Evolve or die: How smart contracts are shifting the crypto sector’s balance of power

Smart contract capabilities are rendering old-school megalithic crypto projects obsolete as blockchains evolve beyond just being a medium of exchange. One of the familiar themes seen in previous crypto market cycles is the shifting market caps, popularity and ranking of the top 10 projects that see significant gains during bull phases, only to fade into obscurity during the bear markets.

Finance Redefined: Maverick Vitalik in Time Mag, Sept. 13–17

Vitalik in Top-100 innovators, Cardano’s smart contract launch and carbon NFT’s — all coming to you this week in Finance Redefined.

What next for IOTA since 'the road to IOTA 2.0 is over 50 percent complete'

IOTA (MIOTA), a smart contract platform redesigning the distributed ledger technology, has been on the surge lately.

EMURGO announces new venture to build DeFi services infra on Cardano

Now that Cardano's Alonzo hard fork has given way to smart contract integration, it only makes sense for the network to foray into the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).

Avalanche Pulls Down $230 Million Investment Led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital

Avalanche, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, has received a $230 million investment from a group of VC companies.

Decentralized Oracle Plugin Offers Solution for XinFin’s Smart Contract

Blockchain technology indicates not only bitcoin but in reality, it has the capacity to change businesses with smart contract-related blockchain frameworks like XinFin.

PrimeXBT Lists Cardano Following Alonzo Hard Fork And Smart Contract Update

Over the last several weeks, the peer-reviewed blockchain Cardano and its native crypto asset ADA have been on an absolute tear, adding to a year-to-date rally of more than 1,000% ROI.

What Avalanche investors need to know about this 'very bullish thing'

Launched on the mainnet this time around last year, Avalanche has already become one of the most prominent names in the smart contract space.

ADA Falls as Cardano Completes Smart Contract-Enabling Upgrade

tember 12 at 21:47 UTC through a so-called hard fork combinator (HFC) protocol upgrade. Following the event, ADA responded by trading lower in the market, and as of 09:32 UTC it had dropped by 7.5% since the upgrade took place, and 9% over the past 24 hours. The price is curr...

Alonzo Smart Contract Upgrade Goes Live on Cardano

The Alonzo Hardfork with its accompanying capability for smart contracts has gone live on the Cardano blockchain.

Cardano launches smart contracts after successful hard fork

Cardano has completed its Alonzo hard fork to introduce Plutus-powered smart contract scripts. On Aug.

Cardano Officially Rolls Out Smart Contract Capabilities – Here’s What’s Next, According to Charles Hoskinson

The Cardano network has officially executed its highly touted Alonzo hard fork.

Bull flag breakout pushes Avalanche toward $80 as AVAX price hits another record high

The bullish setup emerges as traders raise their upside bets in smart contract protocols that rival Ethereum. Avalanche (AVAX) looks poised to hit $80 as per a classic technical pattern after hitting a new high of over $65 on Sept.

This Emerging Altcoin Will Follow the Explosive Price Action of Solana, Predicts Top Crypto Strategist

A prominent crypto strategist and trader says that he sees one emerging altcoin following the explosive price action of smart contract platform Solana.

Esports Leader & BSC Utility Token Nobility Announces Rostik Rusev for Advisory Board

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] September 10th, 2021, Florida, USA — Nobility (NBL) is a revolutionary new BSC utility token focused on disrupting the esports industry with it’s unique smart contract capabilities.

Boutique Crypto Asset Fund Launches First Exclusive Solana Investment Product in the US

A boutique digital assets firm has launched the first US fund that exclusively invests in smart-contract platform Solana (SOL).

Highly Anticipated Cardano Upgrade Receives Major Boost From Binance

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announces it will support the launch of Cardano’s upcoming smart contract mainnet.

Esports leader & BSC utility token nobility announce Rostik Rusev for Advisory board

Nobility (NBL) is a revolutionary new BSC utility token focused on disrupting the esports industry with its unique smart contract capabilities.

Cardano Falls Again Two Days Ahead of Smart Contract Launch

/p>At 11:23 UTC, Cardano’s native token ADA was down by 5% over the past 24 hours, and more than 16% over the past 7 days. By

Cardano Smart Contract Launch Imminent – Here’s the Latest on the Highly Anticipated Upgrade

  Smart contract platform Cardano (ADA) has confirmed the launch of its highly anticipated Alonzo mainnet this month.

