Since Bitcoin, the blockchain space considerably evolved. One crucial piece of software to
interact with blockchains and hold private-public key pairs to distinct crypto-assets and …

" Technologies have always led to turning points for social development. In the past, different
technologies have opened the doors towards new phase of growth and change while …

This book focuses on the building of a crypto economy as an alternative economic space
and discusses how the crypto economy should be governed. The crypto economy is …

This chapter examines in the first place the formation of (blockchain-based) smart contracts.
The term “smart contract” is used to refer to software programs that are often (but not …

As the production, distribution, and consumption of food have become globalized against
the backdrop of trade liberalization, market integration, and technological development in …

The article questions the EU's regulatory response to blockchain based financial services by
examining the existing consumer law within the context of the operation of cryptocurrency …

The aim of the present essay is to investigate whether and how blockchain technology
platforms and smart contracts could be considered a modern form of private authority, which …

Narratives on blockchain technology have attracted and converged two strands of utopian
thought: on technology and on law. Both have long been engaged in the construction of …

Abstract Recent EU, UK and US proposals for stablecoin regulation are all based on existing
banking, e-money and payments regulations to varying degrees. However, there are limits to …

This important and topical book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges
raised by blockchain from the perspective of public law. It considers the ways in which …