Smart Contracts

Cosmos

Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

Tech  ·  7 April 2020
Smart Contracts

Overstock’s VC Wing Leads $8.2M Funding Round in GrainChain

GrainChain, a blockchain platform for tracing commodities, raised $8.2 million from Medici and Eden Block.

News  ·  6 March 2020
Bitcoin

Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX

At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.

Tech  ·  7 February 2020
Smart Contracts

Gartner Research: Smart Contract Adoption to Increase Data Quality by 50% Over 3 Years

Research conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50% increase in overall data quality by 2023 for all businesses and organizations using blockchain smart contracts.

News  ·  4 February 2020
DeFi

Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

Tech  ·  22 November 2019
Ethereum

IKEA in ‘World First’ Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money

IKEA Iceland has taken part in a commercial transaction using ethereum smart contracts and EU-licensed blockchain e-cash to settle an order.

Business  ·  3 October 2019
Ethereum

WATCH: How Blockchain Oracles Could Take Chainlink to New Highs

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov says there's one big thing holding back corporate adoption of blockchain technology.

Markets  ·  26 September 2019
MakerDAO

Coinbase-Backed ConsenSys Alum Aims to Build GitHub for Web3

Harrison Hines, a former ConsenSys token guru, is building a developer hub for the decentralized web via his startup Terminal.

Business  ·  17 September 2019
Bitcoin

Pieter Wuille Unveils ‘Miniscript,’ A New Smart Contract Language for Bitcoin

Smart contracts could soon get a boost in bitcoin as prominent programmer Pieter Wuille has unveiled a new coding language designed specifically for their use. Posted to the bitcoin developer mailing list Monday, the ‘Miniscript’ language aims to make it easier for programmers to write up “smart contracts” or conditions for spending bitcoins. Programmers Wuille, Andrew […]

Tech  ·  20 August 2019
Ethereum

Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages – Here’s Why That Matters

Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.

Tech  ·  6 August 2019
Japan

BitFlyer, Sumitomo Aim to Wrap up the Property Rentals Business With a Blockchain App

BitFlyer Blockchain and Japanese business giant Sumitomo Corporation will develop a blockchain app allowing users to sign rental contracts and more.

Business  ·  24 July 2019
Smart Contracts

Zilliqa Passes ‘Milestone’ With Addition of Smart Contracts to Its Blockchain

"Next-generation" cryptocurrency Zilliqa has announced the launch of smart contracts on its platform.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Smart Contracts

Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for ‘Hybrid Blockchains’

The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks.

Tech  ·  6 June 2019
Smart Contracts

Ripple’s Xpring, Outlier Ventures Back $4 Million Raise for Agoric

Agoric, which is looking to build a smart contract-focused programming language, secured $4 million in backing from Ripple's Xpring and others.

Business  ·  13 May 2019
Smart Contracts

PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency

Beverage giant PepsiCo saw an almost 30 percent increase in efficiency during a programmatic advertising trial using Zilliqa’s blockchain platform.

Business  ·  6 May 2019