Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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