smart contracts
Polkadot-Based DeFi Insurance App Raises $1.95M Led by KR1
Tidal will use the Polkadot blockchain to allow users to insure a set of DeFi applications against smart-contract failure or breaches.

Amid DeFi Hacks, Nervos and Cardano Join Forces to Improve Smart Contract Security
Blockchain projects Nervos and Cardano are working together to improve the security of UTXOs to reduce smart contract hacks.

Cardano to Launch Hard Fork Before Next Major Development Phase
The hard fork will introduce the token-locking mechanism, one of its most significant new functions, to the Cardano mainnet.

$10.8M Stolen, Developers Implicated in Alleged Smart Contract 'Rug Pull'
Rogue developers seem to have rug-pulled their own project, Compounder Finance, netting some $10.8 million in funds from the project’s investors.

Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders
The community vote was an exercise in decentralized governance for a protocol not unfamiliar with meeting community demands.

Bill to Give Blockchain Records Legal Clout Reintroduced in US House
Rep. Soto and Rep. Schweikert call for recognizing blockchain signatures as legal instruments in their new bill.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $10.4K; Ether in Smart Contracts Highest Since 2016
Bitcoin price holds steady while ether in smart contracts reach a level not seen in four years.

Discreet Log Contracts Are Bringing Private, ‘Scriptless’ Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
A smart contract has logged bets for the U.S. election on Bitcoin’s blockchain. When the votes are tallied, we won’t know who won, but that’s the whole point.

Galaxy Digital, IOSG Lead $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services
Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution.

RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
The RGB protocol, now in beta, is working to outfit Bitcoin with the capabilities that have made Ethereum the go-to blockchain for issuing tokenized assets.
