Book-Smart, Not Street-Smart: Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts and The Social Workings of Law

This paper critiques blockchain-based “smart contracts,” which aim to automatically and securely execute obligations without reliance on a centralized enforcement authority. Though smart contracts do have some features that might serve the goals of social justice and fairness, I suggest that they ar...

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Main Author: Karen E. C. Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2017-02-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
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