Alternative Coins & Systems
“Lightning” Network and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Many “crypto exchanges” fail to understand that they are money handlers. Basically, “crypto” is not an excuse. The storing of
Ensuring honest money
In law, there are provisions concerning the wrongful retention of monies. In the UK, such matters are covered under the
Taking money over the web using Bitcoin — the way it was designed
Back in 2009, Bitcoin used a feature that allowed for the IP-to-IP exchange of information. The 2009 wallet was not
The ASIC myth
It is interesting how the arguments against commercial mining come down to an outcry against “mining centralisation.” All things in
Why CLTV was a bad idea
People seem to have a misplaced idea that the SegWit-coin (BTC) Core developers are even adequate developers who understand Bitcoin
Crowd Funding and ICOs
The following are some notes on ICOs (all are securities) that can act as a set of things to consider.
Expectation of Profits
The US Howey case used the Expectation of Profit as an element in International Brotherhood of Teamsters vs Daniel. Daniel
True Sale and Insolvency Challenges in ICO Token Sales
In the English law, “true sale” incorporates the securitisation structures around existing receivables in two forms. We first have to
The scams in Crypto
I will discuss the current state of play in ICOs. In my posts, I will demonstrate categorically that no token
Myths of permission-less
In the world of Bitcoin there are many false narratives and myths. This started with the myth of decentralisation. In
Taxing Bitcoin — Introduction.
Bitcoin is money, but it is also a ledger, a commodity and a token. It is all these things and
Managing Blockchain Automata
This umbrella document describes a distributed platform open to public participation for managing the automation of tasks that interfaces with