The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks.
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Community Funding and Bringing Smart Contracts to BCH in the Weekly Update From Bitcoin.com
The Bitcoin Cash community is working to raise funding for developers and a new programming language is bringing smart contract functionality to BCH. Watch these and other developments discussed in this week’s video update on Bitcoin.com’s Youtube channel.
Also Read: How to Check Bitcoin Cash Transactions With a Block Explorer
Bitcoin Cash Developers Talk Programmable Money in Bitcoin.com’s Weekly Video Update
This week’s show focuses on the development of Cashscript, a high-level software language allowing for unique decision-based transactions on Bitcoin Cash. Among other issues, the main creator of this tool, Rosco Kalis, discusses the similarities to Ethereum development and how it can make the BCH ecosystem more accessible to programmers.
Cashscript Is Coming, Bringing Ethereum-Like Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Cash
On May 27, the analytics and data web portal Coin Dance announced the team has added the Cashscript project to the website’s development tracker. Cashscript is a high-level language that enables basic smart contract functionality on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network.
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Meet Cashscript: A High-Level Programming Language for Bitcoin Cash
Smart contract functionality is coming to the Bitcoin Cash network, which will allow developers to not only use the peer-to-peer cash as a medium of exchange, but also execute unique decision-based transactions. This week, data website Coin Dance added a new project called Cashscript to the site’s development tracker so BCH supporters can get a glimpse of this concept.
Intelligent Mobility initiative by University of Nevada, Reno selects Filament’s blockchain IoT technology for autonomous vehicle smart city project
The Intelligent Mobility initiative by the University of Nevada, Reno has selected complete enterprise blockchain Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Filament’s blockchain IoT technology for autonomous vehicle smart city project. The selection will see Filament develop a new standard founded…
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Microsoft Azure Now Supports RSK Smart Contracts
RIF Labs has announced the integration of its public blockchain, RSK Smart Contracts, on Microsoft's Azure Marketplace. The RSK Smart Contract Network is an open-source platform that seeks to extend the functionality of Bitcoin using smart contracts and the Azure Marketplace is an app store for Microsoft’s cloud computing service.
Prior to the integration, RIF Labs customers had to deploy local servers while manually setting up and maintaining nodes for running the blockchain. With the addition of RSK Smart Contracts on the marketplace, users can have an RSK blockchain network set up in minutes via Azure.
Digital Asset’s Smart Contract Language Now Works on Hyperledger Blockchains
Digital Asset is integrating its smart contract language into the Hyperledger Sawtooth enterprise blockchain platform.
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Nike (NKE) Debuts Its First Smart Shoe on Twitch
Nike (NKE) revealed its new sneaker on Tuesday using FreshStock, Twitch’s live show celebrating sneaker culture. The new shoe was revealed to be the Nike Adapt BB, Nike’s first smart shoe designed for on-court performance. The $ 350 Nike Adapt BB delivers a consistent, customized fit that’s unique to every basketball player, boosted by the Nike Adapt app, […]
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Smart Contracts are What is Needed for Alternatives to Patreon: Craig Wright
The chief scientist of blockchain firm nChain, Craig Wright, has indicated that Bitcoin could one day emerge as a major means of making automated payments for subscription services, similar to Patreon. Asked by YouTuber ‘Philosophie Workout’ whether it would be possible to pay for subscription services such as Patreon on a regular basis, Wright answered
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Bitcoin.com’s Oracle Aims to Bolster BCH-Powered Smart Contracts
Bitcoin.com is pleased to unveil plans to offer one of the world’s first oracles for smart contracts on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain. The autonomous feature will allow specialized prediction markets and decision-based transactions for sports scores, political results, and market exchange rates.
Also read: How to Spend and Give Bitcoin Cash Over the Holidays
Op-Ed: Defrauded Municipalities Demonstrate Use Case For Smart Contracts
In June, Galveston County (Texas) discovered that it had paid over $ 525,000 to someone it didn’t owe money to, a scam artist posing as a representative of a firm doing work for the county. The author contends this would be nearly impossible in a system of smart contracts described herein. The scammer used social engineering
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COVA, a Promising Smart Contract of Data, Proudly Announced Partnership with BitMax.io (BTMX.com)
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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Explains Why ADA’s New Smart Contract Tools are a Boon for Fintech
IOHK, a leading blockchain research and development firm, announced two tools developed by a world-leading team for writing smart contracts for the Cardano blockchain. The apps are called Plutus and Marlowe and were launched in test format at the first PlutusFest conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. These powerful tools will enable start-ups, the financial services and
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BitMart Announces Partnership with CertiK in Blockchain Security and Smart Contract Auditing
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Express Your Gratitude With Bitcoin.com’s New Smart Tip Generator
Bitcoin.com has launched a new service that provides anyone with the ability to generate customized bitcoin cash (BCH) tips. Users can fund printed tip cards and show people that they appreciate their services by tipping them in BCH. Moreover, any funds that go unclaimed are returned to the owner after a specified expiration date.
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Ardor Lightweight Contracts: Since Existing Smart Contracts Are Not so Smart
This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. One thing has held true for more than five years – while the market goes up and down and over-funded market leaders delay upgrades, the teams behind Bitcoin,
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Nearly 1% of the Total Ethereum Supply is Locked in the MakerDAO Smart Contract
MKR.tools creator Mike McDonald raised a celebratory alarm on Twitter yesterday morning. According to the Ethereum blockchain, about 1 million ether – or almost 1 percent of the total Ethereum supply – is presently locked in MakerDAO smart contracts. There is now 1,000,000 ETH locked in @MakerDAO smart contracts as of this morning 🎉. A
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Australia’s Science Agency & Commonwealth Bank Trial Blockchain ‘Smart Money’
A trial conducted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Data61 unit of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has proven that blockchain-powered smart money possesses immense social and economic benefits for Australia’s insurance scheme for persons living with disabilities. In the proof of concept, it was demonstrated that participants in Australia’s
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Op-Ed: Smart Order Routing Reduces Cryptocurrency Exchange Fragmentation Issues
The lack of suitable institutional-grade platforms is undoubtedly one of the greatest obstacles to institutional money flowing into the burgeoning field of cryptocurrencies. However, the fact that this type of platform has not emerged so far is somewhat understandable. Not only are cryptocurrency markets a lot less mature than traditional finance markets, the specific characteristics
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The Daily: SEC Ramps Up Enforcement, 60% of Smart Contracts Are Dormant
In Saturday’s edition of The Daily, we take a look at the SEC’s annual report, which reveals where cryptocurrencies sit on their radar. We also consider the fate of dormant smart contracts, 60% of which have never seen use according to a new report. All that plus the reaction to Coinbase’s latest token listing, which hasn’t pleased everyone.
Also read: ‘Decentralized’ Exchange IDEX to Introduce Full KYC
Oyster Protocol Founder Exit Scams, Steals $300,000 from ICO Smart Contract
Oyster Protocol is a hybrid IOTA/Ethereum smart contract platform designed to help websites garner revenue. Instead of traditional advertising, users of websites contribute their computing resources, enabling the website owner to garner Oyster Pearls (PRL) by securing and contributing to services offered by Oyster. PRL — which is an ERC-20 token and runs on Ethereum
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