Smart Contracts

Ethereum

Ethereum Forks But Blockchain Attacks Keep On Coming

Yesterday’s ethereum hard fork went according to plan, but the attacker has yet to be thwarted.

Tech  ·  19 October 2016
Smart Contracts

Symbiont Unveils ‘Assembly’ Blockchain for Enterprise

Symbiont publicly launches its secretive Assembly blockchain along with newly revealed details about how it operates.

Markets  ·  18 October 2016
JP Morgan

JP Morgan, Credit Suisse Among 8 in Latest Bank Blockchain Test

Axoni partners with JP Morgan and Credit Suisse to build a blockchain-based equity swaps processing prototype.

Business  ·  18 October 2016
Ethereum

So, Ethereum’s Blockchain is Still Under Attack…

What began over two weeks ago with spam attacks has escalated into a battle pitting ethereum developers against unknown antagonists.

Tech  ·  6 October 2016
Ethereum

Here’s A First Look at Thomson Reuters’s New Ethereum Identity Tools

Thomson Reuters will soon launch a platform for ethereum smart contract developers.

Tech  ·  30 September 2016
Ethereum

In Formal Verification Push, Ethereum Seeks Smart Contract Certainty

CoinDesk spotlights the factors driving ethereum's coding community to embrace the concept of formal verification for smart contracts.

Tech  ·  28 September 2016
Smart Contracts

Blockchain Smart Contracts Need a New Kind of Due Diligence

Two legal experts argue that we need enhanced due diligence before smart contract transactions are written in "blockchain stone".

Markets  ·  21 September 2016
Ethereum

Blockchain Veterans Unveil Secure Smart Contracts Framework

Two notable blockchain developers are releasing an open-source smart contract security tool.

Tech  ·  15 September 2016
Ethereum

Smart Contract Analyzer to Debut at Ethereum Conference

Researchers will soon open source a tool designed to evaluate ethereum smart contract code.

Tech  ·  7 September 2016
Ethereum

Microsoft Launches Smart Contracts Security Working Group

Microsoft is organizing a working group dedicated to improving the security of smart contracts.

Tech  ·  1 September 2016
Regulation

Could the Blockchain End Bureaucracy?

In this OpEd, Reform researcher Alexander Hitchcock discusses how blockchain could lead to big savings in civil services.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 August 2016
Ethereum

Code is Law? Not Quite Yet

Should code be law? In this opinion piece, Lukas Abegg argues there are many scientific hurdles to cross before this is likely to be possible.

Tech  ·  27 August 2016
Smart Contracts

Digital Asset to Open Source Smart Contract Language

Digital Asset Holdings has announced it intends to open-source DAML, the smart contracting language it acquired from startup Elevence.

Business  ·  23 August 2016
Europe

Barclays Collaboration Sets Forth Vision for Smart Contracts Future

Barclays exec Lee Braine discusses a new position paper he believes has codified his bank's view on smart contracts tech.

Business  ·  4 August 2016
Smart Contracts

Bitcoin Smart Contract ‘Federation’ to Launch With 25 Startups

Twenty-five bitcoin companies plan to launch smart contract federation to support new applications for the bitcoin blockchain.

Tech  ·  2 August 2016