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New digital dispute rules aim to keep crypto disagreements out of court
22.4.2021
New digital dispute rules could keep smart contract disagreements out of the courts with the help of an independent arbitration tribunal
KuCoin Launched USDT Margined Perpetual Contracts
22.4.2021
The crypto exchange platform, Mek Global Limited, widely known as KuCoin.com, announced the launch of USDT margin-based uninterrupted contracts such as Compound (COMP), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Waves (WAVES), Band Protocol (BAND) that favors 1-20x leverage, and results in giving more profit than...
Daml smart contract language creator raises $120M in Series D financing
21.4.2021
The company behind Daml said it tripled its customer base in 2020, with half of the new business coming from outside the blockchain industry
Simple steps to safeguard your wallet from unlimited ERC-20 allowance risks
21.4.2021
The funds in your ERC-20 wallet could be at risk if you continue to grant unlimited approvals to decentralized applications
Uniswap deploys V3 contracts to four Ethereum testnets
21.4.2021
The world’s leading DEX has taken a big step toward launching its third iteration by deploying its contracts to all four of Ethereum’s testnets
Cream Finance launches $1.5M bug bounty to improve DeFi security
20.4.2021
With a new security campaign, Cream Finance looks to minimize vulnerabilities
PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading
20.4.2021
Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading
Oracle Service API3 Partners With the Open Banking Project, Plans to Connect 400 Banking APIs to Blockchain
20.4.2021
On Monday, the oracle provider API3 announced a ten-year partnership with the Open Bank Project in order to connect more than 400 banking APIs to blockchain smart contracts using API3’s Airnode. The collaboration between API3 and the Open Bank Project aims to bridge conventional banking with...
Smart contract exploits are more ethical than hacking... or not?
18.4.2021
What is certain is that exploits only get points for being less disastrous than their counterpart
Chainlink 2.0 Whitepaper Proposes Hybrid Smart Contracts
16.4.2021
Chainlink today enjoys a dominant position in the solutions related to the decentralized oracle. The company released its original white paper around 3 years back and offers many solutions in a wide variety of domains, including the likes of decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...
Blockchain is hard for developers and everyday users. Is it getting any easier?
16.4.2021
The blockchain sector has known for years that technical hurdles need to be eliminated for mass adoption to take place. Has any progress been made?
Binance Coin (BNB) market cap passes Santander and UBS — What’s next?
11.4.2021
To date, Binance Coin has rallied 900%, which makes the token’s $64 billion market cap larger than Santander, the Bank of Montreal and UBS
The Missing Link: How Chainlink’s Pallet Aims to Deliver Greater Informational Access
8.4.2021
As demand for smart contracts climbs, Chainlink’s modular oracle for the Substrate framework aims to power developers and defi applications with trusted off-chain information and pricing data needed to attract projects to Polkadot and Kusama. Blistering Growth in Defi and Smart Contracts...
Couple gets married on Ethereum blockchain for $587 in transaction fees
5.4.2021
A Californian couple has used tokenized rings to immortalize their marriage on the Ethereum blockchain
SEC Filing Shows Blackrock Held Bitcoin Futures Contracts Worth $6.15 Million
3.4.2021
After signaling its intention to get exposed to bitcoin, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now revealed its initial investments toward the crypto asset. According to the asset manager’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 31, Blackrock...
The Power of ETH and BCH: Smart Bitcoin Cash Project Highlights Innovative Sidechain
2.4.2021
On Thursday, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new website that features a project called Smart Bitcoin Cash or Smartbch for short. Essentially, the project is a sidechain for Bitcoin Cash that is compatible with Ethereum’s EVM and Web3 API, which means people will soon be able...
Moonbeam Network Receives Fresh Capital Injection After Purestake Fundraising Success
31.3.2021
Following an initial seed capital round of $1.4 million, Purestake has raised a $6 million strategic round of financing from a consortium of investors to accelerate development, as the team aims to bring the Moonbeam network live in the second half of the year. Ethereum-Compatible Smart Contract...
One-Tenth of a Bitcoin: Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Micro BTC Futures Contract
31.3.2021
The American global markets company Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has announced the launch of a new bitcoin futures product on May 3, 2021, if U.S. regulators approve the product. The new contract is a micro bitcoin futures product that represents 0.1 bitcoin rather than CME’s other...
Iowa House approves bill to legally recognize blockchain smart contracts
30.3.2021
The bill would give legal recognition to transfers and registrations made through blockchain smart contracts
The promise of smart contract adoption is held back by crypto silos
29.3.2021
Smart contracts present one the most promising tech solutions for business, but there are still barriers that have to be addressed