London Law Firm to Digitise Contracts Using Bitcoin Technology
A London law firm has announced plans to digitise its legal agreements using blockchain technology. In partnership with Stash, a Texan startup formed earlier this year, Selachii will swap its paper documents for self-executing 'smart contracts' run on a layer above bitcoin's blockchain. Selachii partner Richard Howlett told CoinDesk his firm, which has been researching various blockchain solutions since 2013, will start out with contracts such as wills, title registries and shareholder agreements. He said: "We envisage smart contracts being revolutionary in ... litigation across the world.....
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