Secure and efficient distribution of smart contract application binary interfaces and addresses

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code executable by a replica in a set of N replicas that compose a blockchain network, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the replica, a request to deploy a smart contract on a blockchain of the blockchain network, the request including a compiled version of the smart contract and an application binary interface (ABI) of the smart contract;
• persisting, by the replica, the compiled version of the smart contract and the ABI at an address on the blockchain;
• signing, by the replica, the address using a share of a private key of the blockchain network that is assigned to the replica, the share being known only to the replica and being unknown to other replicas in the set of N replicas;
• and
• outputting, by the replica, the signed address.

A computer system acting as a replica in a set of N replicas that compose a blockchain network, the computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a blockchain;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code that, when executed, causes the processor to:
• receive a request to deploy a smart contract on the blockchain, the request including a compiled version of the smart contract and an application binary interface (ABI) of the smart contract;
• persist the compiled version of the smart contract and the ABI at an address on the blockchain;
• sign the address using a share of a private key of the blockchain network that is assigned to the replica, the share being known only to the replica and being unknown to other replicas in the set of N replicas;
• and
• output the signed address.