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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the sixth edition of the Paris Blockchain Week wrapped up at the iconic Carrousel du Louvre, we can’t help but reminisce on the event, which drew over 9,600 attendees, including C-suite ...

Bitlayer, a Bitcoin Layer 2 scaling platform, has announced new partnerships with three leading Bitcoin mining pools, Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool. The goal of these agreements is to strengthen the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bitcoin tech is suddenly in the spotlight after the publication by ZeroSync’s Robin Linus of his “BitVM” paper, which outlines a plan to easily add smart contracts to the original blockchain. The ...