MIT Is Testing A Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network A recently completed MIT test showcases how bitcoin might not just scale, but do so in a way where it’s transactions are more expressive than today.… Read More
A New Startup Has Zooko and Naval Betting on Better Crypto Contracts If a series of high-profile vulnerabilities weren’t enough to persuade you that today’s smart contracts are insecure, a group of computer scientists that have been researching the tech since the 1980s just might. Announced Monday, computer scientists M…… Read More
Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter? Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn’t upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not. … Read More
First Bitcoin Smart Contracts Sidechain Now Secured By 1 in 10 Miners From miner adoption to a lightning-like network to new partners, RSK, which developed the bitcoin smart contracts sidechain, is building momentum. … Read More
Moral Food: A Fish’s Trek From ‘Bait to Plate’ on the Ethereum Blockchain During Ethereal Summit, attendees were invited to track the tuna in their sushi from start to finish through the use of the ethereum blockchain. … Read More
White Shoe to Wild West: Lawyers to Launch Blockchain-Only Law Firm A former Digital Asset executive and a long-time securities lawyer have started a new law firm that will focus exclusively on blockchain clients.… Read More
EOS Revisited: Investors Are Taking Another Look at the Longest-Running ICO Another blockchain for smart contracts? It turns out the claim is catching the attention of investors as the EOS blockchain heads toward launch.… Read More
Waves zet smart contracts live op testnet Waves komt met smart contracts. Op het testnet kun je op dit moment aan de slag met de nieuwe programmeertaal genaamd ‘Ride’. Het bericht Waves zet smart contracts live op testnet verscheen eerst op Bitcoin Magazine. … Read More
Bigger Blocks and Smarter Contracts: What’s In Bitcoin Cash’s Next Fork? Bitcoin cash’s most ambitious hard fork upgrade is coming in May, backed by the promise of taking its “on-chain scaling” philosophy to new heights.… Read More
Blockchain Insurance Policy Developed for Hurricane-Prone Puerto Rico A decentralized insurance policy built with blockchain and smart contract technology will provide cover for natural disasters in Puerto Rico.… Read More