In the introduction, smart contracts, characterized as self-executing agreements with terms encoded directly, stand as a cornerstone in the blockchain ecosystem. These automated protocols facilitate ...

BitcoinOS and Starknet aren’t waiting around for the controversial OP_CAT hard fork to add new functionality to Bitcoin, with both projects devising innovative ways to scale Bitcoin using ...

Bitcoin smart contracts are a tricky beast to tame, but a new language is making them easier to write, democratizing them in a sense. Smart contracts can (among other things) allow users to set extra ...

Sasha Mitchell of BeL2 discussed his work to drive new functionality to the Bitcoin network and unlock more use cases for the world. Diving into the complex world of blockchain technology, Roundtable ...

Ethereum and Solana followed distinct architectural paths as blockchain usage expanded beyond simple transfers. Ethereum ...

A research paper published this week outlined a new paradigm to bring Ethereum-style smart contracts to the Bitcoin network. BitVM, as it is known, was laid out in an Oct. 9 whitepaper by Robin Linus, ...

StarkWare and Weizmann Institute researchers have introduced ColliderVM, a system that overcomes Bitcoin script limitations to enable complex smart contracts. Update (April 17 at 2:30 am UTC): This ...

Decentralization is the bedrock of blockchain technology as pioneered by Bitcoin. The technology trended on the idea that users do not need trusted centralized entities like banks to transact with ...

The new language uses Bitcoin’s UTXO model and allows contracts to be verified with math before they are executed. Today, Blockstream announced it has launched Simplicity, a new smart contract ...

Diving into the complex world of blockchain technology, Roundtable anchor Rob Nelson hosted a conversation with Sasha Mitchell of BeL2, shedding light on the venture's aim to enhance bitcoin utility ...