With hype about the blockchain at peak fervor, and excitement about smart contracts growing, it is worth understanding what will drive consumer interest in these still-relatively new innovations. I ...

Smart contracts are the backbone of the modern blockchain world, allowing for trustless transactions, decentralized ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When you hear the term “blockchain,” the first word that jumps to mind is likely ...

SHORT ANSWER: Smart contracts are digital agreements programmed and stored on blockchains that automatically execute when conditions are met. Smart contracts eliminate the need for centralized ...

A lawyer breaks down the existing legislation that determines whether smart contracts are smart, legally binding or a even contract at all. Updated Sep 11, 2021, 1:29 p.m. Published Jun 26, 2017, ...

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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 ...

If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that the world is growing increasingly unpredictable. Be it from pandemics, market swings, wildfires, and more, we’ve gone through global shocks that we never ...

CFOs and finance departments are always looking for reductions in cost and increases in speed and efficiency in business engagements. One option that’s attracting more attention is the smart contract.

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 ...