This paper compares Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) with Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and explores their corresponding risks and limitations, with a view to analyse the extent to which the latter should be subject to the same regulatory framework as the former. After assessing the underlying...

While most of these blockchain-based organizations have been—thus far—developed mostly to facilitate the coordination of individuals in the digital world, the possibilities provided by these new organisational structures can also be found in the physical world. Cities, municipalities and...

In recent years, copyright law has been subject to a series of legislative reforms aimed at preserving the self-regulating feature of the copyright regime in the digital environment. However, as the law does no longer reflect their expectations, a growing number of right holders are relying on...