The Deep Web consists of many shadowy players, some of which are downright illegal and anti-social. In this paper, we delve into how one can regulate the Deep Web through Crypto-currency Networks. The Paper begins by briefly explaining the concept of cryptocurrencies (also referred to as...

This paper proposes the introduction of a Sovereign Backed Cryptocurrency for Asia called CoinAsia. CoinAsia will be an Asian reserve currency. I analyse the impact of CoinAsia on Asian economies in a scenario where Sovereign Backed cryptocurrencies will be the mainstream bills of exchange....

This chapter explores the operational risks raised by the use of common 'grassroots' open source software practices in public blockchains, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, in their potential role as financial market infrastructures. These practices include the informal software development process,...

Since the emergence of the virtual currency Bitcoin in 2009, a new, Internet-based way of recording entitlements and enforcing rights has increasingly captured the interest of businesses and governments. The technology is commonly called ‘blockchain' and is often associated with a closely...

This paper looks at some issues that may arise as Bitcoin, and its underlying blockchain technology, plays a greater role in commercial transactions. Bitcoin and other public blockchains permit identification of every transaction that has occurred. But tracing bitcoin – an issue arising in...

There has been increasing interest in the transformative power of not only crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, but also the technology underlying them — namely blockchain. To the uninitiated, a blockchain is a sophisticated, distributed online ledger that has the potential, according to Goldman...

The financial markets are not only changing internally but also externally as blockchain starts to change the infrastructure landscape. The falling fees for investment management is creating a more accountable financial industry and forcing the stock market to also question its broader role in...

Bitcoin has long been touted as a currency and a payment system that relies on cryptography and mathematics rather than trust. But is Bitcoin really trustless? And if so, would that be a good thing? This article under-takes a critical deconstruction of Bitcoin and the blockchain, their themes of...

The American corporate graveyard is littered with prior darlings of Wall Street and pillars of the New York Stock Exchange, such as Kodak and Polaroid (both photography pioneers). More recently, other businesses and entire industries that were once household names have similarly experienced...