We explain the mechanics of smart contracts. We then highlight the benefits of smart
contracts, such as overcoming commitment problems. We also discuss limitations, such as …

The term decentralized finance (DeFi) refers to an alternative financial infrastructure built on
top of the Ethereum blockchain. DeFi uses smart contracts to create protocols that replicate …

Smart contracts Page 1 De Filippi, Primavera; Wray, Chris; Sileno, Giovanni Article Smart
contracts Internet Policy Review Provided in Cooperation with: Alexander von Humboldt …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) refers to a set of newly emerging financial products and
services that operate on decentralized platforms using blockchains to record and share data …

Smart contracts are self-executing digital transactions using decentralized cryptographic
mechanisms for enforcement. They were theorized more than twenty years ago, but the …

Emerging smart contract systems over decentralized cryptocurrencies allow mutually
distrustful parties to transact safely without trusted third parties. In the event of contractual …

Alongside with the publics' increased interest in cryptocurrencies and decentralized ledgers
comes a considerable number of anticipated use cases for smart contracts. However, most …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an ecosystem of financial applications that are built on top of
blockchain networks. DeFi aims to create an open-source, permissionless, and transparent …

The technology underpinning Bitcoin—the blockchain—is acknowledged to offer security,
stability and efficiency to online transactions. After a brief introduction to Bitcoin system, I …

When Satoshi Nakamoto first set the Bitcoin blockchain into motion in January 2009, he was
simultaneously introducing two radical and untested concepts. The first is the" bitcoin", a …