by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Smart contracts do not ensure payments went through, and they do not create decentralized casinos or banks. In fact, they offer no guarantees about decentralization whatsoever. They CAN be used for these things, but what they really are is much simpl...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
I think this post, while well-intentioned, massively undersells what smart contracts are. Smart contracts aren't just a fancy feature. Smart contracts are the completion of the Bitcoin idea. Without smart contracts, Bitcoin is incomplete, because...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
I feel like a lot of people know a lot of the fundamentals of Blockchain and Bitcoin technology, and even more so of practical use of Ethereum, Matic, stellar, etc. But they don't know the basics of smart Contracts! So here! Smart Contracts make...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Many blockchains are implementing pretty awesome features using smart contracts. Multisig, custom tokens, exchanges, anchored currencies (wBTC/Tether/USDC) and more. These are great, but in practice they do currently have some downsides for day-to-da...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
It's a movie trope you've probably seen many times before: "If I die, all that incriminating evidence is sent straight to the Feds!" Could the blockchain do this one day? The Apple Watch already has an automatic SOS feature where it...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Cardano launched its first Alonzo smart contract testnet on May 27. On June 11, IOHK confirmed that Alonzo is now able to deploy smart contracts. More than $30 billi...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / Coinbase - 2 years ago
By the Blockchain Security Team at CoinbaseSecuring smart contracts from risks remains hard. Unaddressed security vulnerabilities readily turn into existential threats to your token’s viability. So how can asset issuers prevent smart contract vulnera...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Beyond Oil™ has officially launched the Solar Oil Project &- the blockchain powered decentralized oil production platform that recycles abandoned oil wells to produce oil while eliminating a trillion dollar ecological nightma...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history, Shawn Carter, professionally known as Jay-Z, has been dipping his toes into the ocean of non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles recently. The American rapper has also partnered...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey emphasized the benefits smart contracts and NFTs can offer to artists. Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey have hinted that their music streaming service, Tida...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Ethereum transaction fees are currently 3 gweis ~($0.12)! Which is already cheaper than some blockchains without smart contracts. Ethereum is scaling while maintaining decentralized security! Source: https://www.gasnow.org/ submitted by ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The Bitcoin Taproot upgrade will activate later in 2021 as developers urge to create applications that will leverage its advantages. On June 12, Bitcoin (BTC) mining...
More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago
One thing I'm struggling to put my finger on... if you deploy a smart contract to the blockchain, but discover a bug, how is it possible to upgrade/patch the smart cobtract? I read that this is happening, but I thought code was immutable. Are peo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Coinbase has unveiled a new smart contract-analyzing tool dubbed “Solidify” to audit Ethereum smart contracts and DeFi clones. Coinbase has unveiled a new tool that c...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / Coinbase - 2 years ago
Introducing Solidify — a tool to automatically detect and classify smart contract security risksBy Peter Kacherginsky, Principal Blockchain Security EngineerWhen our blockchain security team started doing a few smart contract security reviews in 2018...
More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago
How does smart contracts automate processes like the clearing house in finance or reduce the cost of delays between buyers and sellers that the traditional non-blockchain automation can't do? I understand that the smart contracts on a blockchain...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Regulators will be challenged to respond to and address smart contracts, as they represent a cross section of law and technology. Smart contracts are an important elem...