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Blockchain Code as Antitrust

Thibault Schrepel & Vitalik Buterin, Blockchain Code as Antitrust, 2020

12 Pages Posted: 18 May 2020 Last revised: 16 Jun 2020

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Thibault Schrepel

Harvard University (Berkman Center); Utrecht University School of Law; University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Sciences Po

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Foundation

Date Written: May 18, 2020

Abstract

In this article, we show that blockchain can help in reaching the goals of antitrust law in situations where the rule of law does not apply. We 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). Thibault Schrepel & Vitalik Buterin, Blockchain Code as Antitrust, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3597399 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3597399

Thibault Schrepel (Contact Author)

Harvard University (Berkman Center) ( email )

Harvard Law School
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Utrecht University School of Law ( email )

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Utrecht, 3512 BK
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University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ( email )

France

Sciences Po ( email )

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Paris Cedex 07, 75337
France

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Foundation ( email )

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