Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech


DFA compilation and execution

We present an analysis of the establishment and execution of contractual agreements embodied as deterministic finite automata (DFA). The contract

Rights as property
By Craig Wright | 19 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

In its simplest form, a bitcoin transaction involves the creation of an entry in a ledger. The value on the

Monetary transfer and transmission rules
By Craig Wright | 18 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

The exchange of bitcoin for other currencies clearly comes under existing AML[1] regulations, and where an exchange[2] has been used

A distribution protocol for dealer-less secret distribution
By Craig Wright | 17 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

In this post I again preview a paper written a couple of years ago, but not yet published. The first

Blockchain-Based Decentralised Autonomous Corporations: An Overview
By Craig Wright | 17 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Math

This document is intended to provide an overview on Decentralised Autonomous Corporations (DAC) based on the blockchain technology. Note, Bitcoin

Foreign-exchange considerations & Bitcoin
By Craig Wright | 17 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics

The inherently international nature of Bitcoin lends its use to the requirement to account for foreign-exchange valuations. This does not

Digital signature rules and their relationship to bitcoin
By Craig Wright | 16 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures with Guide to Enactment (2001) has been widely adopted. The Electronic Signature Law of

The Game of Chicken
By Craig Wright | 15 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Philosophy

There is only one way to play chicken. And, it is best, if others know what game you are playing.

Symmetric Fair Exchange Protocol

Background In a fair exchange protocol two parties either both honour an exchange (such as a contract), or neither of

The tax implications of bitcoin as money
By Craig Wright | 14 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

As Bitcoin does not need to be held or processed by a financial institution[1], many people have concluded that they

A Proof of Turing completeness in Bitcoin Script
By Craig Wright | 12 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

Continuing on an early set of drafts that I will publish fully in time, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3265157 The concept of a Turing

Bitcoin: A Total Turing Machine
By Craig Wright | 12 Oct 2018 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

  Today I have released a draft of a paper I started in 2014, “Bitcoin: A Total Turing Machine”. It

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