TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong,Dean AU - Dan Hyde AU - Thomas,Sam TI - Blockchain and cryptocurrency: international legal and regulatory challenges SN - 9781526521682 AV - K564.C6 A767 2022 U1 - 346.08210285 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Professional KW - Commercial law KW - United Kingdom KW - Intellectual property law KW - International criminal law KW - Law KW - Cryptocurrencies KW - Law and legislation KW - fast KW - Blockchains (Databases) KW - Great Britain N1 - 1 Introduction --2 What are blockchain and cryptocurrency? --3 Regulatory and legal challenges --4 Global regulation: UK and EU member states --5 Global regulation: North America --6 Global regulation: the rest of the world --7 Initial coin offerings --8 The Internet of Things --9 Right to be forgotten and right to erasure --10 Environmental (natural resources), social, and governance metrics -11 Decentralised autonomous organisations: regulation and liability --12 The metaverse N2 - Providing a comprehensive explanation of blockchain, cryptocurrency and the international regulation and challenges that apply, this book introduces the reader to the core topics, including: global regulation of blockchain and cryptoassets; the Internet of Things; the Right to be Forgotten and the right to erasure; environmental, social and governance metrics; smart contracts; initial coin offerings; data protection regulation; Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (‘DAOs’) and the Metaverse. Explaining the fundamentals of blockchain and cryptocurrency in an accessible and understandable way, and sparking new thinking about how old problems can be solved in new ways, this book is essential reading for anyone wishing to have a wider understanding of this complex and evolving area of law UR - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781526521682?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections ER -