Pioneering the field of legal engineering, Charles Goldfarb & Nick Szabo are among the most influential figures in the digital transformation of the global economy. Goldfarbâs work in structured digital data and Szaboâs groundbreaking blockchain and smart contract concepts underpin technologies responsible for over $20 trillion in economic value. Recent advancements, like Ix/Accâs ERC-7827 JSON smart contracts and hierarchical script-databases, aim to build on this foundation, potentially unlocking even greater economic opportunities.