# Will Zcash add Smart Contract in the future

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-zcash-add-smart-contract-in-the-future/15425>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 21, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-zcash-add-smart-contract-in-the-future/15425 "2017-04-21T03:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![blackhatzw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@blackhatzw](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/blackhatzw)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-zcash-add-smart-contract-in-the-future/15425/1 "2017-04-21T03:37:52Z")

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Will Zcash add a feature of smart contract in the future, something like Rootstock.

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**Author:** ![kek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/kek/32/17068_2.png) [@kek](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kek)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-zcash-add-smart-contract-in-the-future/15425/2 "2017-04-21T10:38:42Z")

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was reading a paper in regards to interactive oracle proofs, and non interactive random oracle proofs from a member/s of the zcash team …i’m trying to find it (unsuccessful)… way i understood the paper; could radically change smart contracts. believe IOPs/NIROPs could operate almost like branch circuits within the circuit. if anybody knows what paper i’m referring to, please dump it in this thread! would love to reread it!  
EDIT: found it [https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/116.pdf](https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/116.pdf)  
interesting stuff!