Iota releases Smart Contracts Protocol alpha ahead of Coordicide rollout

Iota releases Smart Contracts Protocol alpha ahead of Coordicide rollout

Developers can now try out the upcoming WebAssembly smart contract platform. The Iota protocol (MIOTA) is continuing its pivot toward implementing smart contracts with an alpha release of IOTA Smart Contracts Protocol, or ISCP.As announced on Thursday, the project has released a more stable iteration of its smart contracts platform, which was previously in the pre-alpha stage. The new version signals a higher readiness of the technology, allowing developers to compile and test smart contracts for the first time. The smart contracts are based on Rust and the WebAssembly framework, putting....


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