01307nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260004200228300001000270490000600280520063300286653001500919653000800934653001000942653002400952653001500976653002000991653001001011100001901021856003701040       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aSmart Contract Relations in e-Commerce: Legal Implications of Exchanges Conducted on the Blockchain0 aSmart Contract Relations in eCommerce Legal Implications of Exch  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2017  a14-210 v73 aMuch of the discussion around blockchain-based smart contracts has focused on whether or not they operate in the same way as legal contracts. However, it is argued that most contracts are social rather than legal in nature and are entered into because the parties trust each other to perform the agreed exchange. Little has been written to address how the blockchain’s trust protocol can enable the kind of social contracting that characterized the way exchanges were conducted before the Internet. This article aims to fill that gap by exploring blockchain-based smart contracts primarily as non-contractual social exchanges.10ablockchain10alaw10alegal10aonline transactions10areputation10asmart contracts10atrust1 aRyan, Philippa  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1110