Blockchain and the law : the rule of code /

Blockchain and the law : the rule of code /

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Author / Creator:	De Filippi, Primavera, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Description:	pages cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Blockchains (Databases) Technology and law. Data encryption (Computer science) Internet in public administration. Blockchains (Databases) Data encryption (Computer science) Internet in public administration. Technology and law.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11391043

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Other authors / contributors:	Wright, Aaron (Writer on law), author.
ISBN:	9780674976429 0674976428
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.--

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part 1. The Technology
1. Blockchains, Bitcoin, and Decentralized Computing Platforms
2. Characteristics of Blockchains
Part 2. Blockchains, Finance, and Contracts
3. Digital Currencies and Decentralized Payment Systems
4. Smart Contracts as Legal Contracts
5. Smart Securities and Derivatives
Part 3. Blockchains and Information Systems
6. Tamper-Resistant, Certified, and Authenticated Data
7. Resilient and Tamper-Resistant Information Systems
Part 4. Organizations and Automation
8. The Future of Organizations
9. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
10. Blockchain of Things
Part 5. Regulating Decentralized, Blockchain-Based Systems
11. Modes of Regulation
12. Code as Law
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index