Ethereum was the first widely deployed blockchain to incorporate smart contracts.

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"Ethereum was the first widely deployed blockchain to incorporate smart contracts."

This peer-reviewed review identifies Ethereum as the first widely deployed blockchain to incorporate smart contracts, which distinguishes its historical impact from earlier experimental programmable-blockchain systems.

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Source title Blockchain Technology for Intelligent Environments

Source authors Spyros Voulgaris; Nikos Fotiou; Vasilios A. Siris; George C. Polyzos; Mikael Jaatinen; Yannis Oikonomidis

Source year 2019

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