Glossary term
Smart contract
On-chain code that may support minting, trading, escrow, royalties, or other marketplace behavior.
Glossary terms explain how Minted & Gone describes NFT marketplace history. They are archive labels, not legal, financial, ownership, or technical audit conclusions.
Definition
Smart contract
A readable contract does not necessarily mean the original marketplace still operates. A closed marketplace frontend also does not automatically prove that a contract disappeared.
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When this term appears in a marketplace record, read it with the record status, timeline events, evidence notes, archive URL, and confidence fields. A term should clarify the layer being discussed rather than imply more certainty than the sources support.