We had a great turnout earlier this week for the first of our 3 free talks on the above topic. We started with the history of money and of course Rai Stones (yes the photo is of me wearing a Ethereum Hodl tee with a Rai stone at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in...
I had hoped by now, after more than two years of writing this blog, that we would have more regulatory certainty around this new asset class known as cryptoassets. Alas not, quite the reverse in fact. This excellent research piece by Circle (owned by Goldman Sach...
When I started this blog in 2016 I called it Blockchain Legal because I was interested in exploring the intersection of commerce, law and blockchain technology. I wanted to get my head around how they would intersect and what opportunities that may present.
This article by the Alex Gladstein, The Chief Strategy Officer for the Human Rights Foundation, is one of the best I have read regarding Human Rights and Bitcoin.
There are so many good quotes in the article but the one I can see myself using a lot is '..decentralized m...
I feel that we are only now just starting to understand the significant impact the evolution of the internet has had on our privacy and by association our freedom. Also consider how it can be used by State actors to extend their soft power, refer to the UK Parliamenta...
In January 2019, the Australian Treasury Department issued a review paper into Initial Coin Offerings. The paper provides a good overview of the state of play with blockchain technology and some of the issues facing operators and regulators. A copy of the paper can be...
On the one hand we have the Winklevoss twins promoting their business on the basis that it is US regulated and that the ‘Revolution Needs Rules’. On the other we have a legal battle commencing between the US SEC and Kik Interactive Inc. and the Kin Ecosystem Foundatio...
