What are smart contracts? From basics to future trends

With the advancement of IT technologies and blockchain platforms, a new type of contract has emerged: smart contracts. In this article, we’ll explore smart contracts and how they’re being used today.

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QED Protocol and Nexus aim to bring smart contracts to DOGE and SHIB; Dogen soars

Smart contracts target Dogecoin and Shiba Inu's burn rate surges, while Dogen's price soars, capturing investor interest. #partnercontent

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Crypto hacks increase in 2024, but smart contracts not to blame

Smart contracts are no longer the biggest concern, as hackers are vying for easier targets, such as private key leaks.

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Thirdweb reveals major security flaw in common smart contracts

Smart contract development firm Thirdweb has discovered security vulnerabilities that potentially “affect various smart contracts in the Web3 ecosystem.” Thirdweb, an all-in-one development platform that provides EVM smart contracts, says it found a vulnerability in a popular open-source library that…

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EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts

The Act, inclusive of a clause necessitating “kill switches” on smart contracts, only now needs approval from the European Council to pass into law.

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Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum

The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," that theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token.

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Fed Governor highlights benefits, risks of tokenization and smart contracts

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is optimistic about the potential of tokenization and smart contracts to increase the efficiency of traditional financial transactions. Yet, he also highlighted that these innovative technologies carry risks of their own, particularly in relation to cyber security.

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Ethereum update allows wallets to operate as smart contracts

Core ethereum (ETH) developers have launched a new software feature called EntryPoint that allows wallet accounts to function as smart contracts. The new feature aims to bring so-called “account abstraction.

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Cardano's First-Ever Smart Contract in Python Version Demonstrated by Devs

Engineers compiled and deployed smart contracts in Cardano-specific 'pythonic' programming language

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Introduction to smart contracts: the self-executing contract

Smart contracts promise to be an excellent alternative to regular agreements, finding applications in platforms like Immediate Edge.

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zkEVM could be the endgame for blockchain infrastructure

Zero-knowledge virtual machines have the potential to revolutionize the portability of smart contracts, removing crypto’s last barrier to mass adoption.

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Ethereum supply concentration in smart contracts hits all time high

The amount of Ethereum’s supply concentrated in smart contracts has hit an all-time high post-merge. The post Ethereum supply concentration in smart contracts hits all time high appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Here's Why XRPL Might Be Years Away from Smart Contracts Release

XRPL Hooks, basic smart contracts functionality for XRP Ledger, might not be released in coming months or years, enthusiast says

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Most consequential Cardano upgrade since smart contracts readying for launch

The Cardano blockchain platform has now successfully completed the first stage in its most significant update since it introduced smart contracts two years ago, bringing increased network capacity, richer applications, improved interoperability, and faster transactions.

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Hoskinson Reveals Why Cardano Has An Edge Over Ethereum And Other Smart Contract Blockchains

Cardano’s Plutus programming language is more secure than other languages for writing smart contracts, according to Charles Hoskinson. He cites MonoX Finance’s recent $31 million hack as a reason for building security into smart contracts.

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i-Ternity Review: A Multi-Chain Regulatory Compliant Decentralized Testament Service Platform

Until now, the only debates dominating the media are the applications of blockchain to areas such as smart contracts and finance.  i-Ternity is changing the scene by introducing smart, standardized holographic wills and decentralized life insurance services on solana to help combat digital asset losses in case of demise through the use of smart contracts. Read More

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How HashEx Is Helping Secure The DeFi Industry Through Smart Contracts Auditing

Smart contracts auditing is becoming even more important with the advent of decentralized finance. This is where companies like HashEx enter the picture. HashEx has provided smart contracts auditing for over 500 projects to date and the company helps secure DeFi protocols.

