Blockchain and the law : the rule of code

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Blockchain and the law : the rule of code

Title remainder

the rule of code

Statement of responsibility

Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright

Creator

• De Filippi, Primavera

Contributor

• Wright, Aaron, (Writer on law)

Author

• Wright, Aaron, (Writer on law)
• De Filippi, Primavera

Subject

• Technology and law
• Internet in public administration
• Internet in public administration
• Blockchains (Databases)
• Technology and law
• Data encryption (Computer science)
• Data encryption (Computer science)
• Blockchains (Databases)

Language

eng

Summary

Blockchain technology enables the creation of decentralized currencies, decentralized applications powered by smart contracts, self-executing digital agreements, and intelligent assets that can be controlled over the Internet. Blockchains also enable the development of new governance systems with more democratic or participatory decision-making, and decentralized (autonomous) organizations that can operate over a network of computers without any human intervention. These applications have led many to compare the blockchain to the Internet, with accompanying predictions that this technology will shift the balance of power away from centralized authorities in the field of communications, business, and even politics or law. Blockchain and the Law explores the benefits and drawbacks of this emerging decentralized technology and argues that its widespread deployment will lead to expansion of what we term lex cryptographia: rules administered through self-executing smart contracts.--

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non fiction

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bibliography