Smart Contracts

Fraudsters are exploiting the recent introduction of PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) dollar-backed stablecoin. More than 66 imitation tokens had emerged on platforms including Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), BNB Chain (CRYPTO: BNB), and Base (CRYPTO: BASE), Coindesk reported citing DEXTools data. Ethereum, the...

Blockchain network Gnosis, a sidechain to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), has announced the launch of Gnosis Pay and Gnosis Card, marking a significant step towards integrating cryptocurrency with traditional payment systems. Gnosis Pay is the first decentralized payment network that allows web3 developers...

France's premier financial market authority, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has voiced its support for internationally harmonized regulations governing decentralized finance (DeFi). In a discussion paper, the AMF revealed its initial conclusions regarding the...

With governments and public institutions eyeing blockchain technology as a means to enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency, Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos blockchain, has highlighted blockchain's potential in emerging markets, touched upon the unique capabilities of...

An automated trading bot recently performed a complex series of transactions on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. According to The Block, the transactions involved a flash loan of $200 million and yielded a minuscule net profit of $3.24. Flash loans are essentially loans without...

Uniswap Labs (CRYPTO: UNI) has unveiled a sneak peek into the draft code of Uniswap V4, which brings to the table an innovative feature called “hooks” or plugins, which empower developers with the ability to design tailor-made liquidity pools. Renowned as the globe’s biggest...

As an entrepreneur who has been immersed in the world of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), I am truly captivated by their transformative potential. These digital assets have become a catalyst for reshaping the way we perceive ownership, transparency, and commerce.  In this article, I would like to...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has reached a fresh record, with 19,375,242 ETH now locked away, amounting to a total value locked (TVL) of $27.7 billion. This achievement comes despite recent minor withdrawals. It also has significant implications for Ethereum and its investors, particularly...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) services are increasingly becoming a national security concern in the U.S. due to their vulnerability to large-scale thefts and cyberattacks, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A combination of factors, including the aggregation of funds, lack of...

By Jessica Billingsley In a now infamous study, 543 college students unknowingly agreed to give away their firstborn children in exchange for access to a new app, highlighting that truly, no one reads the terms of service without clicking.  It’s clear we need an alternative, but this has...

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has released a report stating that the recent turmoil in the U.S. banking industry has strengthened the medium to long-term outlook for the cryptocurrency market. According to David Duong, head of institutional research at Coinbase, cryptocurrencies have demonstrated...

A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has charged four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, with running Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately $340 million from victim investors. What Happened: The...

A significant majority of UNI token holders, approximately 80%, voted in favor of moving Uniswap's V3 protocol to Binance's BNB (CRYPTO: BNB) Chain, according to a recent survey. Plasma Labs, the company that proposed the move, stated that 20 million tokens were cast in favor of the...

By John Smith If someone said that a digital picture (in JPEG format) was sold for around 70 million dollars a few years back, would you believe them? Probably not! You will surely laugh! But ever since 2017, there has been a lot of hype in the NFT industry. NBA players sell collectibles, artists...

By Yubo Ruan, Founder of Parallel Finance. Cryptocurrency began in 2009 with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). In the first few years of its existence, user experience was a far cry from what it is today. Most people who had purchased Bitcoin typically possessed strong technical skills. The goal of...