{"id":"tp-4734","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Illinois legally recognizes blockchain records and smart contracts","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/4734","datePublished":"2020-01-10T06:13:32.000Z","dateModified":"2020-01-10T06:13:32.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The Blockchain Technology Act came into effect in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 01, recognizing smart contracts and other blockchain-based digital records as legal instruments, CoinDesk reported.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Blockchain Technology Act","url":"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0514.htm"},{"title":"officially announced","url":"https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=13908"},{"title":"secure identity solutions","url":"https://www.econotimes.com/Illinois-Is-Using-Blockchain-To-Replace-Physical-Copies-Of-Birth-Certificates-926121"},{"title":"Donate","url":"http://imtranslator.net/extensions/?tp=chr-ImTranslator&a=0"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}