Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. At its core, the “code is law” philosophy suggests that smart contracts—self-executing contracts written into blockchain ...

A recent documentary, Code is Law, currently available on AppleTV+, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube Movies, examines an issue and topic that is going to become increasingly important to investors and ...

"The idea that ‘code is law’ or that the rules enforced and not enforced by a smart contract have the final say over who owns the assets on a blockchain is untrue because in most cases, especially ...

DeFi protocols must move beyond “patch-after-the-hack” security and hard-code safety guarantees into their software if the $168 billion sector is to mature, according to a16z Crypto. In a January 11 ...

There’s an oft-repeated mantra in blockchain ideology that “code is law” – the idea that a network’s underlying programming should be sacrosanct, providing the ultimate authority to settle disputes ...