Winning Strategies for Smart Contracts

Research Overview

Author: Nick Szabo
Release Date: December 4, 2017

Abstract:

The definitive work on smart contracts for entrepreneurs, business executives, leaders of large global organizations, and the legal profession that serves them.

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