Not exact matches
As such, he framed Counterparty's decision to implement Ethereum's
smart contract system as one that would
provide the wider crypto - development community with more choices should they seek to utilize this
functionality for new projects.
The Lightning Network expands on the Bitcoin Blockchain's basic transaction
functionality by
providing a means for users to execute
smart contracts on the blockchain itself,
providing for a mechanism for users to establish near - instant micropayments without the need to offload transactions to a custodian, which makes small payments impractical because the fees might be more expensive than the transaction itself.
For Particl, Bitcoin
provides the ideal mix of
smart contract functionality — enough to make
smart contracts easy to implement but without the security and privacy risks of a more complicated platform like Ethereum.
In addition to the entrepreneurs building on the bitcoin blockchain, the quarter
provided ample validation for alternative blockchain - based projects, ranging from the expansion of permissioned distributed ledger efforts to the launch of Ethereum, an alternative public blockchain that enables
functionalities like
smart contracts.