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
The following is why you do not pay VAT or GST on Bitcoin. In January 2014, the Australian government argued
Shades of Black…
If you believe the government cannot stop any cryptocurrency, you’re deluded. Bitcoin will work because it stays within law in
Funding and rights
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
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…
Blockstream raised USD60 million on the promise of 2 patents. The patents are: Cryptographically concealing amounts transacted on a ledger
Evidence and law
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
Jurisdiction (or the location where a case may be heard) can be a big issue on the Internet. In a
Forget anonymity
The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“MLD5”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 19th June, 2018, and