# Smart Contracts

A smart contract is a type of program that runs on a blockchain. It acts like a digital agreement — once the conditions agreed upon by the parties are met, the contract executes automatically.

On Ethereum-based blockchains, including GIWA, smart contracts are written in Solidity. Many decentralized applications (DApps) are built on top of these Solidity-based smart contracts.

Want to build your own application on the blockchain? Get started with the documents below.

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[Develop Smart Contracts](/giwa-chain/en/get-started/smart-contract/develop.md)
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[Deploy a Token Contract](/giwa-chain/en/get-started/smart-contract/issue-a-token.md)
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[Develop an OnchainVerifiable Contract](/giwa-chain/en/get-started/smart-contract/onchainverifiable.md)
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