One of distributed ledger technology's most promising attributes, the power to enable smart contracts, has applications that reach far and wide. As blockchain technology becomes more widely adopted, ...

Cointelegraph's Jackson DuMont tackles smart contracts in the latest episode of Cryptopedia. He explains how smart contracts work from the basics and provides examples of how they can be utilized in ...

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

A smart contract is an application that uses blockchain and acts as a digital contract supported by a set of rules. Smart contracts are not considered contracts in the legal sense in most ...

Smart contracts are programs written on the blockchain that self-execute when certain conditions are met. They use code to define and enforce the rules of the contract. Once a smart contract is ...

Decentralized networks are becoming commonplace on today's technical landscape, as enterprises seek to write custom applications that solve business problems. Increasingly these are based on smart ...

Smart contracts are making operations easier in just about every industry. Although it may be a fairly new technology that is still developing, smart contracts are already having an impact for early ...

Bitcoin’s capacity is limited. Meanwhile, smart contracts can be resource intensive. So even though Bitcoin has always supported basic smart contract functionality, the two have never been a natural ...

Smart contracts can (among other things) allow users to set extra rules on their bitcoin, requiring these rules be met before the funds can be unlocked. Minsc, created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, ...

Hackers are using Ethereum smart contracts to conceal malware payloads inside seemingly benign npm packages, a tactic that ...