diff --git a/contracts/admin_init.rs b/contracts/admin_init.rs
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index 0000000..cfaed5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/admin_init.rs
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+pub fn init_admin(admin_address: &str) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    if admin_address == "" || admin_address == "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" {
+        return Err("Zero-address admin initialization not allowed");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/contracts/payment_requests.rs b/contracts/payment_requests.rs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/payment_requests.rs
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+pub fn validate_expiry(timestamp: u64) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    if timestamp < 1000 {
+        return Err("Expired payment request");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/contracts/transfer_validation.rs b/contracts/transfer_validation.rs
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index 0000000..20dad36
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+++ b/contracts/transfer_validation.rs
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+pub fn validate_amount(amount: u64) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    if amount == 0 {
+        return Err("Zero-value transfer not allowed");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}