Code, and Other Laws of Blockchain.
There has been burgeoning interest among legal scholars in recent years regarding the implications of blockchain technology for the law. Two thoughtful monographs that go beyond the hyped claims of enthusiasts and cynics are Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright's Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of...
| Published in: | Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 645 - 666 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Autumn2020
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