Blockchain and the law : the rule of code / Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright.

By:

De Filippi, Primavera

Contributor(s):

Wright, Aaron, (Writer on law), 1980-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018Description: 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780674976429 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0674976428 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

005.8/24

LOC classification:

QA 76.9 D313b 2018

Contents:

Part I. The technology: Blockchains, bitcoin, and decentralized computing platforms -- Characteristics of blockchains -- Part II. Blockchains, finance, and contracts: Digital currencies and decentralized payment systems -- Smart contracts as legal contracts -- Smart securities and derivatives -- Part III. Blockchains and information systems: Tamper-resistant, certified, and authenticated data -- Resilient and tamper-resistant information systems -- Part IV. Organizations and automation: The future of organizations -- Decentralized autonomous organizations -- Blockchain of things -- Part V. Regulating decentralized, blockchain-based systems: Modes of regulation -- Code as law.

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.-- Provided by publisher

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	QA 76.9 D313b 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000186796

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.-- Provided by publisher

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