Cardano Plunges as Critics Take Aim at Smart Contract Launch

“Cardano isn't on par with competing smart contract platforms, despite all their talk,” says Arcane Assets’ CIO Eric Wall. 

Here’s a Realistic End-of-Year Price Target for Avalanche, According to Coin Bureau

Guy, the pseudonymous host of Coin Bureau, has offered a realistic year-end price prediction for smart contract platform Avalance (AVAX) amidst a collection of bullish fundamental factors.   In a new video, the crypto influencer tells his 1.31 million YouTube subscribers that an Avalanche Apricot upgrade, which impacts AVAX’s fee structure, could add fuel to a […] The post Here’s a Realistic End-of-Year Price Target for Avalanche, According to Coin Bureau appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

ETH 2.0 Contract Exceeds 7.4 Million Ether, Close to $30 Billion Locked, Liquid Staking Pools Grow

The Ethereum 2.0 contract now has more than 7.4 million ether worth over $29.3 billion using today’s ether exchange rates.

IOG Denies Rumors About Cardano Smart Contracts Platform

Over the past few days, some questions have been raised on Cardano and its smart contract platform, Plutus.

Cardano Clears Major Smart Contract Hurdle With Mainnet Upgrade Just Days Away

Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the company behind Cardano (ADA), says it has successfully added smart contract capabilities to its blockchain testnet.

Decentralized Finance May Revolutionize Financial Sector – And Bitcoin

Without question, the DeFi movement is revolutionizing the financial sector.

​​Cream Finance will integrate with Polkadot blockchain using Moonbeam

Kusama and Polkadot users will be able to use Cream’s services to deposit digital assets as collateral or lend them out. Decentralized finance project ​​Cream Finance will bring its lending and borrowing services to Moonbeam, a smart contract platform on Polkadot. In a Thursday announcement, the Moonbeam network said Cream Finance would be integrating with its ecosystem starting with its parachain on Kusama, Moonriver, and then on Polkadot.

Cardano Records Largest Weekly Inflows As Institutional Investors Pounce on Altcoins: CoinShares

Institutional investors are showing greater interest in Cardano (ADA) as the smart contract platform records its largest weekly inflows.

Tron Founder Justin Sun Purchases Joker Tpunk NFT for $10.5 Million

Justin Sun, founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, announced he purchased an NFT avatar for $10.5 million.

Tezos Pops As Bitcoin Pushes Against $50K – eToro Crypto Roundup

NFT mania drives 35% gains for smart contract platform.

Fantom price gains 100% after launching a 370M FTM incentive program

FTM gained 500% in the past 6 weeks and a newly launched $320 million incentive program could see the rally extend further. The Ethereum (ETH) network continues to enjoy the status of being the top smart contract platform in the blockchain industry, but the competition is slowly gaining market share because high costs and network congestion are still challenges for the protocol. One project that has been gaining traction in the month of August is Fantom (FTM), a layer-one smart contract platform that utilizes a directed acyclic graph architecture as a means to solving the problems of slow transaction speeds and high transaction fees.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since hitting a low of $0.15 on July 20, the price of FTM has rocketed 500% to an intraday high at $0.90 on Aug.

3 Blockchains Looking to Dethrone Ethereum

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. Ethereum has long reigned as the king of smart contract platforms, thanks in no small part to the huge range of applications already operating on the platform, and the number of developers building on it.

Cardano Foundation Offers Up to $10,000 in Rewards for Hackers Who Find ADA Vulnerabilities

The Cardano Foundation is launching a ‘Bug Bounty’ program that offers hackers rewards for finding any weaknesses in the smart contract platform’s blockchain.

Fantom Rallies, Solana Hits USD 100 on Continued DeFi, NFT Craze

The smart contract platform Fantom and its FMT token stood out as the big winner in the crypto market today, after a massive weekend price rally fuelled by growth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) trading.

Cosmos (ATOM) rallies after launching a cross-chain bridge and wrapped Bitcoin

ATOM price booked triple-digit gains after the network built out its DeFi ecosystem and works on cross-chain bridges for ETH and BTC. Momentum for the top layer-one protocols has been on the rise throughout August as the highly anticipated rollout of the London hard fork on the Ethereum (ETH) network has done little to address the network's high transaction fees and delayed confirmations. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the quest to find a more welcoming smart contract environment has been Cosmos (ATOM), a project focused on interoperability that has set out to become the “internet of blockchains” thanks to its Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of ATOM rallied 180% from a low of $8.87 on July 20 to a high of $24.77 on Aug.

