As used in this part:(1) 'Distributed ledger technology' means any distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether it be public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and which may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange; and(2) 'Smart contract' means an event-driven computer program, that executes on an electronic, distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is used to automate transactions, including, but not limited to, transactions that:(A) Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger;(B) Create and distribute electronic assets;(C) Synchronize information; or(D) Manage identity and user access to software applications. Acts 2018, ch. 591, § 1.
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