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Liability rumblings along the blockchain
New York Law Journal
In his New York Law Journal Blockchain Law column, Robert A. Schwinger writes: When parties interact in transactions conducted via blockchain technology, they may find themselves in relationships to one another that the law has not yet had the opportunity to clearly define. Courts, commentators, governmental officials, litigants and legislatures are now exploring which participants in various kinds of blockchain-based activities might be subject to liabilities for injuries or wrongs allegedly arising from those activities.
Robert A. Schwinger explores recent developments in this edition of his New York Law Journal Blockchain Law column.
Read the full article, Liability rumblings along the blockchain.
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