Название: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: International Legal and Regulatory Challenges, 2nd Edition
Автор: Dean Armstrong KC, Dan Hyde, Sam Thomas
Издательство: Bloomsbury Professional
Год: 2022
Страниц: 457
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 10.67 MB
The importance of blockchain and cryptocurrencies continually evolving. The first book on this increasingly important topic, it is a pioneering and seminal read which aims to identify regulatory gaps and establish the first applicable legal framework. Blockchain is one type of distributed ledger technology and, by some distance, the best known. Distributed ledger technology (‘DLT’) ‘is a type of technology that enables sharing and updating of records in a distributed and decentralised way. Participants can securely propose, validate and record updates to a synchronised ledger (a form of database), that is distributed across the participants. As the underlying technology for cryptocurrency it has become synonymous with Bitcoin and is a buzzword that is casually thrown around but often misused and misunderstood. There is no single, universal definition of blockchain and it need not have an associated cryptocurrency. Essential reading for commercial practitioners, IT and IP practicioners, financial regulatory practitioners, corporate/white collar crime practitioners, property practitioners, in-house counsel, practitioners in private practice, particularly those who advise entrepreneurs, and corporate and individual investors.