A smart contract is a computer program that allows users to automate their actions on the
blockchain platform. Given the significance of smart contracts in supporting important …

Smart contracts are digital contracts that rely on Blockchain technology to make their terms
and execution conditions unforgeable. The purpose of a smart contract is to eliminate the …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has become one of the most successful applications of
blockchain and smart contracts. The DeFi ecosystem enables a wide range of crypto …

Smart contracts increasingly cause attention for its ability to widen blockchain's application
scope. However, the security of contracts is vital to its wide deployment. In this article, we …

A smart contract is a special form of computer program that runs on a blockchain and
provides a new way to implement financial and business transactions in a conflict-free and …

Smart contracts are programs with data (mutable state); stored on and executed by
blockchain platforms. The transactions (or function invocations) dispatched to smart …

The lack of sufficient guarantee about the authenticity of running smart contracts is a major
entry barrier to blockchain networks. By authenticity, we refer to the smart contract ownership …

Focusing on important features in blockchain applications, smart contracts are one of the
most studied in the literature. Despite the trusted implementations that smart contracts offer …

With the increasing adoption of smart contracts, ensuring their security has become a critical
concern. Numerous vulnerabilities and attacks have been identified and exploited, resulting …

Verification of smart contracts improves the sentiment of trust in blockchain as it guarantees
their authenticity. However, verification has a cost that can affect the lifecycle flow in time …