{"id":287,"date":"2021-09-13T01:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T00:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/?p=287"},"modified":"2021-09-13T01:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T00:55:38","slug":"smart-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/updates\/smart-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This evening (local time) the Cardano network was upgraded via the much anticipated Alonzo hard fork. This is pretty exciting news, as it ushers in the age of smart contracts on Cardano, which seem set to become the foundations of the new blockchain economies. When I mint NFTs they are minted on the Cardano blockchain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is therefore not a site update so much as a desire to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This image (below) I was playing about with today. Not strictly speaking an unsig_dream as it&#8217;s not derived from an unsig, but it&#8217;s kind of fun and I am pleased with it, so I thought I would share it with you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Tim the Sleeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unsigdreams.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SpiralCNFT04_neon-wings-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This evening (local time) the Cardano network was upgraded via the much anticipated Alonzo hard fork. 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