Privacy protection is an important issue in the information age (Acquisti et al. 2015). The
particular relevance of this issue in the monetary field becomes evident if we observe three …

Cryptocurrencies, and the distributed ledger technology (DLT) on which they are based,
have captured the attention and imagination of investors, academics, politicians and the …

A growing number of corporations are using blockchain technology in their daily business
activities, and the technology is popular with private users as well. However, the technology …

Both from a private and a public perspective, distributed ledger technologies in general, and
blockchain in particular, can introduce significant opportunities in national and international …

Purpose This paper aims to situate virtual currencies (VCs) in a landscape of regulatory
questions that help orient the direction and purpose of a possible legal approach, vis-à-vis …

Blockchain or distributed ledger technology is the key innovation inside Bitcoin, the virtual
currency, or distributed database commodity. Distributed ledger applications are presently in …

This paper analyses the regulatory approach currently adopted both at European Union
(EU) level (in particular, making reference to the guidelines, opinions and consultations …

'Follow the money'is currently the central principle of international financial security,
although money itself is probably one of the most unlikely objects to make traceable. Two …

Rarely does an idea evoke such intensity of extreme emotions, as in the case of the
distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its native digital currency system called Bitcoin. The …

This paper examines the challenges posed by cryptocurrencies to anti-money laundering
('AML') and counter-terrorism financing ('CTF') regulation. Cryptocurrencies can broadly be …