Can These Surging Altcoins Compete With Ethereum? Glassnode Analyzes Three Growing Platforms

A slew of smart contract platforms have been surging in price over the past 30 days, and blockchain analytics firm Glassnode is digging into the metrics to determine whether or not any of these platforms can compete with Ethereum (ETH) in the future.

3 reasons why Tezos (XTZ) price has gained 85% this month

Major protocol improvements, attractive staking rewards and real-world adoption from banks back the current bullish price action seen in XTZ. The Ethereum (ETH) network is currently the dominant layer-one protocol in terms of smart contract deployment and active users, but the race to become the 'world’s computer' is far from settled because competing protocols are gaining traction by offering solutions to high transaction costs and slow confirmation times, the biggest problems facing the network.One project that has been on the rise over the past month is Tezos, a proof-of-stake blockchain network that is designed to evolve over time without the needing to undergo a hard fork.

Cardano: Alonzo Enters Final Stage, Smart Contracts On The Horizon

Cardano moves at full speed towards its final hard fork combinator (HFC) event Alonzo to implement full smart contract capabilities.

SEC reportedly contracts blockchain analytics firm to monitor DeFi industry

"The SEC is very keen on understanding what is happening in the world of smart contract-based digital assets," said Victor Fang. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly signed a $125,000 deal with blockchain analytics firm AnChain.AI to help monitor and regulate the decentralized finance industry.According to a Friday report from Forbes, an AnChain.AI company spokesperson confirmed the agreement with the federal regulator, saying the SEC and blockchain firm had the option to sign up to five separate 1-year contracts for $125,000 each, or $625,000 total.

Interview With Pavel Shkitin, CEO Of Crypto Exchange Nominex

In 2020, decentralized exchange Uniswap airdropped every user that ever interacted with its smart contract with 400 UNI, their newly launch governance token.

IOST holders to receive Airdrop from Donnie Finance

Ultra-fast, Decentralized, Smart Contract Platform IOST announced the second event of Donnie Airdrop to reward IOST holders on major exchanges.  This exclusive airdrop of DON tokens to IOST holderThe post IOST holders to receive Airdrop from Donnie Finance appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Hoskinson Celebrates Ethereum Smart Contracts On Cardano, How This Company Enables It

The Cardano smart contract era is closing in, soon the Plutus platform that will host them will be integrated into the mainnet.

Avalanche Best Weekly Performer in Top 100 as Incentive Program Kicks In

The smart contract platform Avalanche’s native AVAX token once again surged higher today, following massive price gains last week boosted by the news that it is integrating with the major decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Aave and Curve Finance (CRV).

Four Crypto Assets Are ‘Nibbling Away’ at Market Share of Ethereum, Says Crypto Trader Lark Davis

Crypto trader Lark Davis is naming four assets that he says are “nibbling away” at the market cap of leading smart contract platform Ethereum.

Cardano Could Skyrocket to This ‘Insane’ Price, According to Crypto Trader Michaël van de Poppe

A prominent crypto trader is sharing his bullish price targets for the smart contract platform Cardano (ADA).

3 reasons why Avalanche (AVAX) price is up 200% this month

A rapidly expanding DeFi ecosystem and a new low-cost bridge to the Ethereum network are just a few reasons why AVAX price is up 200% in August. Layer-one blockchain networks like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) form the foundation of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and enable smart contract functionality that has allowed the creation of new industries like decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible tokens (NFT).Avalanche (AVAX) is a relatively new layer-one solution that has recently seen a significant increase in price and adoption as the dominant smart-contract platform (Ethereum) continues to struggle with high transaction costs and slower processing times than its competitors.

Cardano defies Peter Brandt's 90% crash warning, ADA price doubles to new high

Bitcoin and Ethereum's upside exhaustion, Cardano's smart contract FOMO, and an overall boom in the altcoin market catalyzed ADA's gains. Cardano's native token ADA ignored a serious price crash warning to rally to a new all-time high.The ADA/USD exchange rate reached $2.56 for the first time on Aug.

