# kaal:claim:3227967-027

**Claim.** In a digital world trust can be embedded directly in software code, and recent interest in smart contracts suggests this will be a significant growth area in the near future.

**Type.** predictive  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- digital transactions where code can carry contractual terms

**Source quote.**

> In a digital world, trust can be embedded in software code. Recent interest in smart contracts suggests that this is going to be a significant growth area in the near-future.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), VIII. No Turning Back, page 27

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967

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**Topics.** reputation, smart-contracts

**Keywords.** trust, smart-contracts, code-as-law, digital-transformation

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