Guide to Writing and Using Smart Contracts
In blockchain technology, smart contracts have become a transformative force. The way transactions are carried out is about to undergo a revolution thanks to these self-executing contracts encoded with predefined conditions.
Web3×LLM On-Chain Contract Analysis Tool “DeCipher” Sparks Excitement Among Developers and Researchers
Bunzz, a Singapore-based web3×LLM tech web3-startup, is thrilled to announce the successful release of "DeCipher", a revolutionary AI-powered tool designed to transform the process of generating Smart Contract documentation.
DeFi Apps display their soft underbelly – Defi and Crypto deal with another pair of 9-figure hacks
Decentralized Finance protocols are harder to run than they look. There are multiple points of failure for platforms including smart contract exploits, flash loan attacks, and rug pulls by anonymous employees. In the last six weeks, two more US$100 million DeFi hacks have occurred in the crypto space, highlighting the sector's ongoing vulnerability.
Astar Network’s ASTR Token Registered on JVCEA’s ‘Green List’ After Listing on Huobi Japan
Astar Network, a smart contracts platform for multichain, has announced the listing of its native ASTR token on Huobi Japan.
Bunzz Raises $4.5M Seed Round to Expand its Smart Contract Hub for DApp Development
Bunzz, a web3 development platform for decentralized applications, has completed a $4.5M seed round. Investors included gjmp, DG Daiwa Ventures, Coincheck, and Ceres.
Astar Network Named ‘Product of the Year’ At the JBA Annual Blockchain Award
Astar Network, the smart contract platform for multichain, has been awarded the Product of the Year at the 4th annual Blockchain Award by the Japan Blockchain Association.
Coins to watch in 2022: Orginal ETH killer Tezos hits the comeback trail
After years in the wilderness, Tezos has soared in value and XTZ onchain data shows more gains are likely. Can the 'original' Ethereum killer make a comeback?
Not far to go – NEAR leads the crypto pack into 2022
NEAR, an emerging smart contract platform token, has shown significant alpha in Q1, 2022. It has outperformed the rest of the crypto market and risen to a top 20 position on the digital asset market cap table. What are the factors behind NEAR’s momentum?
Coins to Watch in 2022: AVALANCHE
In 2021, platform blockchains captured the imagination of crypto investors. Traders, venture capitalists and retail investors allocated assets to smart contract and Dapp projects - hoping to find the next Ethereum, Cardano, or Solana. Avalanche, a multi-chain, DAG-based initiative with a big budget is moving into 2022 with impressive momentum.
Fantom prepares to fly – is it the next platform blockchain to achieve escape velocity?
In 2021, platform blockchains have captured the imagination of crypto investors. Retail investors, traders, and venture capitalists are throwing money at projects hoping to find the new Ethereum, Cardano, or Solana. Will Fantom be the next smart contract chain to achieve escape velocity?
Ed Felten of Offchain Labs guests on BNC podcast
Ed Felten is a Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University who served in the White House as Deputy Chief Technology Officer to President Obama. Felten is a co-founder at Offchain Labs and he is this week’s guest on the Crypto Conversation podcast. Felten discusses his team’s smart contract scaling solution, Bitcoin’s exponential growth curve, the tensions between technology and public policy, and why blockchain voting is a non-starter.
A CFTC Primer on Smart Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s LabCFTC released, “A CFTC Primer on Smart Contracts” which is part of LabCFTC’s effort to engage with innovators and market participants on a range of financial technology (FinTech) topics, and follows on a 2017 primer on virtual currencies and the agency’s recent FinTech Forward conference.
Smart contracts aren’t contracts — and other crypto legal puzzlers
New report shines a light on the range of legal quandaries posed by blockchain technology
Penn Law: Biggest ICOs not reflecting white paper promises in smart contracts
Academic study shows around 80 percent of 2017’s top 50 ICOs have not fully reflected whitepaper promises in the code of their smart contracts
Getting smart with Ethereum’s new contracts language
This month the Ethereum Foundation released another (python-esque) language, Vyper, to update the security of smart contracts. So what are the skills, languages and software needed for smart contract reading and writing and when does it make sense to contract your writing to a third party?
Impacts of the Blockchain on fund distribution
This White Paper describes Blockchain technology and explores the impacts on fund distribution and settlement. Blockchain technology is likely to disrupt almost all activities where there are intermediaries. In particular, the asset servicing value chain would be completely redesigned in the near future to eliminate intermediaries and therefore lower transaction time and costs, as well as increase transparency via a distributed and publicly available ledger.