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Telos Solution-driven EVM is Live For Smart Contracts and DeFi

Ethereum blockchain ushered in the era of smart contracts via the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Over the years, smart contracts have witnessed immense adoption including in the mainstream sector. Ranging from decentralized exchanges, staking pools, lending and insurance protocols, all of these have been pivoted with the aid of smart contracts. The Ethereum Virtual MachineRead More

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Transient is Driving Adoption by Building a Compliant and Interoperable Standard for Smart Contracts

Smart contracts are one of this century’s greatest innovations.   The good news is that you don’t even have to look far.   Decentralized Finance (DeFi) dApps spread across various blockchains, with the majority in Ethereum commanding over $270 billion.

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IOTA Introduces New Smart Contracts To Circumvent The Network Flaws

The use of smart contracts remains the key turnaround factor with the cryptocurrency space. Smart contracts brought about the decentralization of digital assets and eliminated third-party interferences in crypto transactions.

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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Says The Term Smart Contracts Needs To Be Changed

Smart contracts have been in the crypto space for quite a while now, most recently debuting on Cardano. With the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), smart contracts have become even more important to the entire industry.

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Crypto analyst Ben Armstrong foresees a bright future for Cardano-based NFTs

Cardano (ADA/USD) has been making headlines for over a month recently, all thanks to the launch of smart contracts on its mainnet. While smart contracts only went live on September 12th, the anticipation has caused its price to skyrocket in the weeks before the event.

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Cardano Creator Proposes New Term for Smart Contracts

Cardano’s smart contracts are not smart contracts per se, according to IOG developer Matthias Benkort

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Cardano Ignites Explosive Start After Upgrade With Hundreds Of Smart Contracts

Cardano’s blockchain has over 200 smart contracts in the network just days after it added smart contract functionality. According to Vercel, the number of smart contracts is as high as 2,541 as the network experiences a flurry of activity.

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Cardano (ADA) sees 200 smart contracts that can’t be used yet

Cardano (ADA/USD), the third-largest cryptocurrency project, introduced smart contracts to its mainnet only six days ago, on September 12th, after the successful Alonzo hard fork. In the days that followed, the project saw over 2,200 smart contracts getting ready to launch on its network.

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Cardano to Launch Smart Contracts on Public Testnet Tomorrow

IOG is on track to release smart contracts on Sept. 12

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Cardano Reaches Another Crucial Milestone That Brings It Closer to Smart Contracts

Cardano is moving closer to smart contracts with Alonzo White

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Coinbase unveils ‘Solidify’ tool to auto-audit smart contracts and DeFi clones

Coinbase has unveiled a new smart contract-analyzing tool dubbed “Solidify” to audit Ethereum smart contracts and DeFi clones.

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Cardano (ADA) Price Gains 15% Following Smart Contracts Rollout Plan

Cardano has seen bullish price action over the weekend following further updates on its upcoming smart contracts rollout plan. The post Cardano (ADA) Price Gains 15% Following Smart Contracts Rollout Plan appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Cardano Launches First Alonzo Testnet While Presenting Rollout Plan for Smart Contracts

Cardano's smart contracts are expected to go live around September

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More Americans have heard of Dogecoin than Ethereum: Survey

One has introduced smart contracts and is the fabric of decentralized finance, the other is... a meme.

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Chainlink releases new whitepaper — and it could be a game-changer for smart contracts

Chainlink has released a new whitepaper exploring new capabilities of applications and smart contracts.  Dubbed Chainlink 2. 0, it lays down how the project could evolve to enhance blockchain oracles with the emergence of hybrid smart contracts.

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Iowa House approves bill to legally recognize blockchain smart contracts

The bill would give legal recognition to transfers and registrations made through blockchain smart contracts.

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Moonbeam Launch Paves Way for Ethereum Smart Contracts on Polkadot

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Top Spanish Banks Finalize Trial of Payments Using Smart Contracts

Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts.

