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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ledn's exec explains how simplicity and a clean track record unlocked Bitcoin's first-ever S&P investment grade rating.

BRC20, the first token standard built directly on Bitcoin’s base layer and indexers, has officially upgraded to “BRC2.0” at Bitcoin block height 912690. The upgrade has opened the door to ...

Developers behind a new wallet product say they have found a way to tackle quantum computing risks using a smart contract layer that runs alongside Bitcoin without requiring any change to the network ...

Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) developer Arch Labs raised $13 million in funding toward building "ArchVM," which the developers say will provide smart-contract functionality on the original ...

Blockstream Launches Simplicity, Heralding a New Era of Smarter, Safer Contracts on Bitcoin The long-anticipated release introduces more expressive Bitcoin-native smart contract capabilities to ...