New Ethereum Association Launched to Increase Trust in The Ecosystem
Blockchains are naturally based upon immutability but further security and trust is often needed as platforms expand and evolve. A new Ethereum Trust Alliance has just been launched to...
eToro’s new open-source programming language is first step in bringing $500 trillion OTC...
Lira is the first project born out of eToro’s acquisition of smart contract company, Firmo, earlier this year eToro, the global multi-asset investment company, has today released the...
Top 5 Smart Contract Platforms To Watch in 2020
The number of blockchain-based smart contract development platforms available to crypto developers is now greater than ever. Over the last 18 months, a Cambrian explosion in smart...
CoinPayments CEO Alex Alexandrov Talks About His Blockchain and AI Project
Few technologies garner as much attention and enthusiasm as blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Both technologies are featured prominently in Deloitte’s 2019’s...
Segwit Creator Introduces Optimized Language For Bitcoin Smart Contracts
Bitcoin Core developer, Peiter Wuille, has introduced a new programming language called Miniscript, to simplify smart-contract development for Bitcoin. One of the most prolific and...
Russia’s Central Bank Is ‘Against Legalization’ Of Cryptocurrency
The head of the central bank of Russia says she does not want to legalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as a payment method – because of risk and volatility. Bitcoin Has...
MIT: Blockchains Will Become ‘Boring’ in 2019
‘Boring’ isn’t usually a word associated with blockchains. However, according to a recent article by MIT Technology Review, that’s exactly what they will become this year...
Estonia’s DX Exchange To Launch Ethereum Tokenized Stocks
Estonian digital trading platform to launch the first Ethereum based tokenized stocks regulated under European Union laws on January 7. [Updated: The original version of this article...
Simplicity Language to Give Bitcoin Ethereum-Like Smart Contract Capabilities
Simplicity, a combinator-based, typed, and functional language for blockchain applications can reportedly enable Bitcoin’s Script language to handle more complex yet reliable smart...
Meet Mattereum, a ‘Deeply Weird’ Startup, Hoping to Transform Smart Contracts
Mattereum, an unorthodox startup, hopes to revolutionize the world of smart contracts by transforming them into enforceable legal contracts. High Weirdness in London...
EtherDelta SEC Action Could Impact Entire Industry, Experts Warn
Legal figures engaging with cryptocurrency are warning over continued regulatory uncertainty impacting businesses after US regulators fined EtherDelta almost $400,000 November 8...
Vitalik Buterin: I Quite Regret Adopting the Term ‘Smart Contracts’ for Ethereum
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin revealed his regret for adopting the popular term ‘smart contracts’ – a term that has become almost synonymous with Ethereum. Should Crypto...