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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Language: | English |
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Society for Social Studies of Science
2017-02-01
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Series: | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society |
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