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Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" launched to promote the reintroduction of OP_CAT. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)
Technology
Bitcoin
OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'
This marks the first step towards reintroducing functionality removed from Bitcoin by creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010.
Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" launched to promote the reintroduction of OP_CAT. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 24, 2024 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
BitcoinBIPSBitcoin Improvement ProposalSatoshi Nakamotosmart contracts
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World
Web3 infrastructure can bring new safety and reliability tools to AI, a cycle that will make the intersection of AI and Web3 massively and mutually beneficial, Chainlink scien...
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By Ari JuelsLaurence Moroney
Apr 23, 2024 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2024
OpinionAIsmart contractsOraclesChainlink
ari juels the oracle
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What's at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder
Security expert Ari Juels' new crime thriller novel "The Oracle" considers how smart contracts can kill. How real is the threat?
ari juels the oracle
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 1, 2024 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersBooksOraclesChainlink Labssmart contractsAI
Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)
Technology
Stellar
Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of 'Soroban' Smart Contracts
The "Protocol 20" upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precauti...
Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)
By Bradley Keoun
Feb 20, 2024 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2024
StellarStellar Development Foundationsmart contracts
Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)
Technology
Stellar
Stellar's Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found
A bug in the upgraded software, identified Jan. 25, was deemed to pose "little risk," but after "robust feedback" from the blockchain's developer community, the Stellar Develo...
Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 28, 2024 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Towards Governance Abstraction: Understanding a 'Friendly' Way to Manage DAOs
Dagon, a technical implementation introduced by core developer Ross Campbell, looks to improve DAO governance and delegation using smart contracts.
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By Ross Campbell
Jan 18, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2024
OpinionEthereumTokensEthereum improvement proposalsMolochDAODAOssmart contracts
DeFi hacks represented 2% of total value locked across decentralized protocols in 2023. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
DeFi Has a Risk Problem and It’s Time to Solve It
While the total losses from exploits fell to $1 billion from $54 billion the year prior, this is still an unacceptable threat to users, Haven1's Jeff Owens writes for Crypto 2...
DeFi hacks represented 2% of total value locked across decentralized protocols in 2023. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Jeff Owens
Dec 20, 2023 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2023
OpinionDeFiHacksExploitsSecuritysmart contracts
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: It's Crypto Spring, as Smart Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
The CoinDesk Smart-Contract Platform Index (SMT) saw a significant 19% increase in November, led by surges in Sei's SEI and Axelar's AXL tokens.
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By Bradley Keoun
Nov 29, 2023 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2023
The ProtocolNewslettersmart contractsBanklessVitalik Buterin
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Policy
Regulations
EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision
The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.
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By Camomile Shumba
Nov 9, 2023 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
RegulationsCryptoEUDatasmart contractsLegislationEU Parliament
Llama co-founders Austin Green and Shreyas Hariharan (Llama)
Finance
Smart contract platform
Smart Contract Platform Llama Raises $6M From Investors Including Polygon, Aave Founders
The firm aims to allow blockchain governance protocols to encode role-based functionality.
Llama co-founders Austin Green and Shreyas Hariharan (Llama)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2023
Smart contract platformsmart contractsFunding Roundsseed fundingGovernance