Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-10-201: Part definitions

As used in this part: (1) "Distributed ledger technology" means any distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether it be public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and which may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange; and (2) "Smart contract" means an event-driven computer program, that executes on an electronic, distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is used to automate transactions, including, but not limited to, transactions that: (A) Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger; (B) Create and distribute electronic assets; (C) Synchronize information; or (D) Manage identity and user access to software applications. Acts 2018, ch. 591, § 1.

As used in this part:

(1) "Distributed ledger technology" means any distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether it be public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and which may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange; and

(2) "Smart contract" means an event-driven computer program, that executes on an electronic, distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is used to automate transactions, including, but not limited to, transactions that: (A) Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger; (B) Create and distribute electronic assets; (C) Synchronize information; or (D) Manage identity and user access to software applications.

(A) Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger;

(B) Create and distribute electronic assets;

(C) Synchronize information; or

(D) Manage identity and user access to software applications.