Tag: contracts
EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts
The European Parliament has voted to approve the Data Act — controversial legislation that includes a stipulation necessitating smart contracts have t [...]
EU Parliament Approves Data Act That Could Kill Smart Contracts
The act, which establishes rules on the sharing of data, received 481 votes in favor and 31 votes against, according to a press release. The legislati [...]
Prediction Market Kalshi Sues U.S. CFTC for Denying Its Contracts for Congressional Elections
When the CFTC denied the application earlier this year, Commissioner Summer Mersinger dissented, arguing, "It is important for the commission to make [...]
EU GDP Contracts in Q3, Euro Rises
EU GDP, Inflation Breaking NewsEU economy contracts in Q3 (QoQ). Growth almost flat year on yearGerman data yesterday revealed negative growth – Euro [...]
Pentagon awards satellite contracts to Northrop Grumman, York
An artist illustration shows the functions of the Space Development Agency's satellite constellation.Space Development AgencyThe Pentagon's Space Deve [...]
CBN’s unsettled FX forward contracts threaten investor confidence
The unsettled Foreign Exchange (FX) forward contracts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ha [...]
POL Contracts Go Live on Ethereum Mainnet as Part of Polygon 2.0
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Stellar Blockchain to Add Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts – in Possible Boost for XLM Token
Among those was the decision to use Rust as the primary programming language, along with WebAssembly, also known as WASM, as the instruction format. T [...]
Space sector investors followed government contracts in the third quarter, report says
Investment in the space sector is consistently flowing to companies that are pursuing and winning government contracts, according to a Space Capital r [...]
Blockchain Titans OP Labs, Polygon, and Matter Labs Vie for Celo Contracts Amid Crypto Winter Layoffs
HARSH WINTER: In the last edition of The Protocol, we recounted the rounds of layoffs coursing through the blockchain industry – at Chia Network, Chai [...]
Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan
They then make on-chain deposits to a Bitcoin address, activating the contract and they start to exchange off-chain data, with the verifier able to ta [...]
Bitcoiner drops BitVM paper — bringing Ethereum-like contracts to Bitcoin
A Bitcoin developer has proposed a new way to bring more expressive off-chain smart contracts to Bitcoin (BTC) without needing a soft fork.Announced i [...]
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches settlement platform powered by smart contracts
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the operator of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Futures Exchange, and London Metal Exchang [...]
Blockchain Titans OP Labs, Polygon, and Matter Labs Vie for Celo Contracts Amid Crypto Winter Layoffs
BLOCKCHAIN BAKE-OFF! In July, when the smart-contracts blockchain Celo proposed to ditch its independent “layer-1” status in favor of becoming a layer [...]
IOTA to Debut ShimmerEVM’s Smart Contracts and Tokens
These contracts will be released on ShimmerEVM, an Ethereum-compliant blockchain. ShimmerEVM is part of Shimmer, an IOTA ecosystem blockchain that all [...]