# kaal:claim:2939127-022

**Claim.** Once blockchain technology gains wider acceptance and its applications reach consumers, existing legal processes and structures will likely be among the first processes to become redundant.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- wider acceptance of blockchain technology
- spread of blockchain applications into consumer markets

**Source quote.**

> When blockchain technology becomes more widely accepted and applications spread into consumer territory, existing legal processes and structures will likely be among the first processes to become redundant.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution* (2017), III.3. Disruptive Innovation, page 28

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127

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**Topics.** blockchain, law-and-legal-systems, decentralization, innovation

**Keywords.** blockchain, legal-processes, disintermediation, technology-adoption

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