Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth

The year is 2075. The judge does not ask for a deed. She asks for a transaction ID. The landlord’s lawyer queues up a Bitcoin transaction from fifteen years earlier that moved a token representing ...

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Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth

Source: CryptoSlate

The year is 2075. The judge does not ask for a deed. She asks for a transaction ID. The landlord’s lawyer queues up a Bitcoin transaction from fifteen years earlier that moved a token representing the property. The tenant’s lawyer concedes the transaction exists, yet claims the signature was obtained under duress. Everyone in the […]