"Asking whether smart contracts can be legally binding is like asking whether submarines have gills or blowholes."http://elaineou.com/2016/12/05/can-smart-contracts-be-legally-binding/ …
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The whole point of a "dumb" contract is also…not to go to court. Coders screw up too. Courts can order force to resolve.
Traditional Ks are based on suit threat. Courts are local they don't have Godlike abilities to solve most disputes.
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Smart Ks are based on involun. state change. Consensus makes data it doesn't have Godlike powers to solve most disputes.
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When you put coins in vending machine that voluntarily causes a state change. Try again.
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Does the machine execute the state change both sides—customer & vendor—expect? The rules are "set" before coin drops.
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On public blockchain rules available for all to inspect. (And are generally written no more obscurely than trad K).
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