# CertiK deploys automated smart contract auditing tool

# CertiK deploys automated smart contract auditing tool

“# CertiK deploys automated smart contract auditing tool ” Security company CertiK announced on Thursday the launch of QuickScan, an automated tool for scanning smart contracts for vulnerabilities. While it will not be a stand-alone tool, the suite is set to improve the analysis performed by the security oracles of CertiK Chain (CTK). QuickScan checks…

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# Telos launches new gig economy platform on the blockchain

# Telos launches new gig economy platform on the blockchain

“# Telos launches new gig economy platform on the blockchain ” Blockchain developers can’t be accused of failing to keep up with the times. The unprecedented shake-up in the world’s labor markets during the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the underemployment trends of recent decades. Signs of a jobless recovery ahead is spurring citizens to turn to all kinds…

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# Binance VC arm leads .3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol

# Binance VC arm leads $1.3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol

“# Binance VC arm leads $1.3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol ” Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is funding a major decentralized audio streaming service through its investment and incubation arm. According to an Oct. 23 announcement, Binance Labs led a $1.25 million extension round for Audius, a blockchain-enabled streaming service that connects music…

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# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

“# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’ ” Blockchain software firm Blockstack PBC announced that it will be changing its name to “Hiro Systems PBC.” Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack, told Cointelegraph that the team plans to focus on a narrower set of priorities once the stacks 2.0 mainnet launches — something…

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# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’

# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’

“# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’ ” Alexander Lebedev, the owner of U.K. newspapers Evening Standard and The Independent, along with Russian publication Novaya Gazeta, has spoken glowingly of the potential for cryptocurrency and smart contracts to revolutionize finance. In an extensive 1800 word opinion piece published in The Independent on October…

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# Aztec launches private smart contracts as Ethereum rollup

# Aztec launches private smart contracts as Ethereum rollup

“# Aztec launches private smart contracts as Ethereum rollup ” Aztec, a privacy protocol developing on Ethereum, announced on Monday the launch of its second iteration, promising private transactions and smart contracts while being cheaper than standard transfers. The layer two solution adopted by Aztec relies on zkRollups, similar to Loopring or ZkSync. All these…

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