2018-7-20 09:00 |
The U.K. Law Commission has launched research looking at reforms that would clarify the use of blockchain-based smart contracts under British law. origin »
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The U. K. Law Commission, an independent agency set up by the U. K. parliament to propose legal reform actions, is starting a research project on law reform to bring clarity in the current system for using blockchain-based smart contracts.
2018-7-20 11:28 | |
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Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money.
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name.
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
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Can only a law professor teach about smart contracts? Universities have faced several challenges with adding crypto classes to their curriculum such as a scarcity of knowledgeable lecturers and an ecosystem that develops much faster than they can reprint books.
2018-6-20 22:37 | |
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Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund.
2018-6-14 01:32 | |
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With the creation of Bitcoin and its blockchain, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced an entirely new practical application for cryptography, unearthing an unexplored area for computer science and technological development.
2018-6-11 17:04 | |
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Moscow's government is planning to use ethereum as part of a system for allotting trading spots during weekend farmers markets.
The SEC will approve or disapprove a rule change proposal to list the ProShares Bitcoin ETFs sometime this week.
The U.K. is on the cusp of leaving the E.U., sparking concern for blockchain startups working within a government-run regulatory sandbox.
In a patent filing released Thursday, Capital One set out a blockchain system its says allows secure user authentication across multiple platforms.
Coinbase is looking into creating more secure digital payment platforms to help merchants accept bitcoin, a patent filing reveals.
Candidates for public office in California may soon be able to accept cryptocurrencies as donations, though the practice has not yet been codified.
The legal woes of biotech company-turned-crypto miner Riot Blockchain don't appear to be slowing down.