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A Language-Independent Approach to Smart Contract Verification

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This invited paper reports the current progress on smart contract verification with the \(\mathbb {K}\) framework in a language-independent style.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the \(\mathbb {K}\) team (http://www.kframework.org/index.php/People) for their sustained dedication and help, as well as to numerous other contributors to the \(\mathbb {K}\) framework.

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  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

    Xiaohong Chen, Daejun Park & Grigore Roşu

  2. Runtime Verification Inc., Urbana, USA

    Daejun Park & Grigore Roşu

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Chen, X., Park, D., Roşu, G. (2018). A Language-Independent Approach to Smart Contract Verification. In: Margaria, T., Steffen, B. (eds) Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Industrial Practice. ISoLA 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11247. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03427-6_30

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