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BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the experiments will examine links between blockchain systems and Japan’s existing settlement infrastructure.
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Smart Contracts News
Smart contracts are self-executing agreements with the terms of the contract directly written into code. They run on blockchain technology and automatically execute actions when predefined conditions are met, eliminating the need for intermediaries and ensuring transparency and trust in transactions.
These contracts work through if-then logic; if a particular condition is met, then a corresponding action is triggered. Specialized blockchains such as Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Cardano provide safe environments for the execution of smart contracts.
Smart contracts are typically written in programming languages like Solidity for Ethereum, enabling developers to create intricate business logic within the contract. Once deployed, smart contracts are immutable, meaning their code cannot be altered, ensuring the integrity of agreements. Their decentralized nature and cryptographic security make them ideal for various applications, including decentralized finance, supply chain management and voting systems, revolutionizing how agreements are made and executed in the digital age.
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Security auditor OpenZepplin found that EVMbench’s dataset contains training data leaks and at least four invalid high-severity vulnerability classifications.
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A massive leveraged long in the ARC perpetuals market collapsed on Lighter, triggering auto-deleveraging but limiting liquidity provider losses to about $75,000.
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OpenAI said it is becoming increasingly important to evaluate the performance of AI agents in “economically meaningful environments” as their adoption grows.
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The EU regulated blockchain earlier than most major economies. Its sandbox now tests whether dialogue unlocks innovation inside legal fences.
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Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach.
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Matcha Meta urged users to revoke one-time approvals for SwapNet’s router contract after a smart-contract vulnerability saw around $13.3 million stolen on the Base blockchain.
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Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns.
2832 - Opinion
General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance.
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Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%.
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Onchain development activity on Ethereum has rebounded sharply, driven by tokenized assets, stablecoins and infrastructure, according to Token Terminal.
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The mainnet rollout follows the Fermi testnet activation in November, further reducing block times on the layer-1 blockchain network.
4114 - New Year Special
Crypto enters 2026 with mature infrastructure; now DApps must prove real utility, win users without incentives and compete directly with Web2.
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Forensic analysis suggests an attacker took control of a whale’s multisig wallet minutes after creation and has been slowly draining funds since.
2904 - Use Case
The upcoming Shielded Transactions upgrade will add protocol-level privacy to a blockchain secured through Bitcoin’s SHA-256 merged mining.
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