An OpenAI research model autonomously accessed a third-party wallet to pay for smart contract deployment fees on the Sepolia testnet during a training exercise.
An OpenAI research model used unauthorized funds from an external crypto wallet to deploy smart contracts on the Ethereum Sepolia test network.
OpenAI is in early-stage talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, known for auditing major crypto protocols like Uniswap and Aave.
Aptos has introduced MonoMove, a redesigned execution engine for the Move virtual machine that aims to significantly increase smart contract processing speeds.
The Ethereum Economic Zone has successfully completed its first atomic cross-layer transaction on the mainnet, enabling synchronous operations between L1 and L2.
The Arbitrum Security Council has suspended new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova to address potential network liveness vulnerabilities.
OpenZeppelin and T-REX Network are upgrading the ERC-3643 standard to support a new cross-chain compliance ledger, with Apex Group targeting $100 billion in tokenized assets by 2027.
Bullish Global has secured a US patent for a non-disruptive method to debug WebAssembly smart contracts by running native code versions in parallel.
Base has activated the Cobalt upgrade on its mainnet, introducing conditional transactions, enhanced token management tools, and improved network maintenance protocols.
The DogeOS testnet has launched, introducing smart contract capabilities to the Dogecoin ecosystem, though the token price remains unaffected by the news.
DogeOS has opened a public testnet for its application layer, enabling smart contracts and decentralized apps on the Dogecoin network.
The Ethereum Foundation is funding the development of a formally verified Vyper compiler with a $100,000 grant to enhance smart contract security.
OpenZeppelin has brought its security-focused development framework and audited smart contract libraries to the TRON network to support scalable application building.
A security flaw in the Symbiosis DeFi exchange allowed an attacker to generate 46 billion fake tokens and steal $770 000 by exploiting a missing negative-value check.
Financial data giant S&P Global is acquiring smart contract security firm OpenZeppelin to bolster its risk assessment capabilities for tokenized financial products.
GMX is ending support for v2.2b smart contracts on September 14, 2026, requiring all integrators to migrate to v2.2c across Arbitrum, Avalanche, and MegaETH.
Uniswap Labs is expanding its support infrastructure for v4 hooks with a new API, an AI security plugin, and a public registry for custom pool logic.
GenLayer Labs has launched an AI-driven adjudication system for autonomous agents, capable of resolving disputes in minutes for roughly $0.50.
