Blockchain Code as Antitrust

Berkeley Technology Law Journal

14 Pages Posted: 18 May 2020 Last revised: 8 Feb 2021

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Thibault Schrepel

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Stanford University's Codex Center; University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Foundation

Date Written: May 18, 2020

Abstract

In this article, the authors show that blockchain can help in reaching the goals of antitrust law in situations where the rule of law does not (fully) apply. They detail what needs to be done to this end, from both a technical and legal standpoint.

Keywords: Block-chain, Antitrust, Smart Contract, Block-chain Antitrust, Transaction, International Transactions, Rule of Law, Rule of Code

JEL Classification: K21, K2, K22, K23, K1, K29, D23, D21, D22, D29, C70, C71, C72, K24, K33, K42, K40, K41, L12, L14, L1

Suggested Citation

Schrepel, Thibault and Buterin, Vitalik, Blockchain Code as Antitrust (May 18, 2020). Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3597399 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3597399

Thibault Schrepel (Contact Author)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ( email )

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Stanford University's Codex Center ( email )

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University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ( email )

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Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) ( email )

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France

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Foundation ( email )

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