A brief history of "smart contracts"
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Traces the term "smart contracts" from legal prose to executable code and argues the original meaning differs from how blockchains use it today. Compares Ricardian contract style human-readable agreements with Ethereum bytecode deployments, highlights Monax tooling for drafting and automating contractual clauses, and cites using the Goerli testnet to deploy a live example. Claims this lineage explains common misunderstandings and shows a concrete agreement deployed and executing as intended.
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