Antitrust, Blockchain

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Introduction Blockchain (aka distributed ledger) technology is inherently neither pro- nor anticompetitive.[1] It however does have the potential to be both. Given the significance of this emerging technology, the competition law impacts of blockchain are worthy of exploration. Trust, or rather its absence, constitutes a driving force behind blockchain technology. It is a decentralized, more…

Competition

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The role of data and how it can harm competition is a recurring topic in contemporary antitrust literature. Below, we highlight a few points integral to understanding what the fuss is all about. Making sense of data Frankly speaking, data itself is not revolutionary, and it presents nothing that competition authorities have not seen before….