Blockchain’s Heterotopia: Technological Infrastructures and Lawyering in the Public Sector

Georgios Dimitropoulos

doi:10.1017/9781108936040.018

Blockchain’s Heterotopia: Technological Infrastructures and Lawyering in the Public Sector

Georgios Dimitropoulos^*

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Abstract

New technologies are promising a new world. It has now become apparent that blockchain technology will have many more future uses than simply supporting cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets.1 Blockchain could support many new applications with a potentially disruptive impact on social life such as smart contracts, managing registers of assets, and the operation of autonomous agents. In addition, some governments intend to base essential government operations, such as land registries, on blockchain.2 This may potentially lead to the law being of diminishing importance in the world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	223-256
Number of pages	34
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108936040
ISBN (Print)	9781108837460
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108936040.018
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blockchain
Infrastructure
Public law
Smart contracts
Sovereignty

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