Through Facebook’s Move-based Ethereum virtual machines, Movement Labs aims to enhance smart contract security and transaction throughput within the Ethereum ecosystem.
OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a ‘BIP Number’
Chainlink debuts new protocol aimed at boosting cross-chain interoperability
The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol will make cross-chain smart contracts more interoperable across nine blockchain networks.
AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World
What’s at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder
Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of ‘Soroban’ Smart Contracts
The “Protocol 20” upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precautions after a bug was found.
Stellar’s Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found
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.
Stellar’s Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found
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.
Towards Governance Abstraction: Understanding a ‘Friendly’ Way to Manage DAOs
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
ERC-2771 integration introduces address spoofing vulnerability — OpenZeppelin
The smart contract vulnerability arises after the integration of ERC-2771 and multicall standards. OpenZepplin identified 13 sets of vulnerable smart contracts.
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.
Protocol Village: It’s Crypto Spring, as Smart-Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
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.
Protocol Village: It’s Crypto Spring, as Smart-Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
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.
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.
Why the service industry needs blockchain, explained
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
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
The final version of the bill’s text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.
Smart Contract Platform Llama Raises $6M From Investors Including Polygon, Aave Founders
Llama aims to make governance of blockchain protocols more effective by enabling protocols to encode roles and permissions to take on-chain actions.
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.