PT Journal AU Janssen, A TI Smart Contracting And The New Digital Directives: Some Initial Thoughts SO JIPITEC PY 2021 BP 196 EP 203 VL 12 IS 2 DE Smart contracts; cryptocurrency payment; digital content directive; new consumer sales directive AB In this article, smart contracting meets Directive (EU) 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services, and as the Directive (EU) 2019/771 regarding certain aspects of contracts for the sale of goods. Much has been written about smart contracting and the two directives. What has been missing, however, are contributions that explicitly address the question of whether the two directives are really “smart contracts ready”. The present article is intended to fill this gap and to serve as an incentive to take a closer look at this topic. ER