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 # Contracts Parachain Template
 
-A new [Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/cumulus)-based Substrate node. 
+A new [Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/cumulus)-based Substrate node, configured to support WebAssembly smart contracts.
 
-This project is a fork of the
-[Cumulus Parachain Template](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/templates/parachain) from the [Polkadot SDK](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk) configured with pallet-contracts as the VM for smart contracts execution. 
+This project is a fork of the [Base Parachain Template](https://github.com/r0gue-io/base-parachain).
 
 It is used to generate parachains using [Pop CLI](https://github.com/r0gue-io/pop-cli), an all-in-one tool for Polkadot development.