Regulating blockchain : techno-social and legal challenges / edited by Philipp Hacker [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hacker, Philipp, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blockchains (Databases)--Law and legislation.

Blockchains (Databases).

Blockchains (Databases)--Social aspects.

Blockchains (Databases)--Economic aspects.

Financial services industry--Law and legislation.

Financial services industry.

Financial services industry--State supervision.

Electronic funds transfers--Law and legislation.

Electronic funds transfers.

Digital currency--Law and legislation.

Digital currency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

The aim of this work is to understand the technological and business potential of the blockchain technology and to reflect on its legal challenges, providing an unparalleled critical analysis of the disruptive potential of this technology for the economy and the legal system.

Contents:

Regulating blockchain : techno-social and legal challenges: an introduction / Philipp Hacker, Ioannis Lianos, Georgio Dimitropoulos, and Stefan Eich The blockchain paradox / Paolo Tasca and Riccardo Piselli Blockchains, private ordering, and the future of governance / Jonathan Rohr and Aaron Wright In code(rs) we trust : software developers and fiduciaries in public blockchains / Angela Walch Old utopias, new tax havens : the politics of Bitcoin in historical perspective / Stefan Eich Monetary policy in the digital age / Claus D. Zimmermann Global currencies and domestic regulation : embedding through enabling? / Georgios Dimitropoulos Corporate governance for complex cryptocurrencies? a framework for stability and decision making in blockchain-based organizations / Philipp Hacker Banking in a digital fiat currency regime / Rohan Grey Regulating the shadow payment system : Bitcoin, mobile money, and beyond / Jonathan Greenacre Blockchain-based insurance / Michael Abramowicz Blockchain, securities markets, and central banking / Alexandros L. Seretakis The crypto-security : initial coin offerings and EU securities regulation / Philipp Hacker and Chris Thomale Regulation of blockchain token sales in the United States / Houman B. Shadab Blockchain and payment systems : a tale about re-intermediation / Agnieszka Janczuk-Gorywoda Conflicts of laws and codes : defining the boundaries of digital jurisdictions / Florian Möslein The judicialization of the blockchain / Pietro Ortolani Smart contracts : coding the transaction, decoding the legal debates / Roger Brownsword Blockchain competition : gaining competitive advantage in the digital economy : competition law implications / Ioannis Lianos.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780192579508

0192579509

9780192579492

0192579495

9780191878206

0191878200