Peer-To-Contract

Definition ∞ Peer-to-contract interactions describe a model where individuals directly engage with smart contracts on a blockchain to perform financial transactions. This contrasts with traditional systems that rely on intermediaries to facilitate exchanges between parties. In this paradigm, the smart contract acts as an automated, trustless intermediary, enforcing the agreed-upon terms of the transaction.
Context ∞ The peer-to-contract model is fundamental to the operation of decentralized applications and protocols within the digital asset space, enabling direct user interaction with financial logic. Current discourse often centers on the security implications of smart contract code, the user experience of interacting with these automated agreements, and the potential for these systems to disintermediate traditional financial services.