ABSTRACT
The deployment of smart contracts within the European zone could fluidify economic transactions. It also risks fragmenting the Digital Single Market (‘DSM’). This conundrum calls for a constructive response to preserve both the benefits brought by smart contracts and a strong DSM. Against this background, this report adopts a ‘law + technology’ approach. It suggests combining law and technology to develop solutions that encourage the evolution of smart contracts (rather than hindering it) in a direction that preserves and reinforces the DSM.
Schrepel, Thibault, Smart Contracts and the Digital Single Market Through the Lens of a ‘Law + Technology’ Approach (October 21, 2021). European Commission, 2021.
First posted 2022-04-21 10:00:35
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