Bullish cup and handle pattern sets Cardano (ADA) price up for a new ATH

ADA’s daily close above the $2.30 resistance and a classic bullish technical analysis pattern signal that the altcoin is ready to hit a new all-time high. Smart contracts have been a revolutionary force in the blockchain industry because they have enabled the creation of decentralized finance protocols, nonfungible tokens and a new form of carrying out transactions without the need of a middleman. Cardano (ADA) is one of the many projects that has been gaining momentum throughout 2021 and now that the project's long-awaited smart contract capabilities are on the verge of becoming reality, the token is on the precipice of setting a new all-time high.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after bottoming at a low of $1.02 on July 20, the price of ADA has surged 139% to a multi-week high at $2.45.

Cardano Prepares For Assault On DeFi, Unveils New Stablecoin

Cardano is close to its final Hard Fork Combinator (HFC) event “Alonzo” to implement smart contract capabilities on the mainnet.

Cardano Fuelled Again by Stablecoin and Smart Contract Progress

Cardano’s native token ADA today resumed its price rally as work continues on the smart contract-enabling “Alonzo” upgrade, and a new paper is published that details the technical underpinnings of a Cardano-powered stablecoin. As of press time on Thursday (09:09 UTC), ADA was up by 5.1% over the past 24 hours, trading at USD 2.12.

PocMon’s new smart contract migration and presale

Ahead of PocMon’s presale on 21st August 2021, PocMon migrates to a new smart contract with exclusive and added features that will be easy to change and manage, with the goal of delivering the very The post PocMon’s new smart contract migration and presale appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Avalanche Rush to give out more than 180M in DeFi incentives

The multi-stage program will start with $27M tokens allocated for the Aave and Curve protocols, with additional incentives reserved for Avalanche native projects. Smart contract platform Avalanche has announced a $180 million liquidity mining incentive program, named Avalanche Rush.

White hat potentially saves SushiSwap $350M by finding ‘obvious’ exploit

The security researcher found a flaw in a dutch auction smart contract that could have resulted in the loss of 109,000 ETH.

Ethereum Supply Under Pressure As $19,000,000 in ETH Gets Burned per Day

The daily supply of Ethereum is under heavy pressure as the leading smart contract platform now burns thousands of ETH per day.

Cardano is taking these steps to ensure exchanges are 'Alonzo-ready'

It is well-known that the much-awaited Alonzo upgrade will see Cardano integrating smart contract capabilities onto the network.

Cardano’s Rally Pauses as Smart Contract Launch is Re-confirmed

The run-up for Cardano’s native token ADA came to a halt today as the token corrected by 4.9% over the past 24 hours, after having soared more than 50% over the course of last week.

Solana Soars to All-Time High, Enters Top 10, as NFT Project Launches

The price of SOL, the native token of the Solana smart contract platform, reached a new all-time high today, as a new non-fungible token (NFT) project launched on the blockchain - and per one source, it has entered the top 10 coins by market capitalization.

An Introduction To Solana: Innovations, Characteristics, And Criticism

Will Solana be the one? The race to be the prime smart-contract-enabled blockchain is heating up.

ADA hits $2 for the first time since May ahead of Cardano smart contract announcement

All eyes on a support/resistance flip at $2 as bearish sentiment stays absent for Cardano this week. Cardano’s ADA token made a triumphant return to the $2 mark on Friday as weekly gains topped 50%.ADA/USD 1-day candle chart (Binance).

Chainlink launches data oracles on Arbitrum One's Ethereum scaling solution

Chainlink’s data oracles are now live on Arbitrum One, with the team also planning to soon launch its Proof of Reserve and Verifiable Random Function on the layer-two. Leading data oracle provider Chainlink has announced its successful launch on Arbitrum One — the beta mainnet deployment of layer-two Ethereum scaling solution, Arbitrum.Announced August 12, the launch will allow developers building on Arbitrum One to access financial market data directly on-chain, providing enhanced functionality to decentralized exchanges, algorithmic stablecoins and other advanced DeFi products on the Arbitrum One network.Chainlink is now live on @Arbitrum One, providing hundreds of smart contract applications direct access to #Chainlink's decentralized services, starting with high speed, low-cost Price Feeds and expanding to more off-chain computations.— Chainlink - Official Channel (@chainlink) August 12, 2021 Many leading DeFi protocols have already expressed an intention to use Chainlink’s data oracles for their Arbitrum deployments, including Aave, MCDEX, and Tracer DAO.

