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Alleged $8B BTC Tulip Trust Expires With Tales of Bonded Couriers
1.1.2020
Five years ago, the crypto community became aware of an alleged contract called the Tulip Trust. The supposed contract emerged when a few tech-based news outlets published stories on two former business partners Craig Wright and David Kleiman. According to the Tulip Trust contract story, Wright...
EY Launches Token and Smart Contract Testing Service in Open Beta
18.12.2019
Now in public beta, EY's new review service assesses code quality and checks for malware
Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680k in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute
16.12.2019
In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court
Why Tokenized Projects Are Building on Bitcoin
20.11.2019
Bitcoin is something you hodl. Ethereum is something you build on. At least that has long been the official narrative, with projects favoring dedicated smart contract networks over Bitcoin for spinning out dapps and second layer solutions. Like all crypto narratives, however, this one has started...
Bakkt Plans to Roll Out Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures Contract
13.11.2019
COO Adam White has revealed that Bakkt is planning to offer a cash-settled Bitcoin futures contract alongside its existing physically-settled product
Web3 Plans to Integrate Kadena’s Smart Contract Language on Polkadot
12.11.2019
The Web3 Foundation plans to adopt blockchain startup Kadena’s smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem
nChain Obtains Blockchain-enforced Smart Contract Patent
12.11.2019
nChain, one of the globally leading firms offering research, development, and advisory in the blockchain technology, has recently obtained the patent for the blockchain-enforced smart contracts. The company had filed for the patent back in February 2017, which has been successfully granted...
Gate.io Introduces Contract Trading Simulation Area
7.11.2019
According to an announcement, the world’s leading trading company, Gate.io, launched Perpetual Contract Trading Simulation Area. This contract is among the world’s most active crypto-asset contract trading markets. Gate.io is a well-known platform for trading across the globe. It does not charge...
ChainX to Release Smart Contract Testing Network in Hangzhou
6.11.2019
ChainX released its weekly report for October 28 to November 3 today. They have mentioned about the launch of promotion for the first experience of Substrate technology for EDG users. The campaign was a success; all the participants were credited with 2 PCXs in their ChainX account as a token...
Ripple’s Xpring Invests in New Smart Contract Platform
6.11.2019
Xpring has made an investment into smart contract platform Flare Networks
Breaking: Bakkt Announces First Regulated Options Contract for Bitcoin
24.10.2019
In an industry first, Bakkt has announced it will be launching the first regulated options contract for Bitcoin futures on December 9
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
21.10.2019
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” Instead of pointing to the adoption of crypto by big money interests, the rogue politician and radical bitcoin proponent talks of a complete flip, where...
Smart Contract Blockchains Are Struggling to Scale
17.10.2019
Second generation blockchains were presented as being faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Bitcoin. Third generation chains (basically anything that came after Ethereum) promised even greater optimizations. In the event, these networks have run into the same difficulties as Bitcoin, with...
Facebook competitor in Latin-America Sets the Road for a New Internet of Value
9.10.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company behind RSK Bitcoin smart contract network, and RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) has recently acquired Taringa, the major social media platform for Latin America with 30 million users. This acquisition represents an opportunity to quickly bring […]
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Spencer Dinwiddie Restrained by NBA to Tokenize $34 Million Contract on Ethereum
1.10.2019
The National Basketball Association or NBA, like it is popularly known by its fans, has informed Spencer Dinwiddie, the Brooklyn Nets’ player, that he cannot tokenize his $34.4 million contracts. On September 27, 2019, The New York Times reported that the NBA’s action has put Spencer’s plan to...
From $10M to Zero in 10 Days: ETH Smart Contract FairWin Is Empty
1.10.2019
From $10M to zero in 10 days: Ethereum smart contract FairWin is empty
NBA: Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Cannot Tokenize His $34M Contract
28.9.2019
The NBA notified Brooklyn Nets’ player Spencer Dinwiddie that he cannot tokenize his $34 million contract
NBA Says Basketball Player Can’t Tokenize His Contract After All
28.9.2019
Spencer Dinwiddie took a shot at tokenization, but the National Basketball Association blocked him
Bitcoin Smart Contract Platform RSK Acquires Latin America’s Fourth Largest Social Network
27.9.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company of Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK, has announced the acquisition of Taringa. As a result, the Hispanic social media network’s 30 million users and 1,000+ active communities will be exposed to dapps, tokenization and P2P trading. Crypto companies acquiring...
Spanish Facebook Rival Taringa Is Sold to Smart Contract Dev RSK
27.9.2019
Subsidiary of smart contract developer RSK buys Latin America’s Facebook rival Taringa