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One of the Trump administration’s very first executive orders (No. 14178), issued January 23, 2025, titled “Strengthening American Leadership ...

A smart contract is a self-executing computer program with the terms of the agreement written directly into lines of code. It is stored and replicated on a blockchain network. Smart contracts enable ...

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 ...

What’s the utility of a so-called ‘smart contract’ if its enforceability in traditional legal systems is a grey area? Most would agree that thorny questions such as this pose a major constraint on the ...

What is smart contract testing? The process of methodically assessing and validating the performance, security and functionality of smart contracts — self-executing agreements with the provisions of ...

Smart contract firms reduce risks by focusing on audits, testing, and long-term maintenanceMulti-chain development is now standard to balance spee ...