smart contracts
Ethereum Developers Stymie Blockchain Spammer's New Attack
An effort to disrupt the ethereum blockchain was quickly put down today by a team of network developers.

RSK Raises $3.5 Million, Launches Bitcoin Smart Contract Testnet
RSK Labs has received $3.5m in pre-Series A funding and opened up its production testnet to the public.

Trust Your Oracle? Cornell Launches Tool for Confidential Blockchain Queries
A new tool from Cornell's famed IC3 lab allows ethereum smart contracts to obtain and send information more securely.

Ethereum's Double-Edged Sword: Will a Rising Price Hurt Users?
The value of ethereum's ether token has jumped by about 900% since the start of the year, but there is a downside to that success.

Litecoin is Giving New Life to Bitcoin's Most Experimental Tech
An upgrade to the litecoin codebase is inspiring new strategies from blockchain developers seeking eventually to build on bitcoin.

Catastrophic Property Risks? There's a Blockchain for That
Insurance consortium B3i is in the middle of a "sprint" to complete a smart contract to help more efficiently protect risky property.

Primavera de Filippi on Blockchain and the Quest to Decentralize Society
The Harvard researcher talks blockchain governance and her novel alternative to proof-of-work.

Matchpool: The ICO 'Scandal' That Wasn't
It's been a bumpy ride from the heights of a successful ICO to allegations of an 'exit scam'. What's been going on at Matchpool?

Inside TrueBit: Ethereum's Lesser-Known Scalability Effort
TrueBit, an under-the-radar effort to supercharge ethereum smart contracts, is gaining momentum, with some dapps already planning an integration.
