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AutoPayments

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Hello, how can i emulate autopayments (like smart contract)? For example, there are two payments to do from A to B. One on xdate and the other on ydate. These installments are automatically processed, without the intervention of A and B. Is it possible?

asked Aug 25, 2018 by Agostino

1 Answer

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You would need to handle this at the application level, rather than at the blockchain level. In general, automated payments are problematic on a blockchain because there is no way to ensure that the funds will actually be available at the time of the payment, apart from effectively making the payment immediately. See:

https://www.multichain.com/blog/2016/04/beware-impossible-smart-contract/
answered Aug 28, 2018 by MultiChain
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