From Court to Code: Smart Contracts and Arbitration
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Hsu Untied interview with Joseph Perkins, Partner at Orrick
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The Crypto Episode
Cryptocurrency, Legitimate Uses, and Legal Issues
Jones Day Presents: Advantages of Blockchain in Trade Finance
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Jones Day Presents: Smart Contracts and Blockchain
Our prior two posts on blockchain technology and real estate looked at blockchain basics and how it can be used to make real estate transactions and the recording of documents more transparent, efficient, and secure. But I...more
In this episode of “Crypto Innovators,” Adam Benayoun talks about his journey from entrepreneur to angel investor to founding partner of Collider Ventures, which invests in Web3 focused companies across such sectors as...more
With the recent explosion of blockchain technology and major companies pivoting their business models to realize the promise of a metaverse, tech innovators, entertainment and sports icons, and venture capitalists alike are...more
London Technology Disputes - A new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes is set to launch in October 2019. The Society for Computers and Law ("SCL") announced in June 2019 that it is...more
Partner Harriet Territt explains that simply adding smart code to a blockchain rarely creates a valid smart contract, which requires that the structure surrounding the smart code include the elements of offer, acceptance,...more
In the sixth in a series of 12 Jones Day Presents: Blockchain videos, partner Mark Rasmussen discusses smart contracts, which execute automatically upon the occurrence of an event, and describes the use of the technology in...more
Smart contracts, also referred to as chaincode in the Hyperledger world, are one of the most powerful aspects of blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). This “self-executing” code can receive various inputs and,...more
Blockchain technology and smart contracts have the potential to become major disrupters in the energy industry. For example, these technologies may accelerate the automation of some or all aspects of the electricity delivery...more
The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative resolution entitled "distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation." Of particular relevance to the financial services sector, the...more
On October 4, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Karam J. Saab and Brian Olion along with other thought leaders presented on “How Blockchain Technology will Reshape Legal Contracting” at the ACC Colorado Fall Frenzy in Denver. During...more
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that has great potential to solve many of the fundamental challenges facing the music industry today. In fact, this technology is uniquely suited to address issues across the various...more
In May 2018, Ohio lawmakers introduced SB 300 seeking to become one of the latest U.S. states to legally recognize smart contracts and records stored on a blockchain. Introduced by State Senator Matt Dolan, the bill amended...more
I am not one to engage in hyperbole. But when it comes to blockchain technology and the implications for our economy, this is going to be the real deal. In the world of ethics and compliance, blockchain has many possible...more
Blockchain technology is finding its way into every industry. Healthcare is no exception. According to a recent report by Deloitte, “blockchain technology has the potential to transform health care, placing the patient at the...more
Virtual worlds similar to the OASIS in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Ready Player One may be closer than we think – and provably scarce, blockchain-based digital assets could provide the leap forward that gets us there....more
Does blockchain technology open up new avenues in the field of electromobility? Can decentralized processes that are controlled by a large network be used to convert individual mobility on the road to electrified vehicles and...more
In this series of blog posts, we take a look at the current state of play regarding blockchain technology as well as the legal setting with a European and German focus....more