Smart contracts use blockchain technology to create a digital ledger that records all transactions. The terms of the contract are encoded into the code, and the execution of the contract is automatic ...

The Ethereum network brought smart contracts into the blockchain space, making concepts like decentralized finance (DeFi) possible. Smart contracts can automatically execute processes once certain ...

Since its introduction in 2014 the Solidity programming language has become the de facto standard to write smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain network. Solidity is so popular that numerous ...

Researchers from National University of Singapore will soon release a tool that will help ethereum users determine whether the smart contracts they've coded are valid or not. Developed in the wake of ...

Smart contracts are digital contracts on a blockchain that automatically execute when conditions are met. They operate on “if/when...then...” logic and are ...

Bitcoin was invented to replace banks, but underlying technology - blockchain – proved it could replace almost any intermediary. It did not stop there; now that we had digital money, we could do ...

"Pact 3.0 generally makes available the features that makes hybrid blockchains a reality. ... We now have the smart contract language for hybrid blockchains." That's Stuart Popejoy, the former ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Smart contracts are talked about quite a lot. What is often ignored, however, is their ...

Smart contracts are potentially one of the most useful tools associated with blockchain, and they can enable the transfer of everything from bitcoin and fiat currency to goods transported around the ...