From Coindesk: Smart Contracts Proposal MAST Inches Closer to Bitcoin's Code

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This article does not go into great detail about the functionality of the proposed smart contract feature that would be enabled on the Bitcoin blockchain. Neither does it look at how this feature would compare with Ethereum's smart contract capability. But it's sure to get tongues wagging about the relative merits and whether one winner might emerge.

Here's a taste, followed by a link to the full article:

A long-standing proposal to bring "smarter" smart contracts to bitcoin's main net has just taken one step closer to implementation.

Developers have submitted a pull request for Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees (MAST), marking the first time this smart contracts proposal has been the subject of a pull request seeking its integration into bitcoin's code.

Smart Contracts Proposal MAST Inches Closer to Bitcoin's Code

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