AAA launches Web3 arbitration panel for crypto disputes
The American Arbitration Association created a Web3 Panel of arbitrators with blockchain, smart-contract and digital-asset expertise to handle contract, governance and autonomous-transaction disputes.
The American Arbitration Association announced on July 30, 2026, the creation of a Web3 Panel of arbitrators with expertise in blockchain, smart contracts, digital assets and autonomous transactions. The panel will handle disputes over contract interpretation, governance decisions, control of digital assets, cybersecurity incidents, transaction records and cross-border enforcement.
The AAA said the roster combines legal, technical and commercial specialists drawn from private law practice, technology firms, academia and digital-asset businesses. Named initial members include University of Pennsylvania law professor David Hoffman and Rich Widmann, Google Cloud’s global head of Web3 strategy, alongside lawyers and technologists with experience in technology and digital-asset disputes.
The panel covers cases where smart contracts or protocol features affect contract meaning, governance disputes in decentralized organizations, custody or control of tokens, and disagreements about on-chain or off-chain transaction logs. It also covers agentic commerce and autonomous transactions, where software or artificial intelligence systems may initiate or execute agreements with limited human involvement.
Eric Dill, the AAA’s senior vice president and head of panel relations, described Web3 disputes as ‘familiar commercial questions in a highly technical environment.’
The AAA emphasized that arbitration is a private process that requires parties to agree to submit a dispute to an arbitrator. The panel does not give the AAA regulatory authority over the crypto industry; it provides a way for contracting parties to seek private adjudication when they have chosen arbitration.
The organization said the Web3 Panel supplements its existing roster by offering nominees with relevant technical literacy and sector experience. The AAA said the panel is intended to shorten the time and reduce procedural complexity in cases that hinge on blockchain data, cryptographic proofs or the intended operation of automated code.
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