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ForkLog 12 02.02.2024

Web3 for Ukraine’s property market: will smart contracts replace notaries?

Ukraine has unveiled a prototype blockchain property registry (Blockchain Estate Registry) built on Web3 technologies. The authors aim to streamline real-estate transactions through smart contracts. In time they propose extending automation to wills and mortgage agreements. To assess whether the new system might sideline notaries and estate agents, ForkLog spoke with the concept’s authors and […]

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ForkLog 45 01.02.2024

ARK Invest Analysts Predict Bitcoin Could Reach $2.3 Million

By 2030, Bitcoin could rise to $120,000-$2,300,000. Smart contract platforms could achieve an annual fee level of $450 billion. The convergence of hardware and software could reduce AI training costs by 75% CAGR by 2030. If Bitcoin’s share in global investment portfolios rises to 1%, its price could increase to $120,000, and with an optimal […]

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ForkLog 8 14.11.2023

Sber conducts Russia’s first smart-contract transaction

The first bank-guarantee deal via a smart contract in Russia occurred on Sber's blockchain platform.

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ForkLog 11 11.10.2023

Developer finds a way to expand Bitcoin smart contract capabilities

ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus introduced the BitVM mechanism to extend Bitcoin's smart contract capabilities without requiring a network upgrade.

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ForkLog 15 15.09.2023

What to Become: a Smart-Contract Programmer for GameFi

Smart-contract developer Andrey Pelipenko explains how to start a career in Web3 and why the crypto-winter requires action now.

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ForkLog 9 12.09.2023

Banana Gun Telegram bot team buys back its own tokens after smart-contract error

The planned September 11 launch of the Banana Gun Telegram bot's native token failed after the team discovered a bug in the smart contract.

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ForkLog 9 11.09.2023

Cyber-Kowloon grows more complex: Brett Scott on the ideological origins of Ethereum

An excerpt from Brett Scott's Cloudmoney. Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for Our Wallets, focused on Vitalik Buterin's main project.

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ForkLog 7 15.08.2023

De.Fi launches antivirus scanner on zkSync Era mainnet

The De.Fi product for managing crypto assets unveiled its own antivirus tool on the zkSync Era mainnet.

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ForkLog 9 04.08.2023

Report: Bear market did not dent growth in verified smart contracts

In Q2, bear-market sentiment in the cryptocurrency market did not hinder the continued growth in the number of verified smart contracts and the overall growth {{AOPEN_1}}Web3{{ACLOSE_1}}.

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ForkLog 6 28.04.2023

Uniswap unveils solutions to cut protocol costs

The team behind the decentralized exchange Uniswap has created a new Permit2 approval mechanism that allows smart contracts to move tokens on behalf of users.

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ForkLog 8 28.10.2022

Experts tally up to 15 smart-contract frauds per hour

Across 12 leading blockchains, an average of 15 malicious smart contracts are created per hour. A new token programmed for fraud appears roughly every four minutes, according to Solidus Labs.

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ForkLog 13 12.10.2022

Stellar Development Foundation launches $100m fund to promote Soroban smart contracts

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a nonprofit organization, has launched a $100 million fund. It will provide incentives for developers to create products and utilities on the Soroban smart-contract platform.

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