Smart Contracts

DeFi

What Is DeFi?

Alyssa HertigSep 18, 2020

DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries.

Smart Contracts

Discrete Log Contracts Are Bringing Private, ‘Scriptless’ Smart Contracts to Bitcoin

Colin HarperSep 15, 2020

A smart contract has logged bets for the U.S. election on Bitcoin’s blockchain. When the votes are tallied, we won’t know who won, but that’s the whole point.

Smart Contracts

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $10.4K; Ether in Smart Contracts Highest Since 2016

Daniel CawreySep 22, 2020

Bitcoin price holds steady while ether in smart contracts reach a level not seen in four years.

DeFi

Galaxy Digital, IOSG Lead $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services

Paddy BakerSep 15, 2020

Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution.

RGB

RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin

Colin HarperSep 14, 2020

The RGB protocol, now in beta, is working to outfit Bitcoin with the capabilities that have made Ethereum the go-to blockchain for issuing tokenized assets.

Smart Contracts

SushiSwap

SushiSwap’s Users Ordered Changes, but the Protocol Can’t Deliver Without an Overhaul

Colin Harper

Another SushiSwap smart contract migration may be on the menu if newly voted-for policy proposals are going to be implemented.

Privacy

Secret Network’s Privacy-Focused Smart Contracts Move a Step Closer to Going Live

Benjamin Powers

The Secret Network’s privacy-focused smart contracts will be formally proposed for the mainnet on Sept. 8. If approved, they’ll launch a week later.

Chainlink

Chainlink Acquires Blockchain Oracle Solution From Cornell University

William Foxley

Chainlink has acquired privacy-focused oracle solution DECO from Cornell University. The data feed system is also drafting a second white paper for the project.

Algorand

Algorand Readies On-Chain Smart Contracts as the Summer of DeFi Rolls On

Danny Nelson

The "stateful" smart contracts are a watershed for DeFi projects, Algorand claimed.

Smart Contracts

Writing Bitcoin Smart Contracts Is About to Get Easier With New Coding Language

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin smart contracts are tricky. Minsc, a new language created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, is making them easier to write.

Smart Contracts

SEC Seeking ‘Smart Contract’ Tracing Tool That Can Spot Security Vulnerabilities

Danny Nelson

The federal securities watchdog has taken an interest in DeFi's most basic building block.

Privacy

Community Behind Privacy-Focused Smart Contract Forges Ahead After Settlement

Benjamin Powers

The open-source Secret Network has begun a swap for defunct ENG tokens and launched a "secret contract" testnet with big name partners.

DeFi

Soaring DeFi Usage Drives Ethereum Contract Calls to New Record

Paddy Baker

Coin Metrics reported the daily number of smart contract calls on Ethereum jumped to 3.11 million – a new record.

Smart Contracts

This New Coding Language Could Help Unlock Bitcoin’s Smart Contract Potential

Alyssa Hertig

With the introduction of Sapio, Jeremy Rubin hopes to expand Bitcoin's smart contract use cases and increase the "financial self-sovereignty" of its users.

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