smart contracts
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to Set Up Platform for Digital Assets
The bourse is "venturing into crypto" and will explore how the technologies that underpin digital asset markets can enhance capital markets infrastructure.
Web3 Developers More Active Than Ever Despite Crypto Winter
New data shows the skyrocketing usage of two critically important Web3 libraries: Ethers.js and Web3.js. While the smart contract deployment rate dropped 45% mid cycle in 2017 and 2020, it has increased 50% since 2021. According to Tagus Capital Multi-Strategy Fund, this shows that "blockchain technology adoption continues strongly despite the drop in crypto prices."
OpenSea Ventures Among Backers for $7M Round for Crypto Security Startup
Web3 Builders also launched the free TrustCheck tool to verify the safety of smart contract and NFT transactions
Smart Contract Platforms: Past, Present and Future
A brief overview of smart contract platform use cases and the potential for investment.
Despite Crypto Bear Market, Web3 Developers Are Still Building, Study Shows
A report from Web3 developer platform Alchemy shows the number of smart contracts deployed on Ethereum has increased by 40% since the end of the first quarter, despite ether’s 60% price plunge this year.
This Digital Asset Sector Was Most Effected by the Latest Inflation Numbers
Following the latest CPI announcement, the smart contract platform sector lost about 22% while the culture and entertainment sector “held up a bit better” losing 7%, CoinDesk Indices Managing Director Jodie Gunzberg tells “First Mover.”
Cardano’s Vasil Hard Fork Expected to Go Live This Week
The Cardano blockchain will carry out its much-anticipated Vasil hard fork, a backward-incompatible upgrade taking place on the main network. “The Hash” panel discusses how the fork is intended to enrich smart contract capabilities, increase the chain’s throughput and reduce costs.
CoinDesk’s New Market Index Family of Indices Now Covering a Total of 148 Digital Assets
CoinDesk launches the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) family of Indices, covering 148 digital assets across six sectors including DeFi, Currency, Smart Contract Platform and more.
How Digital Asset Sectors Are Performing Across Crypto Markets
CoinDesk Indices Managing Director Jodie Gunzberg breaks down how various major digital asset sectors are performing in the broader crypto markets, explaining the divergence in performance based on different use cases and recession impacts. Why are smart contract platforms holding up better than DeFi? Plus, the implications for the future of global finance.
