Ethereum developers deployed a record 8.7 million smart contracts in Q4 2025, per Etherscan data, out of around 70 million total contracts on the network. Self-executing code now handles DeFi lending ...

The proliferation of dApps is increasing the attack surface for exploitable vulnerabilities in smart contracts, and thus there is a need for verifiable detection methodologies. The Random Forest ...

Ethereum Foundation unveiled a $1 million Audit Subsidy Program on April 14, 2026 Developers can receive subsidies covering up to 30% of their audit expenses, with potential for increased funding in ...

Kathleen Kinder brings over 11 years of experience in the research industry, with deep expertise in finance, cryptocurrency, and insurance. ... See full bio The Ethereum Foundation has introduced a ...

Most of the online reaction to Google Quantum AI's paper, released late Monday, focused on bitcoin. The nine-minute attack, a 41% theft probability and the 6.9 million in possibly exposed BTC.

A new EtherRAT malware campaign using Ethereum smart contracts to hide command-and-control (C2) infrastructure has been identified by researchers. According to a new advisory published by eSentire on ...

Abstract: Smart contracts are an integral part of blockchain networks, enabling automation and security of transactions. But undetected smart contract vulnerabilities can be exploited severely. Manual ...

A smart contract is a computer program that is stored and runs on a decentralized ‘trustless’ network, such as a blockchain. By trustless we mean that the validity of information in the network can be ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the crypto industry may be overcomplicating what blockchains are actually good for. In a post on X after attending the Real World Crypto conference — which ...

Ethereum and smart contracts provide infrastructure for decentralized applications in the Web3 space. The main aim of these two is to remove the intermediaries. Future upgrades positions Ethereum to ...

Smart contract efficiency plays a major role in the usability and scalability of applications built on Ethereum. Every operation executed on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) consumes gas, which ...