Cardano price is hot, but data shows pro investors haven't warmed up yet

ADA has gained 57% in the past 3 weeks but derivatives data shows pro investors aren’t bullish yet. Cardano (ADA) has been in the spotlight lately and this is partially because of its early 2021 price performance and the fact that its huge fan base has been anxiously awaiting the launch of the network's smart contract capability in the upcoming Alonzo upgrade. While the rise of DeFi took place and the total value locked in decentralized finance applications soared above $76 billion, Cardano investors have been waiting nearly four years to the project to deliver on all its promises.Traders are now trying to determine whether the 50% rally since July 21 was backed by positive expectations or fundamentals.

Ethereum Torches Over $46,000,000 in ETH Just Three Days After Critical Update

Etherchain, an Ethereum on-chain tracking tool, indicates that the leading smart contract platform has burned thousands of ETH just three days after implementing a crucial update.

Cardano Testnet Now Supports Smart Contracts With Rollout of Critical Alonzo Update

Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) says it is gearing up to roll out the final phase of Cardano’s Alonzo update, which will bring smart contract capabilities to the world’s fifth-largest crypto by market cap.

Cardano: Alonzo Purple is a go after smart contract-supporting public testnet goes live

Cardano has kicked off its Alonzo Purple phase, as per schedule, in time for the launch of the Hard Fork Combinator [HFC] event.

Rentible.io: A First-Mover Platform Enabling Crypto-Payments between Tenants and Landlords Introduces Deposit Smart Contract to Tackle “Let-and-Run” Schemes

Rentible.io, a next-generation proptech platform aiming to advance the move towards a decentralized sharing-economy and making blockchain use-cases in its respective sector more mainstream-accessible, has passed yet another milestone with the release of its novel deposit smart contract.

Kirobo Launches a “P2P Swap Button” Smart Contract-Powered Tool

Kirobo–a blockchain technology company that aims to be the enabler of DeFi, granting people control over their cryptocurrencies–has launched a smart contracts-powered ‘P2P Swap Button’, per a press release on July 27.

Smart contract automator Gelato brings liquidity management to Zerion

The partnership enables Zerion’s retail users to provide liquidity without the fear of volatility.

Analyst Justin Bennett Outlines Massively Bullish Path for VeChain, Tracks Key Resistance Levels for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Chainlink

Cryptocurrency analyst Justin Bennett is scrutinizing the decentralized supply chain management platform VeChain (VET), smart contract blockchain leader Ethereum (ETH), oracle protocol Chainlink (LINK) and crypto king, Bitcoin (BTC).

CertiK Completes Successful Audit of hi Dollars Smart Contract

July 28, 2021 – Singapore, Singapore Membership token of hi preparing for launch.

Reef Finance Opens Liquidity Bridge by Klever in New Decentralization Step

July 28, 2021 – San Francisco, California Reef Finance has transitioned into Reef Chain mainnet, its flagship Substrate-based network, opening its doors for smart contract developers across blockchain to build high-performance DeFi protocols on top of the chain.

Waiting for Alonzo: Cardano smart contracts creep toward full launch

Smart contract deployment picks up the pace on Cardano’s testnets for the Alonzo, as project leadership says progress is still on track despite delays. The Cardano network is in the watershed phase of its network development and upgrades.

CertiK Completes Successful Audit of hi Dollar Smart Contract

[PR – Singapore, Singapore, 28th July, 2021] The hi Dollar (HI), the membership token of hi, the innovative not-for-profit financial services provider, received a successful smart contract audit from CertiK, a leading formal verification platform, in preparation for its launch no later than 1 August 2021.

Takeaways: 5 years after The DAO crisis and Ethereum hard fork

A wave of events five years ago formed the reality of the crypto industry, but did we really make proper conclusions? A vulnerability of a smart contract in one private DAO fund firstly to the leak of cryptocurrency worth tens of millions of dollars (billions as of today) and then to the hard fork of the second-largest blockchain network Ethereum.

