Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technologies National and International Perspectives /

• Main Author: Girasa, Rosario (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Financial Services Technology,
• Subjects: Banks and banking.; Investment banking.; Securities.; Banking.; Investments and Securities.

The book highlights the rise of Bitcoin, which is based on blockchain technology, and some of the many types of coins and tokens that emerged thereafter. Although Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have made national and international news with their dramatic rise and decline in value, nevertheless...

Table of Contents:

• Ch. 1. The Digital Transformation
• Ch. 2. Technology Underlying Cryptocurrencies and Types of Cryptocurrencies
• Ch. 3. Legal Issues of Digital Technology
• Ch. 4. Legal Issues of Digital Technology
• Ch. 5. States' Regulation of Virtual Currencies
• Ch. 6. Criminal Prosecutions and Civil Litigation Concerning Virtual Currencies
• Ch. 7. Crowdfunding and the Taxation of Virtual Currencies- Ch. 8. International Regulation
• Chapter 9. Conclusion: The Future of Cryptocurrencies.