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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
MultiversX Launches Strategic Partnership With Google Cloud to Further AI and Big Data Ambitions in the Web3 World
20.10.2023
PRESS RELEASE. After outlining a comprehensive strategy to spearhead the development of blockchain-powered tools and Web3 solutions that leverage and extend the reach of emerging AI technologies, MultiversX, the leading layer-1 smart contract platform, has announced a strategic partnership with...
EtherHiding: Why hackers may prefer Binance’s BNB Smart Chain
20.10.2023
According to cybersecurity analysts at 0xScope and CertiK, threat actors may prefer using BNB Smart Chain contracts because it’s cheaper and seen as having lower security than Ethereum
Circle launches Web3 development platform for Web2 developers
19.10.2023
Circle announced the launch of a new platform that uses pre-vetted templates to make building Web3 apps easier for traditional developers
Crypto.com announces upgrades to Smart Cross Margin
19.10.2023
Crypto.com will be making certain identified and necessary improvements on the Smart Cross Margin within the Crypto.com Exchange. The modifications will become effective on October 30, 2023. Some of the factors included in the improvements include increased capital effectiveness. Through this,...
Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum
18.10.2023
The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," that theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token
Agnostic Nature of Blockchain Technology ‘Makes It the Ideal Foundation for Global Travel Industry’ — Pablo Castillo
16.10.2023
Although the travel industry is said to be in great need of digital innovation, according to Pablo Castillo, the CTO of the blockchain-based travel firm Chain4travel, “aviation is the most obvious sector to innovate with blockchain.” To support this assertion, Castillo, a former group...
EtherHiding: Hackers create novel way to hide malicious code in blockchains
16.10.2023
Threat actors have worked out a way to hide malicious payloads in Binance smart contracts to lure victims into updating their browsers from fake prompts, according to cybersecurity researchers
China Opens Digital Yuan Park in Shenzhen
14.10.2023
Shenzhen has become home to an industrial park established to promote China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Several financial companies are already settling there, the Chinese megacity announced while unveiling almost a dozen initiatives to boost the digital yuan use in the region. Shenzhen...
Bitwise states that smart Ethereum investors value real-world applications with cash flow, and Bitcoin Minetrix has both – Over $1.2M raised!
13.10.2023
The largest crypto index fund manager in America, Bitwise Asset Management, recently stated that Ethereum investors value real-world applications with cash flow. Following the launch of two of its ETFs on the CME exchange, the fund manager stated that the portfolio opportunity with Ethereum...
Chinese IT Giant Tencent Launches Digital Yuan Smart Contract Services
13.10.2023
The Chinese tech titan Tencent, the WeChat operator, will launch a digital yuan smart contract offering for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The move comes weeks after the firm announced it would join a central bank-led e-CNY and global CBDC interoperability pilot.
Per the Securities...
Computable Functions Verified on Bitcoin — How BitVM Seeks to Elevate BTC’s Smart Contract Game
12.10.2023
A new computing model, BitVM, aims to enhance Bitcoin’s smart contract capabilities without requiring changes to the blockchain’s consensus rules. The white paper, published on October 9, 2023, has drawn significant attention and its fair share of criticism. Can BitVM Set a...
Stellar Partners With Certora for Security Checks on Soroban Smart Contracts
11.10.2023
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced its initiation of security checks for Soroban, the advanced smart contract platform within the Stellar network. This is in anticipation of Soroban's launch.
To carry out these comprehensive security audits, SDF has teamed up with Certora,...
The Protocol: Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan
11.10.2023
ZeroSync's Robin Linus has ignited excitement in the Bitcoin community by introducing the "BitVM" paper, proposing a straightforward method for incorporating smart contracts into the original blockchain, a feature predominantly associated with Ethereum and its numerous derivatives
Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan
11.10.2023
The goal of BitVM is to enable Turing-complete Bitcoin contracts without making the network more complicated for other users
Standard Chartered’s Research Predicts Ethereum to Hit $8K by 2026 and Eyes $35K Long-Term
11.10.2023
Ethereum might soar to $8,000 by 2026, suggests a fresh investors memo penned by Standard Chartered’s lead on forex and crypto research. Geoffrey Kendrick, alongside his analytical squad at the bank, pinpointed Ethereum’s stronghold in smart contracts, gaming, and tokenization as...
Bitcoiner drops BitVM paper — bringing Ethereum-like contracts to Bitcoin
10.10.2023
The author of the white paper, Robin Linus, based BitVM’s architecture on Ethereum’s optimistic rollups with fraud proofs and recent Merkle tree developments
Astrology NFT project ‘Lucky Star Currency’ rugged for over $1m - Certik
9.10.2023
The deployer account for LSC drained over $1 million in tokens from the project, then swapped them to BUSD using PancakeSwap
Smart Contract Automation Helps Dapps Maintain Data Integrity Without Relying on External Databases — Pavel Salas
9.10.2023
According to Pavel Salas, the chief growth officer at Gear Foundation, on-chain smart contract automation makes applications “truly decentralized” because it “removes dependencies on centralized servers or external entities.” Salas also claimed that on-chain smart contract...
Gitcoin screws up transfer, sends $460K to unrecoverable address
9.10.2023
Gitcoin’s project lead said the snafu has resulted in nearly half a million in funds being forever locked in a one-way contract address