blockchain contracts

Oil veteran is putting the $6 trillion crude market on blockchain
LITRO aims to modernize the $6 trillion oil market by replacing slow, paper-based settlement with 24/7, on-chain trading and redemption.

DeFi protocol ZeroLend shuts down after three years, citing inactive chains and hacks
The protocol is shutting down after three years, citing unsustainable economics, thin margins and rising security threats.

Ethereum blockchain beats its own speed-ups, but there's a catch
Ethereum’s daily active addresses climbed above major layer-2 networks in January as lower fees revived on-chain activity.

Truebit token crashes 99.9% after hacker drains $26.6 million in ether
The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether.

Illinois Legalizes Blockchain Contracts
With the new year Illinois became the latest state to recognize smart contracts and other blockchain-based records as legal instruments.

