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# Properties of the SMART CONTRACT Block

### The SMART CONTRACT Block used in Lattice Network has the following properties:

* The owner of the Smart Contract activates the account by sending Root Token to the Smart Contract account.
* By executing the file in the contract, the owner signs the block with his private key.
* The SMART CONTRACT Block is reserved for an ABI. The Lattice Network Virtual Machine compiles the SmartContract into an ABI and further provides a secured deployment for the Smart Contract.
* The virtual machine further retrieves the ABI by loading the SMART CONTRACT Block and calling the function of the Smart Contract.
* The consensus protocol of the Smart Contract block is completely the same as in the transaction block.
* Extend Smart Contract Block to support the Smart Contract related data storage so that the Asset Smart Contract can be saved.