Blockchain and cryptocurrency technology have been gaining traction as a form of digital currency, with various countries taking different approaches to its regulation and use. This analysis provides an updated overview of the current state of cryptocurrency in several countries, including the...

This analysis provides an overview of the current state of blockchain and cryptocurrency in several states in the United States, including the legal and regulatory framework, as well as the level of adoption and acceptance among businesses and consumers. The analysis covers states such as New...

By investigating nonfungible tokens (NFTs), we provide the first systematic study of retail investor behavior through asset bubbles.Given that NFTs are recorded in public blockchains, we are able to track investor behavior over time, leading to the identification of numerous price run-ups and...

Innovative financial services may help to reduce global carbon emissions. We examine the activity in voluntary carbon credit trading on a new blockchain based carbon trading exchange, which reduces the amount of intermediation in this market. About 3.8 million tCO2e tokens have been tokenized on...

This handbook provides an overview of various criminal activities related to cryptocurrencies, including investment scams, Ponzi schemes, rug pulls, ransomware attacks, money laundering, and darknet markets. We discuss the need for user protection and education, centralized entities and...

One of the most intriguing recent development is in blockchain, which has the potential to make collaborative economies safer by securing transactions and contracts. This makes it one of the most exciting recent improvements in IoT. The use of smart contracts in an Internet of Things environment...

This article explores non-custodial crypto asset mixers such as Tornado Cash. We analyze what types of mixers exist and how they work. We discuss opportunities and risks and offer an approach, based on voluntary disclosure, that would allow financial market regulators to combat money laundering...

Until recently, real estate with a small footprint – one-to-four-family homes as well as small retail, office, and industrial buildings – were generally within the purview of small investors who invested locally. Today, because of technological advances, these owner-occupants and investors...

Since blockchain technology supports digitally-native money, the centralized chokepoints that governments have traditionally targeted to regulate commerce no longer apply to our (digital) property. However, competent regulation furthers basic public policy goals and should enable responsible...