Since its introduction in 2014 the Solidity programming language has become the de facto standard to write smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain network. Solidity is so popular that numerous ...

About 34,200 current Ethereum smart contracts worth $4.4 million in ether are vulnerable to hacking due to poor coding that contains bugs. That's the alarming conclusion five researchers from the U.K.

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has published a smart contract security audit specification to ensure consistency when it comes to smart contract security. The Ethereum ecosystem continues to witness ...

One question that a substantial portion of people asked when Ethereum was launched was “Why to develop Ethereum when we already had Bitcoin for the transfer of payments?” Well, Blockchain is a ...

Ethereum (Ethereum Switzerland GmbH) is a long awaited blockchain technology that supports smart contracts, which are user-generated programs designed to execute a predetermined set of commands ...

Ethereum is unique among cryptocurrencies in that it is as much a commodity to be converted from ETH to USD as it is a global software platform that operates on blockchain technology. The ecosystem ...

You might be surprised how well your current programming skills translate to the blockchain and Web3. Let's get started with smart contract development using Ethereum and Solidity. For programmers ...

A scan of nearly one million Ethereum smart contracts has identified 34,200 vulnerable contracts that can be exploited to steal Ether, and even freeze or delete assets in contracts the attackers don't ...

Computer programs that run on blockchains are shaking up the financial system. But much of the hype around what are called smart contracts is just that. It’s a brand-new field. Technologists are just ...

Flash loans use Ethereum smart contracts to enable anonymous lending with no collateral or liability. Flash loans can make arbitrage trading strategies equally accessible to everyone, regardless of ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Hackers are embedding malware commands in Ethereum smart contracts, disguising them as ordinary ...