Smart Contracts

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Tiny $217 Options Trade on Bitcoin Blockchain Could Be Wall Street’s Death Knell

Bradley KeounOct 8, 2019

Skew., a startup led by an ex-JPMorgan trader, is trying to prove that bitcoin’s blockchain works better than Wall Street.

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IKEA in ‘World First’ Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money

Daniel PalmerOct 3, 2019

IKEA Iceland has taken part in a commercial transaction using ethereum smart contracts and EU-licensed blockchain e-cash to settle an order.

Smart Contracts

Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Danny NelsonNov 22, 2019

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

Video

WATCH: How Blockchain Oracles Could Take Chainlink to New Highs

Christine KimSep 26, 2019

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov says there's one big thing holding back corporate adoption of blockchain technology.

Startups

Coinbase-Backed ConsenSys Alum Aims to Build GitHub for Web3

Leigh CuenSep 17, 2019

Harrison Hines, a former ConsenSys token guru, is building a developer hub for the decentralized web via his startup Terminal.

Smart Contracts

Pieter Wuille Unveils ‘Miniscript,’ A New Smart Contract Language for Bitcoin

Alyssa Hertig

Smart contracts could soon get a boost in bitcoin as prominent programmer Pieter Wuille has unveiled a new coding language designed specifically for their use. Posted to the bitcoin developer mailing list Monday, the ‘Miniscript’ language aims to make it easier for programmers to write up “smart contracts” or conditions for spending bitcoins. Programmers Wuille, Andrew […]

Ethereum

Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages – Here’s Why That Matters

Christine Kim

Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.

Japan

BitFlyer, Sumitomo Aim to Wrap up the Property Rentals Business With a Blockchain App

Daniel Palmer

BitFlyer Blockchain and Japanese business giant Sumitomo Corporation will develop a blockchain app allowing users to sign rental contracts and more.

Smart Contracts

Zilliqa Passes ‘Milestone’ With Addition of Smart Contracts to Its Blockchain

Daniel Palmer

"Next-generation" cryptocurrency Zilliqa has announced the launch of smart contracts on its platform.

Smart Contracts

Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for ‘Hybrid Blockchains’

Christine Kim

The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks.

Smart Contracts

Ripple’s Xpring, Outlier Ventures Back $4 Million Raise for Agoric

Nikhilesh De

Agoric, which is looking to build a smart contract-focused programming language, secured $4 million in backing from Ripple's Xpring and others.

Smart Contracts

PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency

Yogita Khatri

Beverage giant PepsiCo saw an almost 30 percent increase in efficiency during a programmatic advertising trial using Zilliqa’s blockchain platform.

Smart Contracts

Bond Rating Agency Moody’s Warns on Risks of Private Blockchains

Anna Baydakova

Rating agency Moody's has warned of several risks of private, centralized blockchains in a report examining the tech's pros and cons.

Smart Contracts

Digital Asset Scores Partnership With Cloud Computing Giant VMware

Marc Hochstein

Software virtualization giant VMware is integrating Digital Asset's smart contract language into its blockchain platform.

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