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EU Commission Brushes Off 'Data Act' Fears by Crypto Industry
New rules could kill off permissionless smart contracts, the industry worries.
By
Jack Schickler
Sponsored
Jun 20, 2023 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2023
Regulations
EU
EU Parliament
smart contracts
Opinion
Opinion
Blockchain Meets Bonds: How Crypto Can Solve Long-Standing Issues in Capital Markets
It's a new era for debt instruments and smart money, Arca’s Anthony Bufinsky writes.
By
Anthony Bufinsky
Sponsored
Apr 19, 2023 at 7:44 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2023
Opinion
Bonds
Arca Labs
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Blockchain-as-a-Service
Technology
Layer 1
Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract to Go Live on 4/20 at '4:20'
The Lukso initial validators will vote on token supply of LYX and how much the Foundation can hold.
By
Margaux Nijkerk
Sponsored
Apr 18, 2023 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2023
layer 1
Blockchain
Identity
Validators
smart contracts
Policy
Regulations
EU Smart Contract Regulations Included in Council’s Data Act Draft
Some worry the text, a version of which was already agreed on by the European Parliament, will prove impossible to meet for most smart contracts.
By
Jack Schickler
Sponsored
Mar 27, 2023 at 10:26 a.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2023
Regulations
EU
smart contracts
Finance
Smart contracts
Web3 Security Company Ironblocks Takes Aim at Spate of DeFi Hacks
Ironblocks is the latest Israeli startup to build a protocol monitoring product.
By
Danny Nelson
Sponsored
Mar 15, 2023 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2023
smart contracts
Hacks
Security
Policy
Regulations
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.
By
Jack Schickler
Sponsored
Mar 14, 2023 at 11:53 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2023
Regulations
Data
smart contracts
EU Commission
EU Parliament
EU
Policy
Regulations
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.
By
Jack Schickler
Sponsored
Mar 14, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2023
Regulations
European Parliament
smart contracts
EU
Technology
Ethereum
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.
By
Margaux Nijkerk
Sponsored
Mar 1, 2023 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2023
Ethereum
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ETH
Wallet
smart contracts
Exclusive
Technology
Smart contracts
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.
By
Camomile Shumba
Aoyon Ashraf
Sponsored
Mar 1, 2023 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2023
smart contracts
Blockchain
Chainlink
Associated Press
Policy
Digital yuan
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.
By
Eliza Gkritsi
Sponsored
Jan 19, 2023 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
Digital Yuan
China
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