The Evolution of Law in the Digital Age
We are starting to get 2017 predictions in the blockchain space, but 2016 raised as many questions as it answered. 2016 showed that blockchain smart contract technology is fit for purpose as improved legal/financial infrastructure, but it also showed that Read More …
An introduction to smart contracts for the digital non-native. The Hash. Computers work because almost any kind of information can be transformed into a string of zeroes and ones called binary code. Once data has been reduced to binary code, Read More …
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog in the past couple weeks, mostly because smart contracts are heating up! I got into smart contracts because I see in the technology a way to change the world for the better. Read More …
Lawyers like to use fact patterns to explore a legal question because application of legal logic to facts is more useful than a discussion of law in the abstract. For smart contract leases, I’ve started with a finite business application Read More …
A couple years ago I taught myself to sew. I’d always found sewing machines to be unforgiving, dangerous beasts. I decided to get over my sewing hangup because I had some ideas I wanted to bring to life, cute dresses Read More …
The question of law in blockchain-based systems is important and sometimes controversial. Many participants in the virtual currency and blockchain marketplace, from individuals to large banks, agree that top-down regulation would be a crippling mistake. Individuals, decentralized autonomous organizations and Read More …
On January 4, GM tweeted news of its collaboration with Lyft to create self-driving vehicles. This announcement came as the industry was awaiting Ford and Google to announce a partnership for self-driving vehicles this week. Both of these projects promise ripe Read More …
Smart Contracts: A Vehicle for Consumer Collections, Private Dispute Resolution and Public Litigation Efficiency Nina Gunther Kilbride Abstract. The certainty of smart contracts data in decentralized blockchain technology combined with an ability to apply mathematical functions to the data opens Read More …
“Smart” contracts built on blockchain technology are in their infancy, but they will grow up to be “super” contracts that redefine commerce. Smart contracts are computer programs that self-execute terms according to whether conditions programmed into the contract are met. Read More …
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code describes the rules for transactions where collateral is pledged as security for a debt. Article 9 covers any kind of property that may be given as collateral other than real property. This is Read More …