This research project focuses on the impacts exerted by the tech schemes behind virtual
currencies on the EU framework to prevent the misuse of the financial system and it aims to …

This research paper focuses on the interconnections between traditional and cutting edge
technological features of virtual currencies and the EU legal framework to prevent the …

The advent of Bitcoin suggested a disintermediated economy in which Internet users can
take part directly. The conceptual disruption brought about by this Internet of Money (IoM) …

Central banks and governments all over the world are increasingly exploring digital versions
of fiat money, known as retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Most initiatives rely …

On 24th September 2020, the EU Commission has published a package of legislative
proposals with the aim to create an EU framework on markets in crypto-assets, tokenisation …

This article presents the results of a cross-disciplinary applied study exploring investors'
protections in the context of distributed ledger technology (DLT) smart contracts. Fusing …

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 …

This article is an attempt to reconcile the requirements of the EU General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) and anti-money laundering and combat terrorist financing (AML/CFT) …

Distributed ledger technology especially in the form of publicly coordinated validation
networks such as Ethereum and Bitcoin with their own monetary circles provide for a …

Cryptocurrencies and its underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) introduces
innovations to digital property and methods of information storage. Although capable of …