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Re:The Ethereum merge is done by jollybean on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:18AM (#32850072)
"So you can implement legally binding (and unstoppable) contracts "

No - they are not necessarily legally binding.

They are just called 'contracts'.

We have no idea what they mean, and each individual 'contract' will have to be scrutinized by the Judge, or else it's not 'legal' anything.

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Re:The Ethereum merge is done by imtringued on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:42AM (#32850939)
Evil Supervillain: "Darn you jollybean! You have foiled my plan to make slavery legal via an unstoppable smart contract by stating the obvious. If only you didn't exist I would be the ruler of earth!"
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