October 2018


True Sale and Insolvency Challenges in ICO Token Sales
By Craig Wright | 31 Oct 2018 | Alternative Coins & Systems, Economics, Law & Regulation

In the English law, “true sale” incorporates the securitisation structures around existing receivables in two forms. We first have to

Tax and Bitcoin — Income tax implications of Bitcoin as money
By Craig Wright | 31 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation, Math

1.1 Overview of the income-tax system From an Australian income-tax perspective, a taxpayer’s country of residence and the source of

Property Law in the Age of Bitcoin

Property (as defined in legal terms) as is associated with servers, routers, and information systems in general is known in

The scams in Crypto

I will discuss the current state of play in ICOs. In my posts, I will demonstrate categorically that no token

A Bitcoin Smart Risk Contract
By Craig Wright | 30 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics

In economic terms, we want to assign liability such that the optimal damage-mitigation strategy occurs. The victim of a breach

Taxing Bitcoin — GST implications of Bitcoin as money
By Craig Wright | 29 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

  1.1 Overview of the Australian GST system GST is a broad-based consumption tax, and is imposed on taxable supplies and

Taxing Bitcoin — Ordinary and tax concepts of “Money”
By Craig Wright | 29 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

Continuing the look into the use of Bitcoin (BCH) as money we look at the legal definition of “money”. In

Taxing Bitcoin — Introduction.

Bitcoin is money, but it is also a ledger, a commodity and a token. It is all these things and

Myths of permission-less

In the world of Bitcoin there are many false narratives and myths. This started with the myth of decentralisation. In

Burning and why it matters that it is stopped
By Craig Wright | 27 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation, Math

First, we need to note that Bitcoin is an economic system and in economics, incentives and intent matter. The loss

The Bitcoin Future
By Craig Wright | 26 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

Right now, disk storage doubles each year in capacity. CPU power doubles each 18 months. Fibre speeds and capacity double

Neural Network Threshold Oracles
By Craig Wright | 26 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Math

The main advantage to a system’s engineering approach is the ease with which it can be automated. Various inputs and

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