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"Preface" [2019] ELECD 431; in Kraus, Daniel; Obrist, Thierry; Hari, Olivier (eds), "Blockchains, Smart Contracts, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) ix

Book Title: Blockchains, Smart Contracts, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Law

Editor(s): Kraus, Daniel; Obrist, Thierry; Hari, Olivier

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781788115124

Section Title: Preface

Number of pages: 1

Extract:

Preface Blockchains may radically change the way socio-economic interactions take place. Such interactions represent fantastic opportunities, but also challenges. The present book constitutes an up-to-date overview of the legal aspects of blockchains, smart contracts and decentralised autonomous organisations, opening the path to what could be a legal framework for blockchain-supported activities in the near future. This book is aimed at all persons interested in innovation and wishing to understand how the legal framework can encourage blockchain-based innovation whilst addressing potential risks. This includes, in particular, lawyers or entrepreneurs, as well as civil servants acting at the local or international levels. A special thanks is addressed to our fantastic team of research assistants at the University of Neuchâtel, who made this project possible: Charlotte Boulay, Savannah Grosclaude, Anne Honsberger and Delphine Yerly. Daniel Kraus, Olivier Hari and Thierry Obrist Neuchâtel, September 2018
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