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Smart contracts are coming to Bitcoin through Dfinity’s Internet Computer
21.9.2021
Efforts to expand Bitcoin’s functionality for payments, smart contracts and Web 3.0 are well underway, opening the door to wider mainstream adoption
Avalanche Defi Platform Vee Finance Attacked — $35 Million in ETH, BTC Siphoned
21.9.2021
On September 21, 2021, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Vee Finance announced that it suffered from an incident that siphoned 8,804 ether and 213 bitcoin out of the system. The team has suspended the defi platform contracts and stressed that the stablecoins have not been...
Pnetwork Protocol Gets Hacked, Loses 277 Bitcoin on Binance Smart Chain
21.9.2021
Pnetwork, a multi-chain bridging protocol, announced it was hacked yesterday, losing 277 pbtc (its bridged version of bitcoin) on Binance Smart Chain. The protocol acknowledged that an attacker managed to exploit a bug in its codebase to take control of the stolen bitcoin. The bridging contracts...
Evolve or die: How smart contracts are shifting the crypto sector’s balance of power
18.9.2021
Smart contract capabilities are rendering old-school megalithic crypto projects obsolete as blockchains evolve beyond just being a medium of exchange
Over 2,300 Cardano Smart Contracts Are Waiting in Timelock, ADA Price Slides 20% Over 2 Weeks
17.9.2021
Following the successful Alonzo hard fork, the Cardano network now has a large swathe of new smart contracts. However, developers must wait to use them as they are locked in a timelock contract. At the time of writing, metrics show an aggregate total of 2,352 smart contracts since the Alonzo...
200 smart contracts on Cardano... but there’s a catch
17.9.2021
One third-party explorer puts the number of time-locked Cardano smart contracts over 2,000
NFT potential takes quantum leap with Koii Network’s new Dynamic NFT standard
14.9.2021
They decay! They grow back! They transform with the passage of time (sometimes into zombies!) Koii Network’s new NFT standard introduces a host of fresh possibilities to the world of blockchain collectables
Why Ethereum needs better compatibility, explained
14.9.2021
Ethereum is a DeFi’s darling, but it’s not as perfect as it seems
Cardano Successfully Applies Alonzo Hard Fork; Adds Smart Contract Capabilities to Its Blockchain
14.9.2021
Cardano, the third cryptocurrency ranked by market cap, has successfully applied the “Alonzo” hard fork, adding smart contract capabilities to its functionality. The update, that had been deployed in testnet days ago, finally was incorporated in mainnet yesterday. Cardano is...
Tezos risks correction below record high with XTZ rallying 250% since July
13.9.2021
The XTZ price rally, driven largely by Tezos' entry into the NFT space, has ended up painting a classic bearish structure
Sell the news? ADA price drops 10% following Cardano's long-awaited smart contracts rollout
13.9.2021
The so-called "Alonzo" upgrade did little in protecting Cardano from falling in tandem with the rest of the cryptocurrency market, though bullish technical factors remain
Smart Contracts Capabilities Are Now Available on Cardano
13.9.2021
Plutus Smart Contracts have been integrated into the Cardano mainnet with the help of the HFC protocol. It became eligible for such integrations after the hard fork combinator upgrade in HFC. As per the reports, the Alonzo upgrade will open doors to unimaginable possibilities for Cardano through...
Cardano launches smart contracts after successful hard fork
13.9.2021
Cardano has completed its Alonzo hard fork to introduce Plutus-powered smart contract scripts
Countdown to Cardano’s Hard Fork: Goguen Phase Smart Contracts ‘Represent a Big Step Forward’
10.9.2021
The digital currency network Cardano is two days away from the upcoming hard fork on September 12 and the community is expecting to see functional smart contracts. These can be used for decentralized finance (defi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other types of decentralized applications (dapps)....
A Safer Crypto Derivatives Market This Assurance Layer Makes Derivatives Contracts Bullet-proof
10.9.2021
The cryptocurrency derivatives market has become even more popular than the spot market, reflecting the boom in derivatives trading. According to data tracker CryptoCompare, more crypto derivatives were traded than actual coins in July. That’s the second consecutive month when derivatives clocked...
Major Korean Exchanges Secure Real-Name Account Arrangements With Local Banks
10.9.2021
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have reached agreements with Korean banks to maintain the issuance of real-name accounts, media reports revealed. The deals, although not yet permanent, will allow the trading platforms to register with financial authorities before the Sept....
South Korea: Four Exchanges Safe but USD 2.6B Closure Storm Brewing
10.9.2021
To do so, they need to fulfill a number of criteria, including securing information security management system (ISMS) certification and real-name authenticated banking contracts for their customers. The latter has proved extremely problematic for most exchanges.The market leader Upbit last
Standard Chartered Report Structurally Values Ethereum at ‘$26K to $35K’
7.9.2021
A report published by the British bank Standard Chartered indicates the company’s analysts are bullish about the crypto asset ethereum. The bank’s analysts think that bitcoin could reach $175K and said “structurally, we ‘value’ ethereum at $26,000-$35,000.”...
ADA Falls as Cardano’s Smart Contracts Hit Roadblock
7.9.2021
italization, was down by more than 9% over the past 24 hours to trade at a price of USD 2.63. Today’s drop also means that ADA is now in the red over the past 7 days, with a drop of almost 4%. However, the price remains up nearly 78% for the month, by far outperforming its smart contract competitor
Cream Finance will integrate with Polkadot blockchain using Moonbeam
2.9.2021
Kusama and Polkadot users will be able to use Cream’s services to deposit digital assets as collateral or lend them out