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Web3 & Legaltech Entrepreneur. Founder at Kleros and Proof of Humanity. Building the Future of Law.
Las Cortes de Internet de China: Hacia el Tribunal de Justicia del Futuro
En China, las cortes virtuales utilizan blockchain e inteligencia artificial para resolver disputas legales…Esta es una versión traducida y adaptada del artículo “Robot Justice: The Rise of China’s Internet Courts” publicado por Bryan Lynn. En China, millones de casos judiciales actualmente son resueltos por “cortes de Internet” que no requieren que los ciudadanos comparezcan en un juzgado físico. Estas “cortes inteligentes” incluyen jueces robot, programados con inteligencia artificial. Si a...
Cómo el Cripto Está Dando Forma a la Revolución Digital
Esta es una versión adaptada y traducida del texto “How Crypto Is Shaping the Digital Revolution” publicado por Mario Laul el 11 de octubre de 2021. En el pasado, definí al “cripto” (un término para denominar al blockchain y toda la innovación vinculada con la Web3) como una parte de la revolución digital que empezó hacia finales de la década de 1960 y comienzos de 1970 con la invención de las redes, los microprocesadores, y otras tecnología digitales que permiten la proliferación de computad...
Contratos Inteligentes, ¿Por Qué Importan?
Los contratos inteligentes son acuerdos escritos en código de computadora y registrados en un blockchain. Van a marcar el futuro de la industria legal…Este artículo es una versión traducida y adaptada del texto The Promise of Smart Contracts de Kate Sills. La película Fargo (1996) trata sobre las promesas. Se plantea si cumpliremos con nuestras promesas, incluso cuando vayan contra nuestro propio interés. Las promesas de la película no estaban respaldadas por el sistema legal. Y por un buen m...
Web3 & Legaltech Entrepreneur. Founder at Kleros and Proof of Humanity. Building the Future of Law.

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51% Attack. When more than half of a blockchain’s computing power is controlled by a single agent, it can carry out malicious transactions against the network. For example, spending the same coin more than once.
Altcoin. Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. The most important altcoins are Ether, Ripple, Litecoin, Monero, Zcash and Dai.
Bitcoin. The first cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology. The paper was published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto on October 31, 2008. The network became operational on January 3, 2009.
Block. Data packet containing transactions that are recorded on the blockchain.
Block Explorer. Online tool used to view transactions on the blockchain.
Block Reward. Payment in Bitcoin that the network grants to a miner who successfully calculated the hash of a block.
Blockchain. Shared registry between multiple computers where transactions are recorded in blocks linked with a cryptographic chain.
Centralized Registry. Registry maintained by a central agent.
Confirmation. An act performed by miners that verifies a transaction and adds it to the blockchain.
Consensus. It occurs when all network participants agree on a chain of transactions, ensuring that all nodes have an exact copy of the ledger.
Cryptocurrency. Digital asset built with cryptographic technology.
Cryptography. From the Greek kryptós (secret) and graphein (writing), it is a discipline that deals with the construction of protocols to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of the data.
Cryptographic Hash Function. Produces a fixed-size hash value of a variable-sized input. The SHA-256 algorithm, used by the Bitcoin network, is an example of cryptographic hashing.
DAO. A decentralized autonomous organization is like a corporation that runs without human intervention and operates through a series of business rules that cannot be modified by a single person.
Dapp. A decentralized application is an open source application that operates autonomously and has its data stored on the blockchain. They are very important within the Ethereum blockchain.
Digital Signature. Digital code generated by public encryption that is attached to an electronically transmitted document to verify its content and the identity of the sender.
Disintermediation. Process of reducing the use or need of intermediaries. In the blockchain context, it refers to reducing the need for third-party intermediaries for the validation and facilitation of transactions.
Distributed Network. Type of network where the computing power and the data are distributed in nodes instead of in a centralized agent.
Distributed Registry. Registry where the data is stored in a network of decentralized nodes.
Double Spending. Occurs when a digital asset is spent more than once.