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Ripple-Backed Platform Flare Set To Revolutionize The XRP Ecosystem With Smart Contracts

Ripple’s associate, Flare Networks, has recently launched a public test network known as Coston. This test network is a huge step toward enabling smart contract functionality on the XRP ledger. Enabling Smart Contracts On The XRP Ledger Smart contracts were first proposed by computer scientist Nick Szabo back in 1996. Over the years, the concept […]

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Smart Contracts on IOTA Start Taking Shape

Smart contracts are all of the hype in the blockchain industry today. IOTA is set to receive such functionality in the very near future, as progress continues to be made. Most blockchain ecosystems can benefit from smart contracts.

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Firms using blockchain smart contracts will increase data quality by 50%

Research firm Gartner recently released a report that predicted that blockchain smart contracts would increase a company's overall data quality by about 50% by 2023. Smart contracts simply put, areThe post Firms using blockchain smart contracts will increase data quality by 50% appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Quant Network and SIMBA Chain combine for interoperable smart contracts

Quant Network, a blockchain interoperability solution provider and SIMBA Chain, a smart contract platform, today announced they have agreed to combine their unique blockchain-based technologies to eliminate a key barrier to the development and deployment of multi-chain smart contracts.

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Data platform Chainbeat integrates RSK Bitcoin smart contracts

Chainbeat, a platform providing real-time analytics for blockchain smart contracts, today announced it has integrated RSK, the first open-source smart contract platform powered by the Bitcoin network.

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4 Reasons to Take Note of Smart Contracts on Zilliqa

Smart contracts play a key role in the cryptocurrency industry moving forward. This new technology will allow for autonomous projects to exist on compatible blockchains. Zilliqa has recently integrated its smart contract technology, but it is also the first chain to offer smart contracts based on sharding.

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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.

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Zilliqa (ZIL) Mainnet Integrates “Scilla-Powered” Smart Contracts

Since the launch of the Zilliqa mainnet in January 2019, the project’s prime focus was integrating smart contracts with the help of a native smart language contract called “Scilla. ” Smart contracts are now live on the Zilliqa mainnet bringing a wealth of new functionality and marking the start of smart contract competitiveness, June 9, 2019.

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Tezos Co-Founder Explains New OnChain Upgrade As A Simpler Way To Use Complex Smart Contracts

Tezos Co-Founder Explains New OnChain Upgrade As A Simpler Way To Use Complex Smart Contracts Tezos – the blockchain network for smart contracts and decentralised applications (DApps) which facilitates formal verification – has officially launched its on-chain blockchain update.

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Digital Asset Partners with VMware for Smart Contracts Integration

Digital Asset, a fintech firm that created the DAML smart contracts language who also claims to deliver flexible infrastructure that enables regulated financial institutions to share processes and data securely, has joined forces with VMWare Blockchain to enable the latter to integrate the former’s DAML smart contracts into its platform, according to a press releaseRead MoreRead More.

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New Connecticut House Bill 7310 Looks To Legalize Blockchain Smart Contracts For Businesses

Connecticut Lawmakers Want To Legalize Smart Contracts The lawmakers at the Commerce Committee of Connecticut have recently filled the House Bill 7310, which, if it passes, can legalize the usage of smart contracts based in the blockchain technology for the first time in the state.

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What Is a Smart Contract? Smart Contracts Explained for Beginners

Don’t know what smart contracts are? Learn about the nuts and bolts of smart contract technology: its origin, advantages, peculiarities and applications

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Qtum Awards $400K Grant to Columbia University Research Team for Smart Contracts R&D

Qtum has awarded a $400,000 grant to academics at Columbia University to fund the development of a new programming language for Ethereum-style smart contracts

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AZTEC Protocol Enables Zcash And Monero To Now Be Used As Ethereum Smart Contracts

Thanks To The Aztec Protocol, Zcash And Monero Can Now Be Used As Ethereum Smart Contracts In a piece of highly welcome news for the global crypto community as a whole, Aztec’s coding team has reportedly been successful in “implementing smart contracts that employ zero knowledge proofs” so as to hide details of the involved […]

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