Read this article on bsc.news Dubai's DIFC Courts have published a white paper proposing the Dispute Resolution Oracle (DRO), a system designed to carry court decisions directly onto blockcha
Dubai's DIFC Courts have published a white paper proposing the Dispute Resolution Oracle (DRO), a system designed to carry court decisions directly onto blockchains. The paper was released by @DIFCCourts during Dubai Future Finance Week.
Under the proposal, a judge or arbitrator would decide a case offchain. The oracle would then freeze, return, split or move only the disputed asset. It would not reach the underlying network.
The system is opt-in. According to Crypto Briefing, it only works where parties have designated a dispute resolution forum in advance. Economy Middle East reported that parties could choose their forum before completing a transaction. If a claim later arises, the relevant digital asset could be preserved while the dispute is considered, and a final decision could then be enforced onchain.
The same report said judges, arbitrators, mediators and experts would keep making decisions outside the blockchain. Safeguards would include limited asset freezes, early review procedures, reasoned judgments and appeal rights.
Pilots involving tokenized real-world assets are planned to run on a test network first. Dubai firm @Deca4HQ advised on the technology. @0xPolygon, @AvaLabs, @ethereuminsti, @Kleros_io and @ADI_Foundation reviewed the plan. Polygon Labs has been named as a peer reviewer of the paper.
The court already uses distributed ledger technology in other areas. Notarisation transactions through the DIFC Courts Notary Service are recorded on @hedera. Since October, court orders and hearing records have also carried credentials on @avax. A cryptographic fingerprint of each file is linked to a unique NFT-based credential recorded on the Avalanche C-Chain. Deca4 Advisory designed and implemented that system.
The DRO is part of a wider push by the court to apply blockchain tools to legal processes. Crypto Briefing noted it fits into the DIFC Courts Growth Strategy covering 2026 to 2030.
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