Smart Contract Networks Could Generate $450B Annually by 2030: Ark Invest
Emerging technology and crypto investment firm Ark Invest is bullish on smart contracts. The company made some big predictions for the sector in a recent report.
What is a Smart Contract Audit?
A smart contract audit is a line-by-line inspection of a contract’s code. Smart contract code review aims to find security vulnerabilities and code inefficiencies. Auditors propose solutions to the issues encountered during the audit and recommend ways for clients to remediate vulnerabilities.
German VC Invests in Ripple in Anticipation of Its IPO
Per a press release yesterday, German venture capitalist tokentus investment AG has invested in US blockchain payments firm Ripple.
Deployed ETH Smart Contracts Surge 453% in Q4 2022
The number of deployed smart contracts on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet surged by 453% in the fourth quarter of 2022, while the year-over-year growth was calculated as 293%, according to a recent report from Alchemy.
California Cannabis Producer Adopts Blockchain to Track its Weed
A California-based cannabis nursery has turned to blockchain and smart contracts to verify the authenticity of its medicinal plants. The cannabis nursery, known as Mendocino Clone Company, was named in a partnership announcement from the EMTRI project and tech firm Global Compliance Applications on Jan. 13. It will be harnessing the project’s blockchain capabilities to certify all clones, or baby plants, with a batch certificate. (Cointelegraph)
‘Ghost Python,’ Hoskinson Reacts to First Cardano Python Smart Contract
Charles Hoskinson has described the first Cardano Python smart contract as “Ghost Python.”
How to Secure NFTs: Part Two - NFT Smart Contract Security
In the following section, we will explore some common vulnerabilities that are commonly encountered during NFT smart contract audits.
The State of DAO Security
We talked to some of our favorite DAOs on the issues they consider important for the security of DAOs. Some of the themes that emerged were around governance, smart contracts, and treasury.
DeFi Auditor Nets $40,000 for Identifying Uniswap Vulnerability
Uniswap’s recently launched bug bounty program has led to the discovery of a now-fixed vulnerability of the protocol’s Universal Router smart contract.
zkSync Released New Hardhat Plugin That Supports Smart Contract Verification
zkSync @zksync on Twitter:" We released a new @HardhatHQ plugin that supports smart contract verification. The hardhat-zksync-verify plugin allows developers to verify smart contracts deployed on zkSync 2.0, both from the terminal and programatically. Consistency with existing tooling is key for us, that’s why this plugin is used with @NomicFoundation hardhat-etherscan."
