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# How will Blocks DAO smart contracts improve global P2P on the blockchain?

The BLOCKS Network provides “Proof-of-Validation” (POV) to consumers or corporations seeking to do business with one another, in domiciles where traditional contracts or regulatory permissions inhibit free exchange or demand broker and fee layers that can slow down, if not fully encumber, capital or asset exchange transactions from happening.