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EU finalizes controversial smart contract kill switch rules under Data Act
28.6.2023
The Data Act was first proposed in early 2022 and passed by the European parliament on March 14
EU’s Controversial Smart Contract Kill-Switch Rules Finalized by Negotiators
28.6.2023
Lawmakers and governments have reached a deal on the Data Act despite protests from the blockchain industry
Chibi Finance Exit Scam: $1 Million Cryptocurrency Heist Rocks Defi Platform on Arbitrum
28.6.2023
According to several reports, Chibi Finance, the decentralized finance (defi) platform built on top of Arbitrum, allegedly executed an exit scam on its users. Blockchain intelligence firm Peckshield provided a detailed account, revealing that approximately $1 million worth of cryptocurrency assets...
Binance Labs, CoinFund Lead $10M Round for Smart Contract Infrastructure Firm Neutron
21.6.2023
The startup provides smart contract infrastructure for the Cosmos ecosystem
Startup Arbol Debuts AI and Blockchain-Driven Climate Insurance Platform – How Does it Work?
21.6.2023
US-based startup Arbol has revealed a parametric insurance platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, developed in collaboration with The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative.
"dRe is live and in production," said a press release on Tuesday.
It's described as the first...
Etherscan Unveils Code Reader: An AI-Powered Tool That Aims to Bolster Smart Contract Analysis
19.6.2023
After the Ethereum block explorer Etherscan introduced an advanced filter for blockchain exploration, the team announced a new tool called Code Reader, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Essentially, the service leverages AI to enable users to retrieve and interpret the source code of...
Ethereum Scanner Etherscan Adds OpenAI-Based Tool to Analyze Smart Contract Source Code
19.6.2023
The tool is meant for informational purposes only, Etherscan said
Defi TVL Holds Steady Above $42 Billion as Lido Finance Dominates With $12.69 Billion Locked
18.6.2023
On June 18, 2023, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has been rangebound and hovering at just above the $42 billion range. Presently, Lido Finance dominates the value locked in defi with $12.69 billion or 29.76% of the aggregate. During the last month, the...
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum ‘fails’ without these 3 important ‘transitions’
12.6.2023
All three “transitions” are necessary to secure Ethereum’s future, according to Buterin
Smart Contract Tokens and Defi Sector Suffer Steep Losses, Threatening TVL to Fall Below $40 Billion
10.6.2023
The overall value of the crypto economy has dropped by more than 5% against the US dollar in the past 24 hours, with the top smart contract token sector losing more than 8% in the same time frame. The downturn has also affected the decentralized finance (defi) sector, with the total value locked...
ChatGPT can’t beat human smart contract auditors yet: OpenZeppelin’s Ethernaut challenges
1.6.2023
While ChatGPT-4 can’t compete with human auditors yet, OpenZeppelin noted it was not optimized to do so, and AI models trained for this purpose would likely be more accurate
KyberSwap Resumes Elastic Protocol, Backed by Multi-Million KNC KyberDAO Security Fund
25.5.2023
KyberSwap, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, is thrilled to announce they will be resuming its highly anticipated Elastic protocol on May 25, 2023. This brings back key capital-efficient features such as concentrated liquidity and full range fees compounding, while incorporating...
Global Payments Giant Visa Experiments with Ethereum's Goerli Testnet – Here's the Latest
19.5.2023
Global payments giant Visa has used Ethereum's Goerli testnet to try out transaction-free payments with the help of account abstraction.
On-chain data shows that Visa used a smart contract called Paymaster, allowing the company to take advantage of account abstraction to perform complex tasks...
Coinbase Cloud plugs into Chainlink oracle network to improve smart contract reliability
18.5.2023
Chainlink’s oracle network will welcome Coinbase Cloud as a node operator to improve high-quality data provision to a number of blockchain protocols
Smart-Contract Registry Cookbook Raises $2M to Create Web3 Developer Support Tools
11.5.2023
The company will use the money to educate Web3 developers and supply them with tools to streamline their work
Smart Contracts Have Arrived on the Bitcoin Blockchain – Will BTC Become a DeFi Powerhouse?
11.5.2023
A new era has begun for the Bitcoin blockchain.
Last week, a group of developers deployed a suite of Uniswap smart contracts directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain.
Uniswap is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) that operates on multiple smart contract-enabled blockchains like Ethereum...
Level Finance confirms $1M exploit due to buggy smart contract
2.5.2023
An attacker manipulated a “claim multiple” bug in a Level Finance smart contract to steal more than 214,000 LVL tokens from the exchange
Societe Generale Subsidiary Launches Euro Stablecoin, but Faces Criticism Over Smart Contract Issues
21.4.2023
According to Societe Generale-Forge (SG-Forge), a regulated subsidiary of Societe Generale Group, the company has launched a stablecoin pegged to the euro and issued on the Ethereum blockchain. During the launch announcement, SG-Forge’s CEO stated that a stablecoin “built under a robust...
Today in Crypto: Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chips Production, a16z Crypto Teases a New Launch, LUKSO's Genesis Validator Deposit Smart Contract Going Live on Thursday
19.4.2023
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Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract to Go Live on 4/20 at 4:20
18.4.2023
The Lukso initial validators will vote on token supply of LYX and how much the Lukso Foundation can hold