Governance, transparency and audibility could emerge as the three big hurdles for smart contracts this year, according to the founders of Tezos.
As 2016 comes to a close, bitcoin development remains at a crossroads. Take the long-anticipated scaling solution, the Lightning Network. An open-source project that aims to boost bitcoin’s capacity to millions of transactions per second (and by extension the technology’s value), it’s code is nearly ready to go live. Yet, bitcoin isn’t exactly ready for the […]
Markit's Jeffrey Billingham recaps the successes and tribulations of a year spent working on smart contract applications.
A new white paper signals Digital Asset's increased efforts to take blockchain tech mainstream.
In the era of smart contracts, lawyers will still have plenty of work ensuring that the devs get the code right, legal experts argue.
Representatives of two US regulators have explained how their agencies are approaching the rapidly growing smart contracts industry.
After months of focusing on network upgrades, ethereum developers are shifting attention toward their next major software release.
Overshadowed by its decision to cut bitcoin services, Circle announced new tech yesterday. Here's how it works.
Smart contract inventor Nick Szabo has said lawyers' roles are "complimentary" to the role of smart contracts.
Venture-backed startup Chain gives first ever public demo of its Ivy smart contract language.
Two "looming challenges" may stand between smart contract potential and actual widespread adoption.
Ethereum will soon be getting a wallet with a WeChat-like interface.
Ledger, the maker of the Nano USB hardware wallet, has announced a new high-end product aimed at enterprise users and savvy consumers.
Ethereum rolled out its latest hard fork today, and so far, the side effects have been minimal.
Ledger Labs' Josh Stark seeks to provide a high-level framework for understanding the potential of nascent blockchain governance applications.