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Markets

Ripple Will Soon Add Ethereum Compatible Smart Contracts to XRP Ledger

The contracts will exist on a sidechain built on XRPL, developers said in a Tuesday post.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With 'EVM Object Format'

The EOF proposal is a series of planned changes aiming to update the ubiquitous Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) – the programming environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain, and an evolving industry standard in its own right.

Artistically modified screenshot from code describing new EOF "containers" (Ipsilon/GitHub, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Finance

Squads Labs Raises $10M Series A, Unveils Smart Wallet for Public Testing on iOS

The funding round led by Electric Capital included participation from RockawayX, Coinbase Ventures, L1 Digital and Placeholder.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

Tech

Internet Computer-Based 'Bitfinity EVM' Launches as Bitcoin L2, Supports Runes

The Bitfinity EVM is designed to allow developers to Bitcoin-based Solidity smart contracts, allowing them to transfer BTC and Runes.

16:9 Bitfinity team (Bitfinity)

Finance

Bitcoin Layer-2 Builder Botanix Labs Raises $8.5M From Polychain Capital, Others

The New York-based firm built Spiderchain to be compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layers.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Tech

OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'

This marks the first step towards reintroducing functionality removed from Bitcoin by creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010.

Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" collection from the project's website. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)

Opinion

AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World

Web3 infrastructure can bring new safety and reliability tools to AI, a cycle that will make the intersection of AI and Web3 massively and mutually beneficial, Chainlink scientist Ari Juels and Google AI lead Laurence Moroney write.

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Consensus Magazine

What's at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder

Security expert Ari Juels' new crime thriller novel "The Oracle" considers how smart contracts can kill. How real is the threat?

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Tech

Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of 'Soroban' Smart Contracts

The "Protocol 20" upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precautions after a bug was found.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Tech

Stellar's Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found

A bug in the upgraded software, identified Jan. 25, was deemed to pose "little risk," but after "robust feedback" from the blockchain's developer community, the Stellar Development Foundation is now recommending a delay beyond the Jan. 30 target date.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)