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Stellar's Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found
28.1.2024
A bug identified on Jan. 25 was deemed to pose "little risk," but after receiving "robust feedback" from the blockchain's developer community, the Stellar Development Foundation opted to "disarm" its validators ahead of the Jan. 30 target date for the Protocol 20 upgrade
Cardano Price Prediction as 10,000 New Smart Contracts Added – Can ADA Overtake Solana?
26.1.2024
The Cardano (ADA) price is rebounding on Friday after hitting multi-month lows earlier in the week under $0.45. The rebound mostly reflects an upturn in prices across the broader crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) was up more than 5% in the past 24 hours, as per CoinMarketCap. The Cardano price was last...
Ethereum alternative that can be as massive as ETH and is priced at $0.08 just got Certik Audited
20.1.2024
The world of cryptocurrencies has evolved dramatically since the inception of Bitcoin. Ethereum emerged as the pioneer of smart contracts and decentralised applications, offering a new paradigm for blockchain technology. However, the cryptocurrency space is ever-evolving, and investors are always...
Towards Governance Abstraction: Understanding a 'Friendly' Way to Manage DAOs
18.1.2024
Dagon, a technical implementation introduced by core developer Ross Campbell, looks to improve DAO governance and delegation using smart contracts
DeFi Has a Risk Problem and It’s Time to Solve It
20.12.2023
Stellar Network unveils Smart Contracts in phases
20.12.2023
SDF and other community members have worked for two years to integrate smart contract capabilities into the Stellar network. This is a significant step forward for Stellar. This integration is about introducing a slew of new capabilities and possibilities while remaining fully compatible with...
Elastos Unveils New Bitcoin Layer-2 Network to Enable Bitcoin Staking
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Public blockchain project Elasto has unveiled BeL2, a ‘Bitcoin roll-up’ introducing Bitcoin staking and other comprehensive Layer 2 solutions. BeL2’s Rollup introduces the implementation of smart contracts, enabling irreversible digital agreements between parties...
JPMorgan Analysts Predict Ether Will Outperform Bitcoin Next Year; Halving Priced In
15.12.2023
JPMorgan analysts predict ether, the main asset of the smart contracts enabled Ethereum blockchain, will likely outperform bitcoin next year. A note released this week explains that Proto-Danksharding, an update coming to Ethereum next year to address the network’s operative capacity, will...
Thirdweb Begins Mitigation of Vulnerability Affecting Thousands of Smart Contracts
8.12.2023
Thirdweb, a Web3 development framework provider, has announced that it has started mitigating a vulnerability that could potentially affect thousands of smart contracts across several networks. The vulnerability, uncovered in November, impacts various pre-built smart contracts that the framework...
Web3 Firm Thirdweb Finds Major Vulnerability In Smart Contracts
5.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Web3 developer Thirdweb has disclosed a security vulnerability that has the potential to affect a range of smart contracts within the Web3 ecosystem. In an X post on Monday, the firm notified its followers that it had found a vulnerability in a commonly used open-source library that...
Protocol Village: It's Crypto Spring, as Smart-Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
29.11.2023
Digital-asset markets are heating up, especially for blockchain tokens. In this week's Protocol issue, we highlight November's 19% jump in the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platforms Index (SMT), the biggest gain in 10 months
Blockchain devs expect complications from EU smart contract kill switch
24.11.2023
The EU’s Data Act could introduce “kill switch” requirements for smart contracts, raising questions about how decentralized projects would handle such a scenario
China Debuts Solar Power Industry Digital Yuan Smart Contracts
23.11.2023
Source: jeson/Adobe A Chinese power provider says it has completed the first digital yuan smart contract transaction in the solar power industry. Per the Yangtse Evening Post (via Sohu), the State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company struck the CBDC contract with the materials and textiles firm Suzhou...
Fantom Foundation awards $1.7M bounty for preventing $170M drain
21.11.2023
In the aftermath of Fantom’s $550,000 hack in October, a security researcher found that the attacker could have stolen as much as $170 million
White Hat Hackers Awarded $300K After Uncovering Critical Chainlink VRF Vulnerability
15.11.2023
White hat hackers earn $300K Chainlink bounty for responsibly disclosing critical VRF vulnerability. Image by ZayNyi, Adobe Stock. Decentralized oracle network Chainlink recently awarded white hat hackers Zach Obront and Or Cyngiser of Trust $300,000 for uncovering a critical vulnerability in...
Why the service industry needs blockchain, explained
11.11.2023
The service industry needs blockchain for enhanced security, transparency and efficiency in managing transactions, contracts and customer data
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
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...
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