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   "text": "Because of the fees attached to its extra verification layer, the OpenBazaar dispute resolution mechanism creates substantial transaction costs that pure Ethereum based self executing smart contracts avoid.",
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   "text": "Dual integration, as the authors define it, is the use of legacy legal infrastructure in smart contracting dispute resolution, such as Ricardian contracts, in combination with intra-blockchain systems for resolving smart contract disputes.",
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