London Hard Fork Will Trigger ‘Enormous’ Run-Up in Demand and Value of Ethereum, Says ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin believes that Ethereum’s value will surge, as he expects the leading smart contract platform to face exponential demand ahead of its August upgrade.

Cardano Successfully Completes Alonzo Testnet Hard Fork, What’s Next?

Cardano closes in on one of its most important milestones since its inception, the implementation of its smart contract platform, Plutus.

Blockchain ‘Immutability’ Dispute Sparked by Ethereum Request for Reorg Contract

Just recently, a software developer and “Solidity nerd” called Bunny Girl has sparked heated conversations within the cryptocurrency community over a smart contract that reveals a process called a “Request For Reorg contract (RFR).” On Twitter, Bunny Girl explained that the contract “creates a mechanism that allows users to pay miners to reorg the Ethereum […]

Jay-Z’s Entertainment Firm Roc Nation Buys Sensorium’s Metaverse Crypto Tokens

On Wednesday, the full-service entertainment company founded by influential hip-hop artist Jay-Z, Roc Nation, revealed the firm has purchased tokens from the Sensorium Corporation.

Shiden secures third parachain slot on Kusama

The canary project of Polkadot-based multi-chain DApp hub Astar Network has won Kusama’s third parachain auction. Shiden, the sister-project of leading Polkadot-native layer-two decentralized app hub, Astar Network (formerly Plasm Network), has won the third parachain auction for Polkadot’s experimental sister-network, Kusama.Shiden secured the slot with a total of 137,020 KSM tokens bonded — worth nearly $29 million at current prices.Shiden is a smart contract platform for Kusama-based DApps, offering multi-chain support for Ethereum Virtual Machine and WebAssembly-based contracts.

Goldman Sachs: Ethereum's popularity could see ETH become dominant store of value

Goldman Sachs says the popularity of Ethereum's smart contracts means it could overtake Bitcoin as the number one crypto by market cap soon. Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients on Tuesday that the blockchain with the highest "real use potential" is Ethereum, suggesting its ETH could become the dominant digital store of value.As such, Goldman predicts the total market capitalization of ether (ETH) could overtake the total market cap for Bitcoin (BTC) in the coming years, according to a report in Business Insider. "[Ether] currently looks like the cryptocurrency with the highest real use potential as Ethereum, the platform on which it is the native digital currency, is the most popular development platform for smart contract applications."Smart contracts comprise software enabling the automated execution of digital contracts, with the technology having facilitated the boom in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and crypto-powered decentralized applications (DApps).The analysts noted that Bitcoin's first mover advantage had given it the stronger brand, however the believe it lacks some of the use cases of Ether and lags in transaction speeds.

Former EU trade commissioner joins advisory board for DeFi dispute resolution platform

Astra protocol seems to be offering a way for disputes to stay in the crypto space and out of traditional courts. Phil Hogan, who served the European Commissioner for Trade for less than a year, will be joining the advisory board for the Astra protocol.In a Tuesday announcement, Astra said Hogan would be coming onto its board as an executive advisor, citing his experience in the European Commission and international relations.

Cardano: 'I guess you haven't been paying attention'

Cardano is in an interesting yet crucial transition phase and on the verge of becoming a smart contract compatible blockchain with the Alonzo upgrade scheduled for next month. Earlier this week, crThe post Cardano: 'I guess you haven't been paying attention' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

CertiK Has Completed PancakeHunny’s Audit

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] We are thrilled to announce that CertiK has completed PancakeHunny’s smart contract audit! PancakeHunny is building the first DeFi platform integrating traditional yield farming capabilities with gamification like Poker, Lottery, and NFT functionalities.

$30B ADA now staked as Alonzo smart contract excitement builds

Cardano launched its first Alonzo smart contract testnet on May 27.

tZERO to tokenize $18M of stock for the ‘Robinhood of real estate investing’

