Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech
Scenario 5: Contract Conditionality
In this situation, Bob enters into a contract with a pool of builders to deliver a new property, and specifies [...]
The Labour Fallacy of Bitcoin Value
The error made in the argument that free movements of people will “take our jobs” is that of a fixed [...]
The infinite money fallacy
There is a mistaken notion that an infinite number of monkeys, if given time and an infinite number of sturdy [...]
Security in a world of IPv6 and Bitcoin
We are starting to move to IPv6 and the cloud. Right now, the uptake is minimal at best with very [...]
Bitcoin as a Notary
I was forwarded one of the most ignorant concepts of what Bitcoin (and for that matter Blockchain) is about earlier [...]
The application, scope and limits of Letters of Indemnity in Bitcoin Contracts
Introduction The Bill of Lading is a document unique document as its negotiability fulfils several purposes. These documents have led [...]
Bitcoin and Contracts
There are a number of contractual issues that used to be associated with e-mail that apply to Bitcoin today. There [...]
Miners and rational expectations
Some are treating the scenario of mining proceedings as a forward memory — remembering what HAS NOT happened. If you have [...]
Defining smart contracts
When contrasting contractual principles, it is clear that where a contract is not required to be in writing (Columbia Law [...]
The postal acceptance rule in Bitcoin
The postal acceptance rule states that where an acceptance is to be sent by post, the contract associated with that [...]
Why is Bitcoin Open Source?
To an extent all software is a black box. As a consequence, the quote concerning Bitcoin needing to be open [...]
Simplicity in Bitcoin
There is a small correlation between the effects of security and simplicity. This use of complexity for its own sake [...]