1st Edition

Cryptocurrencies and the Regulatory Challenge

By Allan C. Hutchinson Copyright 2022
156 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As a social process that places great stock in its stability and predictability, law does not deal easily or well with change. In a modern world that is in a constant and rapid state of flux, law is being placed under considerable stress in its efforts to fulfill its task as a primary regulator of social and economic behaviour. This challenge is particularly acute in the realm of technology and... Read more

  1. LAW’S REGULATORY VALUE AND VIRTUE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRYPTO-WORLD
  2. INTO THE CRYPTO WORLD: PROBLEMATICS, PITFALLS AND PROSPECTS
  3. OF PIGEONS, PROPERTY AND VIRTUALITIES: A TAXONOMIC TEASER
  4. CURRENCY, COMMODITIES AND SECURITIES: SQUARE PEGS AND ROUND HOLES
  5. A SELF-REGULATED WORLD: A POLITICAL EXERCISE
  6. THE REGULATORY CHALLENGE: TOWARDS A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
  7. TAKING REGULATION SERIOUSLY: A CRYPTO REGIME OF ITS OWN
  8. AN EFFORT AT CRYPTO-REGULATION: GETTING SMARTER
  9. GETTING WITH THE PROGRAM: GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
  10. PAYING THE PRICE: SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Biography

Allan C. Hutchinson is Distinguished Research Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada