The present analysis will explore how the legislator has responded to the introduction of
blockchain technology and crypto-assets. As we will detail, blockchain introduces a new …

Why is important for financial authorities to deal with the digital innovation, including
blockchain applications? The main reason is that the digitalization in finance has a direct …

Purpose This paper aims to explain the current stage of blockchain and virtual currency
regulation in the EU. Design/methodology/approach The paper explains the current state of …

Despite the fact that “bitcoin” as a digital currency is not a new term anymore, its actual legal
nature remains unclear and unregulated. Bitcoin could be defined as a decentralized, peer …

The adoption of blockchain technology by the banking industry entails significant regulatory
issues, since the technology can pose several challenges to existing legal and regulatory …

The emergence of Bitcoin in 2009 sparked a revolution in the realm of crypto-assets, leading
to the creation of a variety of novel innovations within financial services. Today, crypto …

Blockchain technology has sparked intense debate in recent years. In the financial industry,
this debate has centred almost exclusively on the rise, and more recently on the relative …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the key regulatory challenges impacting blockchains,
innovative distributed technologies, in the European Union (EU) and the USA …

The article examines the impact of blockchain technology on the financial governance of
banks and financial institutions. Topics include the theoretical and actual challenges of …

The 21 st century has witnessed the revolutionary changes that Bitcoin brought. Notably, the
application of digital transactions is not limited to the financial field. Yet the research on its …