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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by ricksharp on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:45AM (#14819952)
Wow, that's the best definition I have heard for Smart Contract (and maybe for Block Chain).

I never thought a legal definition would be clearer than every "common" definition I have read. It's like the author of every blog post I've seen titled "What is Ethereum?" has no idea what title they used.

I guess that just shows how hype makes it hard to get to the truth.

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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by throwawayjava on Friday July 21, 2017 @10:04AM (#14820607)
Agreed.

For all the hate that lawyers and judges receive, they are as good as mathematicians at coming up with (or at least recognizing and choosing) concise and simple definitions.

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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by jacquesm on Friday July 21, 2017 @09:59AM (#14820574)
But it is only a local definition. Some other legislative body might make a different one.
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