7 Legal Questions That Will Define Blockchain in 2019
7. Will the SEC define ‘sufficient decentralization?’
The SEC delivered some of its most important regulatory guidance of 2018 through conferences, interviews and personal statements. With...
How to freeze crypto assets
An interesting question is whether it is possible for the courts to force crypto custodians/digital vaults/digital wallet service providers (crypto custodians from hereon) to comply...
Legal issues surrounding Parity wallet’s kill switch
The Parity wallet is one of the products offered by Parity Technologies Limited under a free software license. To be perfectly clear, the Parity wallet...
When I buy Bitcoin, am I entering into a contract? I lose my money — who can I sue?
And other questions from the SEC Investor Advisory Committee Meeting on Blockchain “When I buy Bitcoin, am I entering into a contract? … Assume I don’t...
Could The DAO Tokens be classified as a financial product in Australia?
This article predates ASIC’s recent Information Sheet on ICOs published on 28 September 2017. I have made minor updates throughout the post reflecting the new...