# Contracts and Cryptography 

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/contracts-and-cryptography>

**By** Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** February 9, 2018

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Kate Sills joins us for a conversation on smart contracts and the future of blockchain technology.

Kate Sills joins us for a conversation on smart contracts and the future of blockchain technology. We also discuss how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency platforms are using smart contracts to ensure a more secure network, the DAO implosion and the future of cryptography.

More about Kate Sills [http://katelynsills.com/](http://katelynsills.com/)

Free Thoughts Episode: [Your World on the Blockchain](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/your-world-on-the-blockchain)

Encyclopedia of Libertarianism: [Voluntary Contract Enforcement](https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/voluntary-contract-enforcement)

Encyclopedia of Libertarianism: [Contractarianism/Social Contract](https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/contractarianismsocial-contract)