All posts tagged Blockchain
The tokenization of assets is creating a new economy by reshaping financial markets through the inherent qualities of DLTs. Asset tokenization is creating a new financial market that is more democratic, efficient, and global.
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Globalization – and now the COVID-19 pandemic – created new barriers to doing business but also presented new opportunities for the increased adoption of blockchain technology. And more specifically – smart contracts.
Examining the current Regulatory Framework For Smart Contracts and opening a debate for potential improvement in the existing regulatory framework for smart contracts is the objective of this article.
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Smart contracts and tokens for supply chain automation are of paramount importance.
Tokens are digital entities that may be used as a digital representation of physical assets (ingredients, subproducts, etc.) and information. Furthermore, with tokenization, suppliers reap the ultimate benefits of blockchain assets. Tokenization forbids duplication, making it non-fraudulent and ensuring accurate tracking and proof of ownership in a transaction. And not just these.
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How can smart contracts and tokens support your fidelization strategy? How can you enable customer loyalty in the physical world? How your company benefits from utilizing them?
Tokens can provide valuable data to help retailers better understand their customers, becoming a key to a more effective ad-targeting, and, ultimately, to a growth in sales.
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How procurement is evolving over time and how procurement will evolve to smart procurement in the digital age?
As strategic sourcing becomes more predictive, transactional, data driven procurement is becoming more automated, and supplier relationship management is becoming more proactive. Smart procurement in the digital age need to be integrated through intelligent procurement operations that help companies reduce risk and scale to their growing needs.
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We have reached the next stage in the expression of commercial arrangements. Blockchains are increasingly being used to foster and execute legal agreements, supporting a new generation of electronic Smart Legal Contracts. Blockchain networks and computer programs called “smart contracts” enable parties to memorialise all or parts of legal agreements. By using this technology, contracting parties gain the ability to create arrangements that are hard to modify, dynamic, and potentially less ambiguous than traditional legal contracts.
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There is no doubt as to the vast benefits of using blockchain and smart contract technologies as a way to create a fair and transparent approach towards commercial contracting.
Being so nascent, blockchain presents a unique opportunity for lawyers to position themselves as trusted strategic advisors to clients. However, the question regarding the regulatory framework surrounding blockchain technology remains.
It is necessary for lawyers to get on with the times and become familiar with blockchain and smart contracts technologies and especially understand how it is impacting clients and how it may impact the legal profession as a whole.
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