Learn how upgradeable smart contracts work, the patterns used to implement them, and the risks they carry, with best practices for secure deployment.

Robust security is critical in open networks where software controls user funds. Security strategies must evolve as AI’s role ...

The convergence of AI and smart contracts isn't a future vision—it's an incremental process already underway. It propels blockchain automation into the next phase: one where contracts don't only ...

Ethereum is unique among cryptocurrencies in that it is as much a commodity to be converted from ETH to USD as it is a global software platform that operates on blockchain technology. The ecosystem ...

OpenAI and Paradigm have released EVMbench—a framework for evaluating AI agents' ability to find vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.

OpenAI has launched a new benchmark that evaluates how well different AI models detect, patch and even exploit security ...

AI agents are now being tested against real smart contract vulnerabilities after $3.4 billion was lost to crypto hacks in 2025 ...

EVMbench is OpenAI’s attempt to see whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.

Ripple (XRP) launched smart contracts on AlphaNet in November 2025 to enable native DeFi applications on XRPL. XRP has struggled to convert payment infrastructure growth into sustained token demand ...