ICOs are a new way for blockchain startups to finance project development by issuing coins or tokens in exchange for … component, we show that they are tradable securities under the Prospectus Regulation (PR). We compare the European securities … regulation with its US counterpart and focus on prospectus exemptions, highlighting the great differences between Europe and the …

Blockchain technology, which has been actualized with the dawn of cryptocurrency use, is now being used in many fields … experiment and implementation of blockchain technology in many fields necessitate the need for applicable policies and … block-chain policies and regulations. It first summarizes China's blockchain policies and regulations, and then assesses the …

placed on bitcoins (that is, virtual currency), and little mention is made of blockchain technology—the true innovation … behind the Bitcoin protocol. Simply, blockchain technology solves an elusive networking problem by enabling “trustless … research from leading computer scientists and cryptographers to elevate the legal community's understanding of blockchain …

blockchain technology on financial regulation. After an initial study of the underlying principles driving both processes, we … notion of functional equivalence as it applies to the technology to analyse whether the use of blockchain technology in the …

The first global comparative study of cryptoasset regulation by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance provides a … comparative analysis of cryptoasset regulation in 23 jurisdictions. It examines regulatory authorities regulating cryptoassets … responses (e.g. existing regulation, retrofitted regulation, bespoke regulation and bespoke regulatory regime). Section 3 …

Truly Trustless? -- Chapter 6 Blockchain & Alternative Sources of Financing -- Chapter 7 Tokenomics -- Chapter 8 Crypto … Factors? -- Chapter 10 Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs): Risks, Regulation, and Accountability -- Chapter 11 Cryptocurrencies and … affected the way goods, services and assets are exchanged. As a result of its distributed ledgers based on blockchain …

regulation peculiarities. Originality/value Integrating ṣukūk with blockchain technology will add value to it. The paper advances …Purpose This paper aims to explore issues arising from ṣukūk (Islamic bonds) on blockchain, including Sharīʾah (Islamic … and ṣukūk on blockchain by discussing its legal, Sharīʾah and regulatory issues. This culminates in a conceptual analysis …