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Re:Missing line in a smart contract leads to $10M hack by lmm on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:21PM (#27179079)
So what's the difference between "hacking" and "following the contract"? The whole point of a smart contract is that the code is the contract.
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Re:Missing line in a smart contract leads to $10M hack by crooked-v on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:47PM (#27179245)
Except it can't be, because the legal system can and regularly does adjust or override the terms of contracts for a variety of reasons.
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