Economics
Tax and Bitcoin — Transacting and accounting for Bitcoin
Just as with all income and capital taxation issues, Bitcoin-based transactions require that suitable record-keeping practices are adhered to. [...]
The Legacy of Keynesian Money
Central governments are and remain a net supplier of macroeconomic instability. This is a direct result of the institutions and [...]
Tax and Bitcoin — Investment in Bitcoin
Investment in Bitcoin should be treated as any other investment in an emolument, “which could be converted into money might [...]
The problem of Keynes
http://bastiat.org/fr/cqovecqonvp.html Basically, the GDP argument is based on the “Broken Window Falacy” of Bastiat. There are English versions of it [...]
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 [...]
Tax and Bitcoin — Income tax implications of Bitcoin as money
1.1 Overview of the income-tax system From an Australian income-tax perspective, a taxpayer’s country of residence and the source of [...]
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 [...]
A Bitcoin Smart Risk Contract
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
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”
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 [...]