Smart Contract Development: Everything You Need to Know

Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts have turned out to be a matter of interest these days. With the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts have turned to be a buzz in the crypto world.

What are Smart Contracts? 

A Smart Contract is defined as a software or program that is executed when the predefined conditions are met. Defining the rules of the agreement, the smart contracts automate the execution of the agreement enabling the participants to avail the outcome immediately without the intervention of a third party. 
Smart Contract development enables to replace the traditional contracts by binding them in a code that can be executed. Smart Contracts can also automate a workflow by triggering the next action once the conditions are met.

Smart Contracts are based on Blockchain Technology and so the piece of code depicting the smart contracts is transparent to the users across the Blockchain network. 

Why Should Businesses Prefer Smart Contracts over Traditional Contract? 

Traditional Contracts involve one or more participants, many lawyers, and multiple rounds of negotiations leading to a long paper document that is to be signed by the participants involved for trust-building. While smart contracts are automatically executable codes that eliminate third-party interruption thus reducing the delay and errors caused.

The traditional contracts are handled manually and thus can be tampered, and modified. The Smart Contracts once created and deployed can’t be tampered.

Why Should Businesses Prefer Smart Contract? 

Uninterrupted Agreements
Smart contracts are the self-executable codes that operate under predefined conditions, thus eliminating the intermediary interruptions and ensuring direct or automated agreements. 

Transparency 
The information in the smart contract is accessible to all the users across the network, fostering trust or transparency amongst the users

Real-Time Execution
The execution of Smart Contract takes place simultaneously for all the participants across the systems, once the predefined conditions are satisfied

Highly Immutable
Once the Smart Contract is created and deployed, it remains untampered i.e. it executes the programmed functions without modifications 

What are the Benefits of Smart Contracts?

• Smart Contracts eliminate the risk of manipulation of contracts by third parties since there are no intermediaries to confirm the agreement
• The smart contracts eliminate the involvement of third-party in the agreement ensuring a cost-effective solution 
• Smart Contracts are encrypted and through cryptography, smart contracts protect the data from thefts
• Smart Contracts are automatically executed codes so they are free from human errors 

What are the Applications of Smart Contracts?

Smart Contracts are disrupting the Industries with the potential to transform them into automation 

Pharma: In the pharma industry, smart contracts are used to safeguard the efficacy of medications by integrating transparency in the supply chain 
Finance: Smart Contracts are revolutionizing the finance sector by ensuring secure transactions and safe claim settlements 

Governance: The voting system through Smart Contract development is ledger-protected that enables a secure voting environment that is less susceptible to manipulation

Healthcare: Blockchain-based smart contract has enabled the healthcare sector to store the encoded patient records with a private key, thus securing the confidential records 

Art: Smart Contracts make it possible to have a unique identification number for NFTs ensuring the NFTs are one of the kind and non-replicable.

Wrap Up

Smart Contracts are defined as a program or software executed when the predefined conditions are met. With Blockchain technology, smart contracts are being increasingly used in the Business world to ensure transparency in operations. 

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