that powers...
Developers on Google Cloud to ‘Verify’ Smart Contracts With Space and Time’s ZK-Proof Protocol
3.11.2023
Developers working with the Google Cloud data warehouse known as Bigquery can now verify blockchain smart contracts and other business processes using Space and Time’s zero-knowledge (ZK)-proof protocol. The protocol is said to be useful for enterprises that are looking to connect their respective...
Coinbase launches regulated crypto futures services for US retail traders
1.11.2023
Coinbase Advanced customers in the U.S. can trade nano-sized futures contracts sized at 1/100th of a Bitcoin and 1/10th of an Ether
Multiparty computation (MPC): Its effects on blockchain innovation
1.11.2023
Staying ahead isn't just about embracing current trends; it's about discerning where the next wave of innovation lies
Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%
31.10.2023
Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet
Cardano vs. Ethereum: Which blockchain is the future of smart contracts?
31.10.2023
We often compare Cardano with Ethereum because both provide users with similar services, including smart contracts. Developers use Cardano and Ethereum for similar functions, including building programs or decentralized applications and running customized programming logic or smart contracts....
L2 Scaling Solution Polygon Rolls Out POL Smart Contract on Ethereum Mainnet
26.10.2023
Polygon Labs, makers of the Polygon network, has announced the rollout of its much anticipated POL smart contract token on the Ethereum mainnet. The Polygon team shared this exciting development on X (formerly Twitter), explaining that the new token upgrade is intended to replace the age-old MATIC...
Base network launches 8-week training course for blockchain developers
20.10.2023
Base Bootcamp will offer students weekly meetings with a mentor, a dedicated Discord server, and access to Coinbase and Base engineers, the team stated