Technical weaknesses in smart contracts, such as reentrancy and flash loan exploits, have led to substantial financial losses ...

The TON Foundation has released a new smart contract programming language called Tolk, aiming to simplify development on The Open Network blockchain while cutting costs for builders. Announced ...

Smart contracts automate transactions on blockchains, cutting out middlemen and reducing fees. Decentralized finance uses smart contracts for trading, lending, and more without traditional banks.

Aashika’s near two decades stint in business and finance journalism has led her to report, write, edit and lead teams covering public investing, private investing and personal investing both in India ...

Contract analysis once required weeks of manual audits and specialized review, but AI tools can now surface issues in seconds. However, as AI’s capabilities expand ...

Bitcoin, initially designed as electronic cash, has become a store of value and a foundation for decentralized finance. While its scripting language was initially limited, technologies like SegWit and ...

Ethereum remains the strongest smart contract ecosystem with massive institutional backing.Solana gains momentum through AI projects, low fees, ...

A security researcher who goes by 0xflorent worked with the team behind a 2016 Ethereum ICO contract to unlock about $2 million in ether (ETH) that had sat trapped for nine years, in a coordinated ...

CertiK has warned that attackers are using artificial intelligence to scan ageing smart contracts for exploitable flaws, raising the risk level for decentralised finance projects that still rely on ...