Around $18 million worth of NYCE’s common shares will be tokenized and supported for secondary trading on tZERO’s security token trading platform. tZERO, an alternative trading system for security tokens, has announced a partnership with real estate crowdfunding company, NYCE Group, to tokenize $18 million worth of the firm’s shares.NYCE’s stock will be tZERO’s first new listing since launching its ASPN pairing in August 2020, representing fractionalized ownership in a Colorado ski resort.Announced June 30, tZERO will support secondary trade for NYCE’s tokenized common shares once the real estate company has completed its upcoming Regulation A+ offering, subject to regulatory approval.NYCE’s shares will be tokenized using tZERO’s proprietary smart contract technology. Philip Michael, CEO and co-founder of NYCE, stated:“Through our partnership with the leader in liquidity for digital securities, tZERO, we are excited to provide investors with liquidity optionality.”The real estate firm was founded by Michael and FC Barcelona soccer player Martin Braithwaite, with media describing the platform as a “Robinhood of real estate investing.”The NYCE app allows retail investors to own fractionalized shares in properties from its $260 million portfolio, describing its mission to create 100,000 high-net-worth millennial stakeholders of color by 2030.NYCE finalized its $1 million Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offering in October 2020, setting a record for the fastest Reg CF offering to raise seven figures.

CNBC’s Jim Cramer Says He’s Loading Up on Ethereum, Not Bitcoin – Here’s Why

After selling most of his Bitcoin, CNBC’s Jim Cramer says he’s placing his bets on the leading smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH).

$31,000,000,000 Worth of ADA Now Staked in Cardano As Smart Contract Launch Approaches

Tens of billions of dollars are now staked in the crypto protocol Cardano.

Beyond Oil™ Launches Smart Contract Driven Eco-Friendly Oil Production

PRESS RELEASE. Beyond Oil™ has officially launched the Solar Oil Project – the blockchain powered decentralized oil production platform that recycles abandoned oil wells to produce oil while eliminating a trillion dollar ecological nightmare.

Ethereum Address Activity Approached Bitcoin's Level In June

In June, the biggest smart contract network, Ethereum (ETH), has started to challenge the network of the most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), in another metric, briefly surpassing it by the number of active addresses, mostly because activity on BTC dropped sharply before rebounding again. On-chain analysis firm Santiment and crypto intelligence firm Coin Metrics

Legendary Hip-Hop Artist Jay-Z Enters the NFT Sphere — Rapper Lauds Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history, Shawn Carter, professionally known as Jay-Z, has been dipping his toes into the ocean of non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles recently.

Two Altcoins Could Unseat Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot and Binance Smart Chain, Says Trader Ben Armstrong

Cryptocurrency trader and analyst Ben Armstrong believes that the battle for dominance among smart contract blockchains is well underway.

Coinbase unveils security tool to detect Smart Contract risks

With the global Smart Contracts, market size projected to reach $345.4 million (by 2026) from $106.7 Million in 2019, increased concerns about security risks have been looming over major exchanges.  The post Coinbase unveils security tool to detect Smart Contract risks appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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.

Will Ethereum 2.0 Threaten Rise of Cardano? Charles Hoskinson Assesses Odds That ETH 2.0 Is ‘Cardano Killer’

Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson is looking at the protocol’s longevity and whether it can compete with a series of planned upgrades to the smart contract leader, Ethereum.

Cardano Successfully Releases Crucial Update To Begin Smart Contract Era

Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) is unveiling that the fifth-largest cryptocurrency has reached an important milestone that signals the beginning of Cardano’s smart contract era.

This Emerging Altcoin Is More Exciting Long-Term Bet Than Ethereum, Says Prominent Crypto Trader

A high-profile pseudonymous crypto trader says that one emerging smart contract platform may pose a more enticing long-term investment than top blockchain network, Ethereum.

Cardano Price Analysis: 13 June

Cardano's first smart contract written in a specific Cardano-programmed language named Plutus went live on the Alonzo testnet on Saturday.

Cardano Deploys First Simple Smart Contract On AlonzoBlue Testnet

Cardano (ADA) has maintained part of its profits from the pre-crash weeks.

Cardano: First-ever Plutus smart contract goes live on Alonzo testnet

Cardano, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the market, has been one of the most talked-about altcoins of late.

Ripple Proposes Massive XRP Ledger Upgrade To Support DeFi and Smart Contract Capabilities

Ripple is proposing a major XRP ledger upgrade that the company says could unleash decentralized finance (DeFi) and smart contracts across the broader XRP ecosystem without decreasing XRPL’s efficiency.

Is Cardano a Flash in the Pan? Crypto Analyst Benjamin Cowen Looks at Top Altcoin’s Staying Power

Popular crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is looking at whether the blockchain network Cardano (ADA) has what it takes to become a major smart contract competitor in the long run.