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The Legal Implications of Blockchain for Evidence Authentication

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In 2020, the government of China began using blockchain-based evidence storage in its courts, allowing litigants to submit digital evidence that is automatically notarized and timestamped.

Why this is interesting

In court, a photo or video must first be proven authentic. What if the chain of custody were recorded on a blockchain, where no one can alter the past?