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Can a Court Order ‘Specific Performance’ for a Failed Smart Contract?

Specific performance is a court order compelling a party to perform their contractual obligations. While a court can order a party to interact with a smart contract in a certain way, it cannot directly alter or force the immutable code to execute.

The order would be directed at the parties controlling the wallets or the developer to initiate a corrective transaction, but the code's inherent finality limits the effectiveness of this remedy.

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