# Alpha Version Of IOTA Smart Contracts To Launch For Community ‘Very Soon’ By Coinness Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/6371 Published: 2021-02-03T10:13:02.000Z Updated: 2021-02-03T10:13:02.000Z Section: Investing > As IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener announced yesterday via Discord, the launch of an alpha version of the IOTA Smart Contracts Protocol (ISCP) is imminent. After the IOTA Foundation had already published a first pre-… As IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener announced yesterday via Discord, the launch of an alpha version of the IOTA Smart Contracts Protocol (ISCP) is imminent. After the IOTA Foundation had already published a first pre-alpha version in October last year, the long-awaited second-layer solution could now soon be available to a select group of testers. [Coinness]() ## Links in this article - [Coinness](https://coinness.com)