When you hear the term “blockchain,” the first word that jumps to mind is likely “cryptocurrency.” While this association is certainly fair, it glosses over an even more powerful concept, one without ...

The "From Blockchain and NFTs to Smart Contracts: Understanding the Technology and the Law (Nov 5, 2026)" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The world of blockchain extends far ...

Decentralized networks are becoming commonplace on today's technical landscape, as enterprises seek to write custom applications that solve business problems. Increasingly these are based on smart ...

Below is an excerpt from Nick Oberheiden's latest book, "The Law of Tomorrow: Bitcoin, Tokens, Blockchain - An Introduction for Lawyers" Blockchain is the next technology that lawyers shouldn’t ignore ...

Independent hip-hop artists are witnessing a seismic shift in how they receive compensation for their music, with blockchain-based smart contracts eliminating the traditional months-long waiting ...

Smart contracts are talked about quite a lot. What is often ignored, however, is their safety. On one hand, we have self-executing mechanisms that don’t require mediators. On the other, it takes one ...

Northern Trust's use of smart contracts is part of a trend. JPMorgan Chase has incorporated them in its blockchain projects, and just this week PayPal integrated them in its new stablecoin project.

Stellar wants to take on smart-contract blockchains like Ethereum with its new Soroban project. This could, in theory, give a boost to the XLM token, assuming the project gains traction. A new entrant ...

Kustodia, a programmable escrow platform for Latin America's high-value economy, today announced the public launch of its smart contract escrow service in Mexico. Buyers and sellers can now protect ...