Editing Crossroads (section)

= Towards formalising contracts =

Building a good, re-usable client for contracts lead me to the idea of creating a basic formalisation of contracts. I realised that if I wanted to make the client as useful as possible, then it ought to be able to work for as many different use-cases as possible.

Forming contracts with people safely requires a good understanding of not just the terms of the contract – but how the contract is to be carried out and enforced in the event of a dispute. Currently these are key aspects that aren’t expressed well in most blockchain and financial systems and it’s my belief that highlighting them would make markets safer for investors.

The following two links introduce my ideas in more depth:

# https://medium.com/@matthew_13387/crossroads-towards-a-universal-browser-for-deals-1905b024dee3
# https://github.com/robertsdotpm/research/blob/master/two_party_contracts.pdf