Smart Contracts

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Posted by | March 1, 2024
Decentralized Data Storage Altcoin Surges More Than 100% This Week Amid Testnet Rollout of New Network Project

A decentralized data storage altcoin surged more than 104% this week amid the rollout of a new project. AR, the native asset of Arweave, a protocol that aims to enable...

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Posted by | March 1, 2024
What’s at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder

Security expert Ari Juels has been thinking about how technology can derail society for about as long as he can remember. That doesn’t mean Juels, the chief scientist at Chainlink...

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Posted by | February 20, 2024
Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of ‘Soroban’ Smart Contracts

The Stellar blockchain moved forward with its "Protocol 20" upgrade, initiating phased rollout that will see the payments network add Ethereum-style smart contracts under the long-planned Soroban project. The Stellar...

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Posted by | January 27, 2024
Stellar’s Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found

The Stellar blockchain could be facing a delay of its much anticipated upgrade to add Ethereum-style smart contracts, after a bug was found that prompted developers and validators behind the...

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Posted by | December 5, 2023
Web3 firm detects major security flaw in common smart contracts

A security vulnerability potentially affecting hundreds of smart contracts that were pre-built using a commonly used open-source library has been reported by Web3 firm Thirdweb. 7194 Total views 13 Total...

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Posted by | November 21, 2023
Fantom Foundation awards $1.7M bounty for preventing $170M drain

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. The Fantom Foundation, a nonprofit organization...

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Posted by | November 11, 2023
Why the service industry needs blockchain, explained

The need for blockchain technology in the service industry Blockchain technology has the potential to completely transform the services sector by improving efficiency, security and transparency.  Blockchain technology reduces the...

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eu-backs-data-act-with-clause-to-shut-off-smart-contracts
Posted by | November 9, 2023
EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts

The Act, inclusive of a clause necessitating “kill switches” on smart contracts, only now needs approval from the European Council to pass into law. 474 Total views 36 Total shares...

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Posted by | November 9, 2023
EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision

Members of the European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a Data Act containing a controversial clause that could make most smart contracts unlawful. The act, which establishes rules on the...

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Posted by | November 4, 2023
Blockchain adoption continues unabated — Bloomberg analyst

Blockchain adoption has been "unabated" throughout bull and bear markets over the past years, says Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts. 453 Total views 17 Total shares Should the current rate of...

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