Legal Risks and Mitigation Strategies in Smart Contracts
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Smart Contracts, Legal Risks, Blockchain Technology, Mitigation Strategies, Future PerspectivesAbstract
To sound fabric and transactional mechanization, contract, a application of blockchain technology, have introduced new proportion. However, their espousal is with endangerment, browse from enforceability issues to challenge. This review paper progressively search the evolution of declaration. Analyzes core themes include peril and mitigation strategies, and and equate existing frameworks to foreground col and challenge. Perspective are discuss to suggest actionable strategies for raise effectual robustness and scalability. By analyse these proportion, the report target to cater a reason of the interplay between technology and law in the circumstance of contract.References
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