{
  "id": 19128521,
  "title": "DIFC Courts plan new way to settle digital asset disputes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/difc-courts-plan-new-way-to-settle-digital-asset-disputes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:54:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/difc-courts-plan-new-way-to-settle-digital-asset-disputes-1.500741010"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has introduced a new white paper outlining a global framework for resolving disputes in the digital asset economy. The paper, titled The Dispute Resolution Oracle: Foundations of a Decentralised Jurisdiction, aims to address the lack of a dependable method for enforcing court decisions on the blockchain. The proposed Dispute Resolution Oracle (DRO) would allow parties to agree upon a court or other qualified forum in advance, freezing the disputed asset and transmitting the decision through the DRO as a machine-readable instruction. The approach maintains human judgment and due process while providing certainty before transactions. The DIFC Courts plan to implement the model in five phases, starting with international dialogue and controlled pilots before any live value is involved.",
  "summary": "Dubai: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has published a new white paper proposing a global framework for resolving disputes in the on-chain economy and enforcing decisions directly against the digital assets involved. Titled The Dispute Resolution Oracle: Foundations of a Decentralised Jurisdiction , the paper addresses one of the digital economy’s most persistent gaps.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}