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   "text": "To achieve stability a DAO must institute a dynamic governance system that includes clear and accessible processes both for amending the rules and for appealing the automated conclusions reached by smart contracts.",
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   "text": "Private codifications such as the Uniform Commercial Code and INCOTERMS remain static texts that can be amended only through protracted, committee-driven processes, and those processes inevitably favor incumbents and territorial interests.",
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