Talk:Smart contract

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Hi all, I'm A at Chainlink and I've been paid by Chainlink Labs. I won't make any edits to this page myself to remain compliant with COI rules and have disclosed my COI above. I have some suggestions for the "Applications" section of the article to demonstrate how the space has evolved through the advancement of oracle technologies. I think these edits would fit well in the fourth paragraph of the section (suggested edits bolded below):

Use cases for smart contracts have expanded as smart contracts have gained access to new types of external data and computation through blockchain oracles. ^[1] Inheritance wishes could hypothetically be implemented automatically upon registration of a death certificate by means of smart contracts.^[2][3] Birth certificates can also work together with smart contracts.^[4][5] Additionally, developers can create applications based on data provided by decentralized oracle networks, including asset price data for financial products^[6], weather data for insurance products^[7], and election, sports, and business data^[8].

Happy to address any changes/issues as the editors see fit, and thanks so much in advance for your help and consideration. A at Chainlink (talk) 15:27, 24 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

 Not done Sorry A at Chainlink but while you have made the commendable effort of sourcing your suggestion, it reads extremely promotional to me, with a hint of WP:CRYSTALBALL. Please rewrite in compliance with WP:WIKIVOICE and resubmit a proposal. I will take a look. JBchrch talk 18:27, 24 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

@JBchrch: Really appreciate your quick response and taking the time to share this guidance - thank you! I've taken another pass after reviewing the guidelines you suggested. Let me know what you think. A at Chainlink (talk) 19:10, 1 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

Through blockchain oracles, smart contracts can connect to external (off-chain) data that enables new use cases. ^[9] Inheritance wishes could hypothetically be implemented automatically upon registration of a death certificate by means of smart contracts.^[10][11] Birth certificates can also work together with smart contracts.^[12][13] Additionally, smart contracts can be connected to asset price data to create financial products^[14], weather data to create insurance products^[15], and election, sports, and business data^[16].

@A at Chainlink: Thanks for having worked on it, but it still reads very promo to me, sorry. The only part that I can reasonably greenlight would: Through blockchain oracles, smart contracts can connect to external (off-chain) data that enables new use cases. ^[17] Smart contracts can thus be connected to asset price data to create financial products^[18], as well as to election, sports, and business data^[19]. JBchrch talk 21:16, 3 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hi. I have a likely not so promotional example. Https://license-token.com uses smart contracts to issue software licenses and to document source code ownership. Code ownership is required to get the remuneration for the licenses. 93.201.207.121 (talk) 18:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

@JBchrch: Understood! Thanks for taking the time to spell out - this really helps me to understand the appropriate tone/framing, as I am still learning :). If you're comfortable with the edit as you wrote it, would you be able to implement it? Let me know what you think. A at Chainlink (talk) 14:47, 11 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

As a section of the page clearly highlights the differences between smart contracts and smart legal contracts, it makes sense to split the latter into a new page and expand the content.

Following on from guidance issued by the Law Commission (UK Government organisation) The law of England and Wales can accommodate smart legal contracts, concludes Law Commission the current state of the page could leave users confused as to the difference, and given the number of sources available for the new page, including from the UK Government and respected publications there is ample room for the content to grow to fully explain the topic. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

I had considered following the Be Bold guidance, but given the topic's relation to Blockchain, I wanted to canvas views first. --WonderingCamel (talk) 12:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

@WonderingCamel while Smart contracts and Distributed ledger technology law are both notable topics, I am not sure there's sufficient sourcing for a comparison article of the two. Such articles also run risk of being original research. Worth reading this essay Wikipedia:Comparison Articles and Original Research on that. More pragmatically in the meantime, if there's more specific content you'd like to insert, add it in this existing article and see if it stays. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 12:49, 15 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

@WonderingCamel Based on your sources, I don't see that smart legal contracts are a separate topic. JBchrch talk 17:15, 15 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

All 2409:4043:594:8971:0:0:83F:38B1 (talk) 08:56, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Not entirely sure what you're trying to say here, IP. — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Join WP:FINANCE! 09:01, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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For the first time smart contracts have been legalized by the Republic of Belarus. Source: https://belta.by/economics/view/belarus-pervoj-v-mire-zakonodatelno-zakrepila-smart-kontrakt-281784-2017/ Erdase-Vld (talk) 01:38, 23 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Anne drew (talk · contribs) 02:49, 5 January 2025 (UTC)Reply