Law & Regulation


Satoshi and Science

The scientific principle applies in all aspects of life, including jurisprudence and law. It has done so for a long

The GST Story
By Craig Wright | 29 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

The following is why you do not pay VAT or GST on Bitcoin. In January 2014, the Australian government argued

Shades of Black…
By Craig Wright | 24 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation, Philosophy

If you believe the government cannot stop any cryptocurrency, you’re deluded. Bitcoin will work because it stays within law in

Funding and rights
By Craig Wright | 20 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

My personal bitcoin and the ones owned by the company were two different things. The ones that were being used

Why code must not be law
By Craig Wright | 18 May 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

In early 2014, I had a company called Hotwire in Australia that had just under 50 staff members. In December 2013, with

Institutional madness

There is a simple reason why Tether (USDT) has avoided being audited. At least 31% of the reported funds have

The immovable

Many people in the bucket shop, sorry, “crypto currency exchange” industry want to see me gone.   The Church of

BTC and Censorship

There are those out there who try to explain how Bitcoin is about censorship resistance. Primarily, the same people are

Patent wars…
By Craig Wright | 13 Apr 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Economics, Law & Regulation

Blockstream raised USD60 million on the promise of 2 patents. The patents are: Cryptographically concealing amounts transacted on a ledger

Evidence and law
By Craig Wright | 12 Apr 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

It’s funny, the cypherpunks want to demonstrate that code is law. In part, they think they can back me into

Bitcoin and Contract Jurisdiction
By Craig Wright | 11 Apr 2019 | Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech, Law & Regulation

Jurisdiction (or the location where a case may be heard) can be a big issue on the Internet. In a

Forget anonymity
By Craig Wright | 10 Apr 2019 | Economics, Law & Regulation

The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“MLD5”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 19th June, 2018, and

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