Since its introduction in 2014 the Solidity programming language has become the de facto standard to write smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain network. Solidity is so popular that numerous ...

Yinxi Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Cybersecurity, co-authored a paper accepted at the ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering in Norway. Collaborating ...

A research paper published this week outlined a new paradigm to bring Ethereum-style smart contracts to the Bitcoin network. BitVM, as it is known, was laid out in an Oct. 9 whitepaper by Robin Linus, ...

RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that ...

Stellar is a blockchain that is trying to beat Ethereum. And so the Stellar Development Foundation will invest $100 million to get developers to make apps for its platform. The foundation is launching ...

The update would add an improvement proposal inclusive of new operating instructions for wallets that give them smart contract-like features. Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, slated for late 2024 or early ...

Digital-asset markets are heating up, especially for blockchain tokens. In this week's issue, we highlight November's 19% jump in the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platforms Index (SMT), the biggest gain in ...

On July 30, 2025, Ethereum, the world’s largest programmable blockchain, marks its 10th year of existence—a milestone that underscores its impact on finance, technology, and decentralized systems. As ...

STAMFORD, Conn., July 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments®, the world’s largest crypto asset manager*, and manager of Grayscale® Digital Large Cap ...

The battle between Ethereum and Solana has become one of the most debated topics in the crypto world. Both blockchains have built massive ecosystems, but their approaches couldn’t be more different.