Are Smart Contracts Legally Enforceable?

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Can Smart Contracts Be Enforced Under the Law? If you’ve ever asked whether smart … Read more

AI and Smart Contracts: Legal Implications for Crypto

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. AI and Smart Contracts in Focus The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain … Read more

Etherscan Unveils EIP-7702 Tracking as Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live

Etherscan has launched monitoring tools for EIP-7702 authorizations following Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, which introduced 11 improvement proposals to bolster scalability, security, and user experience. Ethereum Users Gain Smart Contract Flexibility With EIP-7702 Post-Pectra Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, combining the Prague and Electra updates, went live on May 7, 2025, activating 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), including … Read more

$63M Investment Fuels Raise’s Blockchain-Powered Smart Cards

Raise, a Chicago-based gift card marketplace, secured $63 million in funding led by Haun Ventures and backed by Paypal to expand its blockchain-based Smart Cards system, the company announced this week. Paypal-Backed Raise Raises $63M; Aims to Revolutionize Gift Cards via Blockchain The funding round, which included Accel, New Enterprise Associates and others, brings Raise’s … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil Pushes BRICS Away From the US Dollar, Bitcoin Adoption Falters in El Salvador

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazil pushes BRICS to use national currencies instead of the dollar, bitcoin adoption reaches critical levels in El Salvador, and smart contracts achieve legal status in Argentina. Brazil Pushes BRICS to Shift From … Read more