Security Firm Debaub Finds Critical Vulnerability in Uniswap Smart Contract
Security auditing firm Debaub received a Uniswap "bug bounty" worth $40,000 after discovering a critical vulnerability in a smart contract on the protocol.
Coinweb to Deliver Cross-Chain Smart Contract Architecture and Blockchain Loyalty Programme to BMW
Coinweb and BMW have embarked on a partnership to introduce blockchain technology to the latter's workflow and customers in Thailand. Coinweb will be advising BMW Financial Services on cross-chain Smart Contract set-up and implementation as well as a cross-chain Customer Loyalty Programme. The project is set to be executed in 2 phases.
Defrost Finance to Deploy Refunding Smart Contract Days After $12M Hack
Defrost said it was willing to offer the hackers a 20% bounty if they returned the stolen funds.
LINE Launches the Finschia Blockchain Mainnet
LINE Tech Plus, a subsidiary of LINE Corporation and manager of crypto and blockchain-related businesses, announced that it has launched “Finschia,” a blockchain mainnet that the company calls third-generation, to help developers more easily manage their programs and support smart contracts.
Challenges Faced in the Application of Smart Contracts
Smart contracts are an innovation in the world of contracts. They exist on Blockchains and are designed to be self-executing and self-enforcing. The use of these contracts has been growing exponentially over the past few years; however, there are still some challenges in the application of smart contracts.
Visa Proposes Ethereum Auto-Payment Scheme
Visa has proposed a blockchain account design that could allow Ethereum users to arrange auto-payments from a self-custodied wallet.
The company says that this allows users to set up recurring bill payments.
Hacking Private Data in Smart contracts | QuillAudits
In solidity, “Private” variables can only be read by the contracts and is not accessible to the outside world. But, it is possible to access these data from outside the blockchain.
Moving the Immovables: Lessons Learned From Our Aptos Smart Contract Audit
Developers either neglect to use Move’s built-in protection mechanisms or adopt programming patterns that work counter to Move’s design philosophy.
DFX Finance Smart Contract Vulnerability Explained
A Re-entrancy attack resulted in draining a total of $7.5M from DFX Finance’s Polygon liquidity pools.
ZetaChain Launches the First Omnichain Smart Contracts
ZetaChain (ZETA), an omnichain smart contract platform based in California, has launched the most substantial testnet upgrade. This network upgrade would support cross-chain messaging and omnichain smart contracts for the first time.