Smart contracts are often mentioned in blockchain-themed patent applications and recited in claims. However, Examiners without a thorough understanding of this concept or unfamiliar with blockchain ...

One benefit of blockchain includes its ability to harness the power of smart contracts. What is a Smart Contract? Although the term “smart contract” sounds like a legal instrument, a smart contract is ...

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 ...

Many investors have come to accept that cryptocurrencies have a place in many portfolios. However, some don't understand the functions of cryptocurrencies beyond their use as a digital asset and ...

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 ...

Why do traditional supply chain processes need blockchain? Traditional procurement and supply chain processes can be manual, scattered, inefficient and complex. The use of blockchain in procurement ...

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Decentralized finance continues to make its impact on the crypto market, and with over $13 billion of total value of assets locked, DeFi projects are clearly resonating with eager crypto investors.

Agro-focused blockchain platform GrainChain has brokered deals across the Honduran coffee supply chain to track the production and trade of beans over its smart contract system. The launch, announced ...

Smart contracts have been making waves since the inception of the technology on the blockchain platform Ethereum. They are now used in the number of industries but haven’t fully lived to the hype. In ...

After an initial boom, smart contract auditing firm Hosho went from from 37 employees to seven after business slowed in 2018. Updated Sep 13, 2021, 8:51 a.m. Published Feb 1, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Hosho was ...