In the last installment of this series, we talked about what “smart contracts” (or, perhaps more accurately, “self-enforcing contracts”) are, and discussed in detail the two main mechanisms through which these contracts can have “force”: smart property and “factum” currencies. We also discussed the limits of smart contracts, and how a smart contract-enabled legal system
The discovery of a years-old vulnerability in Zcash’s shielded pool, found with the help of an Anthropic AI model just days before the company launched its most powerful version yet, points to a shift that could reshape crypto security. As AI makes it cheaper and faster to find flaws buried deep in complex systems, the
Ethereum’s early investors have reportedly sold another 4,000 ETH across two wallets as Santiment has recorded the network’s largest daily net exchange outflow in more than four months. Summary 1,000 ETH reportedly sold came from an ICO participant who initially bought 100,000 tokens. 3,000 ETH worth $7.23 million moved from another early holder, according to
There are a lot of interesting changes to the Ethereum protocol that are in the works, which will hopefully improve the power of the system, add further features such as light-client friendliness and a higher degree of extensibility, and make Ethereum contracts easier to code. Theoretically, none of these changes are necessary; the Ethereum protocol
Bitcoin (BTC USD) is holding near $81,700 on Friday, October 23, after CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said retail traders have left Bitcoin futures markets. It’s the reverse of what his data showed at the 2025 top, after U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $1 billion in three days. The price has lost $3,000
NFT supporters have reopened the debate over the sector’s future on X as Nifty Gateway’s closure, Binance’s centralized marketplace exit, and Magic Eden’s withdrawal from Bitcoin and EVM trading have reduced the services available to collectors. Summary NFT community posts express doubt, loyalty, and nostalgia as users debate the sector’s future. Nifty Gateway closed April
In the past two weeks our lead C++ developer, Gavin Wood, and myself have been spending a lot of time meeting the local Ethereum community in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. We were very excited to see such a large amount of interest in our project, and the fact that after only two months we
Phantom has opened access to Kalshi prediction markets for eligible US users through its mobile wallet, with its help center listing a combined trading fee of $0.02 per contract. Summary Phantom now offers eligible US users access to Kalshi prediction markets through its mobile wallet. Trading fees total $0.02 per contract, split equally between Phantom
One of the main applications of Ethereum that people have been interested in is financial contracts and derivatives. Although financial derivatives have acquired a reputation as a highly risky and destabilizing device with the sole function of enriching speculators, the underlying concept in fact has a number of legitimate uses, some of which actually help
“This is largely due to LLMs drastically reducing the bar to find certain classes of issues or identify covert fixes.” How it works Core can now flag a bug as easy to discover during triage, which in practice means one that “can be found with a simple prompt to an LLM.” Those bugs get a
