TFL Vsebine / Revija SIR*IUS

Smart Contracts

Bistvo pametnih pogodb je njihova samodejna izvršitev, na katero ni mogoče vplivati, kar naj bi pogodbenim strankam zagotavljalo višjo stopnjo varnosti. Vendar se izkaže, da je kljub temu tehnično mogoče, da se pametna pogodba ne bo izvedla ali pa ne na dogovorjen način. Najpogosteje se danes pametne pogodbe uporabljajo za izdajo kovancev in so zaradi pomanjkljivega nadzora velikokrat povezane z goljufijami. To sicer ne pomeni, da nimajo uporabne vrednosti, vendar je smiselno pred njihovo uporabo pretehtati prednosti in slabosti njihove uporabe, predvsem pa njihovo vpeljavo obravnavati kot vsak drug tehnološki projekt, vključno z analizo povračila investicije.

The essence of smart contracts lies in their ability of automatic execution without external influence, which should provide a higher level of security for contracting parties. However, it turns out that it is technically possible that a smart contract will not be carried out in an agreed manner. Today, smart contracts are most commonly used to issue coins and are often associated with fraud due to lack of supervision. This does not mean that they do not have any useful value, though they call for consideration of advantages and disadvantages before their use, and above all, shall be treated as any other technological project, including the analysis of the return on investment.