3 Key Facts On August 9, 2015, Day 3 of Ethereum mainnet, someone deployed what appears to be the first lottery smart contract in blockchain history. Contract address: 0x7af6af3d4491a161670837d0737bada43ffbb992. The developer’s first attempt self-destructed 42 minutes before this one was…
What Is Tokenization of Real World Assets? The Complete Guide for 2026
Blockchain Updated March 2026 Key Takeaways Real world asset tokenization is the process of representing ownership of a physical or financial asset, property, bonds, gold, equities, as a digital token on a blockchain. The token is the legal or beneficial…
Stellar: Early Blockchain Built for Payments Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum
Stellar, a mature blockchain project with nine years under its belt, has garnered attention for its latest project – Soroban. With a dedicated community of developers, substantial backing, and a strategic partnership with the global money transfer behemoth, MoneyGram, Stellar…
$285 Million Gone in 12 Minutes: How the Solana DeFi Hack on Drift Protocol Actually Happened
On April 1, 2026, Solana’s largest DeFi perpetuals exchange, Drift Protocol, lost $285 million in 12 minutes. The team posted on X to confirm it was real, not an April Fool’s joke. By the time most users saw the warning,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
