Cryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law

Cryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law, 1st Edition, examines how blockchain-based cryptocurrencies fit into established general law categories of public and private law.

Taking the common law systems of the United Kingdom as its primary foundation, the volume also looks comparatively across the wider common law and civil law world, including systems in Western Europe and East Asia. Chapters investigate traditional legal conceptions of money to explore the difficulties of fitting cryptocurrencies into existing legal models.

The work addresses core legal questions concerning ownership, asset transfer, conflict of laws, and taxation to provide readers with tools for resolving common transactional questions.