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 ...

Amid new concerns about the viability of blockchain smart contracts, one company is releasing a proposal that seeks to make it easier to ensure their security. Developed by Smart Contract Solutions, ...

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 ...

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Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

Today, brands seem more willing than ever to search for smart solutions to streamline processes and improve customer satisfaction. The same goes for financial institutions, which are seeking new ...

The code is written by people, and they can make mistakes. If the smart contract is in the Blockchain, it couldn’t be changed. A good example of the human error is ...

The rise of blockchain technology, especially the type used by Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), has caused smart contracts to skyrocket in popularity. For the uninitiated, smart contracts are programmable ...

What if you could cut your mortgage rate, make it easier to update your will, and ensure that your buddy was never able to weasel out of paying up on a bet? That and much more is the promise of smart ...

Smart contracts, like the ones that power Ethereum’s ecosystem, can be seen as a simple form of machine intelligence, and one academic is convinced we are giving them far too much responsibility. Adam ...