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.

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..

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