<p>I am not aware of any cases, but based on the long delay in relevant cases concerning the fax machine and email (proof of delivery, timestamps, etc) I would not expect such a blockchain specific case law decision anytime soon.</p>

<p>Technology advances far faster than the law.</p>

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Javier
<p>Is there any real USA court cases with Bitcoin's Blockchain used as an proof-of-existence/timestamp service (without BTC transfer)? </p>

<p>Can Bitcoin's Blockchain be used as a 'signing' utility same as DocuSign service (for example) that conforms to ESIGN?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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Legal status of Blockchain proof-of-existence TX (USA court)
Anthony Akentiev
# Legal status of Blockchain proof-of-existence TX (USA court)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-01)

Is there any real USA court cases with Bitcoin's Blockchain used as an proof-of-existence/timestamp service (without BTC transfer)?

Can Bitcoin's Blockchain be used as a 'signing' utility same as DocuSign service (for example) that conforms to ESIGN?

Thank you.

**Tags:** blockchain, legal, message-signing, usa, proof-of-existence


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-21. Score: 1

I am not aware of any cases, but based on the long delay in relevant cases concerning the fax machine and email (proof of delivery, timestamps, etc) I would not expect such a blockchain specific case law decision anytime soon.

Technology advances far faster than the law.


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