Daemon Contracts
On the BigFile blockchain, you can create cube smart contracts that function like daemon processes — configured to be automatically activated by the network at specified block intervals.
How It Works
On traditional blockchain networks, smart contracts can only be triggered by submitting a new transaction. This means that if a DeFi (decentralized finance) smart contract needs to periodically perform actions, like recording the latest asset prices from DEXs (decentralized exchanges), a traditional off-chain system—such as software running on a centralized cloud service—must be set up to periodically submit these transactions.
The traditional blockchain approach is complex, prone to faults, and introduces several issues inherent to centralization. For instance, who would be responsible for running the centralized infrastructure, and could this person be seen as a de facto "controller" or "owner" of an otherwise decentralized financial system by regulators?
The BigFile addresses these issues by enabling cube smart contracts to be configured to run automatically at specified block intervals, triggered directly by the blockchain itself.