Bitcoin, initially designed as electronic cash, has become a store of value and a foundation for decentralized finance. While its scripting language was initially limited, technologies like SegWit and ...

Bitcoin token protocol BRC20 has taken a step toward enabling Ethereum-style smart contracts with the integration of Ethereum Virtual Machine into its core logic. The upgrade, dubbed BRC2.0, was ...

Bitlayer’s Bitcoin smart-contract system is being implemented by mining pools behind 31.5% of the network’s hashrate, a development that will help ensure that its system will operate on the Bitcoin ...

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 ...

OP_CTV enforces spending conditions directly on the Bitcoin network, ensuring funds are used as specified. Once conditions are set with OP_CTV, they cannot be changed without creating a new ...

The long-anticipated release introduces more expressive Bitcoin-native smart contract capabilities to layer-2, anchored in Bitcoin’s security model and engineered to avoid the exploits and fragility ...

When Litecoin ( LTC +1.58%) launched in 2011 as a fork of Bitcoin 's ( BTC +0.29%) code, it was pitched as digital silver to ...