smart contracts

Ironblocks CEO Or Dadosh (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Web3 Security Company Ironblocks Takes Aim at Spate of DeFi Hacks
Ironblocks is the latest Israeli startup to build a protocol monitoring product.
Ironblocks CEO Or Dadosh (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

EU Steps Up Action To Strengthen EU Defence Capabilities
EU Parliament’s Smart Contract Plans Limit Standard-Setting Promise, EU Commissioner Says
Controversial lawmaker proposals on data use may no longer meet original objectives, Thierry Breton told reporters.
EU Steps Up Action To Strengthen EU Defence Capabilities

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EU Parliament Passes Bill Requiring Smart Contracts to Include Kill Switch
One critic says the bill alters the fundamental nature of an automated computer program.
European community flags

Yoav Weiss, a security fellow at the Ethereum Foundation, announces the launch of account abstraction on Ethereum at WalletCon 2023 (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
Ethereum Says ERC-4337 Deployed, Tested, Beginning Era of Smart Accounts
The news of the deployment of ERC-4337 will be shared at an ETHDenver-related event, known as WalletCon.
Yoav Weiss, a security fellow at the Ethereum Foundation, announces the launch of account abstraction on Ethereum at WalletCon 2023 (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)
Chainlink Launches Platform to Help Web2 Connect With Smart Contracts
The beta version of Chainlink Functions is now live on the Ethereum Sepolia and Polygon Mumbai test networks.
Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

CDCROP: digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
China Launches Smart-Contract Functionality on Digital Yuan Through E-Commerce App Meituan
Through the smart contract, users can win part of a daily prize of $1,312 for using the digital yuan.
CDCROP: digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Black truffles and slices on black (Getty Images)
Mobile-Focused Blockchain Celo Partners With Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys
The partnership will allow for Celo to integrate with ConsenSys’ Infura infrastructure.
CDCROP: Black truffles and slices on black (Getty Images)

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Insurance for Web3, Cannabis and Crypto, With Joseph Ziolkowski
Liability in a decentralized environment and what it means for a crypto ecosystem to assign responsibility.
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CDCROP: Tel Aviv central business district's building boom (Getty Images)
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to Set Up Platform for Digital Assets
The bourse is "venturing into crypto" and will explore how the technologies that underpin digital asset markets can enhance capital markets infrastructure.
CDCROP: Tel Aviv central business district's building boom (Getty Images)

CDCROP: Web3 Builders co-founder Nicholas Horelik, CEO Riccardo Pellegrini and CTO Henry Katz (Web3)
OpenSea Ventures Among Backers for $7M Round for Crypto Security Startup
Web3 Builders also launched the free TrustCheck tool to verify the safety of smart contract and NFT transactions
CDCROP: Web3 Builders co-founder Nicholas Horelik, CEO Riccardo Pellegrini and CTO Henry Katz (Web3)