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Decentralization over blockchain infrastructures: the property-contract interface

on July 13, 2021

Decentralization over blockchain infrastructures is a fundamental aspect in the adoption of the technology and is the main reason why it has acquired increasing importance in the last decade. The technology emerged to implement peer to peer transactions of digital money that could displace commercial banks’ gatekeeping of digital transactions of bank deposits and central banks’ monopoly over the value (and therefore supply) of fiat money. And it has gone a long way since then.

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Analising Current Regulatory Framework For Smart Contracts

on April 12, 2021

Globalization – and now the COVID-19 pandemic – created new barriers to doing business but also presented new opportunities for the increased adoption of blockchain technology. And more specifically – smart contracts.

Examining the current Regulatory Framework For Smart Contracts and opening a debate for potential improvement in the existing regulatory framework for smart contracts is the objective of this article.

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Blockchain and smart contract technologies success relies heavily on lawyers

on November 18, 2020

There is no doubt as to the vast benefits of using blockchain and smart contract technologies as a way to create a fair and transparent approach towards commercial contracting.

Being so nascent, blockchain presents a unique opportunity for lawyers to position themselves as trusted strategic advisors to clients. However, the question regarding the regulatory framework surrounding blockchain technology remains.

It is necessary for lawyers to get on with the times and become familiar with blockchain and smart contracts technologies and especially understand how it is impacting clients and how it may impact the legal profession as a whole.

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