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The latest “Clear Crypto Podcast” unpacks how blockchain helps solve critical challenges in agriculture, from supply chain transparency to land ownership and food waste.
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Smart Contracts News
Smart contracts are self-executing agreements with the terms of the contract directly written into code. They run on blockchain technology and automatically execute actions when predefined conditions are met, eliminating the need for intermediaries and ensuring transparency and trust in transactions.
These contracts work through if-then logic; if a particular condition is met, then a corresponding action is triggered. Specialized blockchains such as Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Cardano provide safe environments for the execution of smart contracts.
Smart contracts are typically written in programming languages like Solidity for Ethereum, enabling developers to create intricate business logic within the contract. Once deployed, smart contracts are immutable, meaning their code cannot be altered, ensuring the integrity of agreements. Their decentralized nature and cryptographic security make them ideal for various applications, including decentralized finance, supply chain management and voting systems, revolutionizing how agreements are made and executed in the digital age.
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Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the Chainlink Runtime Environment could be as transformative as the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
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Adam Back’s Blockstream has launched Bitcoin-native smart contract programming language Simplicity, offering an alternative to Ethereum’s Solidity.
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Money2 is a new financial system powered by stablecoins and DeFi. With $225 billion in stablecoins and code-based contracts replacing banks, Money2 is already changing how value moves.
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Built on Ordinals, this protocol supports DeFi applications and crosschain functionality on Bitcoin, without relying on custodial bridges or wrapped tokens.
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This AI-powered threat modeling tool expands the scope of blockchain audits, enabling deep analysis for increasingly complex systems.
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Despite concerns from earlier research, smart contract developers and auditors told Cointelegraph that AI-assisted coding is improving crypto security.
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Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit.
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Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s trial could set a precedent for how much responsibility developers bear for decentralized tools used illegally.
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Moody’s and Alphaledger’s pilot on Solana shows how traditional credit ratings can be embedded directly into tokenized bonds.
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Blockchain’s next leap is about intelligence. Predictive infrastructure anticipates demand, erases latency and enables new levels of trust and scalability. Blockchain can become proactive and invisible.
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Intents overhaul crypto's clunky user experience by letting people state what they want while the system handles the complexity behind the scenes. This outcome-driven approach opens the door to mainstream adoption and agent-driven financial automation.
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Meta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent further losses.
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The question of RWA backing is not primarily a technology question but is subject to other considerations, industry executives say.
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Malaysia unveils a regulatory sandbox for programmable payments and ringgit-backed stablecoins, aiming to position itself as a regional fintech hub.
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