Miners. Computers in charge of validating transactions on a blockchain. Miners group individual transactions into blocks and broadcast them to the rest of the network so that they become part of the shared registry. For their contribution, they receive transaction fees and payments in cryptocurrency.
Multisig. Address of a cryptocurrency account in which more than one signature is required to move the funds.
Node. Computer that is part of a blockchain network.
Private Key. Alphanumeric code that allows you to control the funds of a cryptocurrency wallet.
Public Address. A set of alphanumeric characters that is used to send and receive funds in transactions of a cryptocurrency network.
Public Key. Key that is used to encrypt a transaction on the blockchain network.
SHA-256. Cryptographic algorithm used by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Transaction Fee. Fee paid to miners to process a transaction with cryptocurrency.
Smart Contract. Instructions written in code in a decentralized network, which are executed after the occurrence of a certain event.
Wallet. Software that allows transactions on the blockchain, such as sending / receiving payments and checking the balance.


51% Attack. When more than half of a blockchain’s computing power is controlled by a single agent, it can carry out malicious transactions against the network. For example, spending the same coin more than once.
Altcoin. Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. The most important altcoins are Ether, Ripple, Litecoin, Monero, Zcash and Dai.
Bitcoin. The first cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology. The paper was published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto on October 31, 2008. The network became operational on January 3, 2009.
Block. Data packet containing transactions that are recorded on the blockchain.
Block Explorer. Online tool used to view transactions on the blockchain.
Block Reward. Payment in Bitcoin that the network grants to a miner who successfully calculated the hash of a block.
Blockchain. Shared registry between multiple computers where transactions are recorded in blocks linked with a cryptographic chain.
Centralized Registry. Registry maintained by a central agent.
Confirmation. An act performed by miners that verifies a transaction and adds it to the blockchain.
Consensus. It occurs when all network participants agree on a chain of transactions, ensuring that all nodes have an exact copy of the ledger.
Cryptocurrency. Digital asset built with cryptographic technology.
Cryptography. From the Greek kryptós (secret) and graphein (writing), it is a discipline that deals with the construction of protocols to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of the data.
Cryptographic Hash Function. Produces a fixed-size hash value of a variable-sized input. The SHA-256 algorithm, used by the Bitcoin network, is an example of cryptographic hashing.
DAO. A decentralized autonomous organization is like a corporation that runs without human intervention and operates through a series of business rules that cannot be modified by a single person.
Dapp. A decentralized application is an open source application that operates autonomously and has its data stored on the blockchain. They are very important within the Ethereum blockchain.
Digital Signature. Digital code generated by public encryption that is attached to an electronically transmitted document to verify its content and the identity of the sender.
Disintermediation. Process of reducing the use or need of intermediaries. In the blockchain context, it refers to reducing the need for third-party intermediaries for the validation and facilitation of transactions.
Distributed Network. Type of network where the computing power and the data are distributed in nodes instead of in a centralized agent.
Distributed Registry. Registry where the data is stored in a network of decentralized nodes.
Double Spending. Occurs when a digital asset is spent more than once.
Miners. Computers in charge of validating transactions on a blockchain. Miners group individual transactions into blocks and broadcast them to the rest of the network so that they become part of the shared registry. For their contribution, they receive transaction fees and payments in cryptocurrency.
Multisig. Address of a cryptocurrency account in which more than one signature is required to move the funds.
Node. Computer that is part of a blockchain network.
Private Key. Alphanumeric code that allows you to control the funds of a cryptocurrency wallet.
Public Address. A set of alphanumeric characters that is used to send and receive funds in transactions of a cryptocurrency network.
Public Key. Key that is used to encrypt a transaction on the blockchain network.
SHA-256. Cryptographic algorithm used by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Transaction Fee. Fee paid to miners to process a transaction with cryptocurrency.
Smart Contract. Instructions written in code in a decentralized network, which are executed after the occurrence of a certain event.
Wallet. Software that allows transactions on the blockchain, such as sending / receiving payments and checking the balance.
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