Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation | 2023
Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation | 2023
| Author | Charles Kerrigan |
| Publication Date | Dec 2023 |
| ISBN | 9780414115101 |
| Format | Hardcover / eBook |
| Publisher | Sweet & Maxwell |
Crypto and digital assets span a wide spectrum—from Bitcoin and bonds to NFTs like Bored Apes and even real estate. They represent both an emerging asset class and a pathway to digitising traditional financial systems. These assets are also seen as the currency of the next evolution of the internet.
In this authoritative and comprehensive book, Charles Kerrigan, alongside a team of expert contributors, examines the legal landscape of crypto and digital assets. Their integrated approach offers practical guidance and essential insights for legal professionals navigating this complex and rapidly developing area of law.
Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation delivers a clear and concise overview of foundational legal issues, including regulatory frameworks in the UK, EU, and the US, as well as legal principles related to blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. It unpacks a wide range of key topics, such as smart contracts, digital payments, tokenisation, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, crypto exchanges, wallets, lending, security interests, decentralised finance (DeFi), yield generation, NFTs, blockchain analytics, fundraising, venture capital, taxation, data privacy, intellectual property, outsourcing, legal disputes, and insolvency and restructuring.
Table of Contents of Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. General introduction to crypto and digital assets
- 2. Technical introduction to crypto and digital assets
- 3. Crypto and digital assets markets
- 4. Legal principles relating to blockchain and distributed ledger technologies: a taxonomy
- 5. Private law considerations relating to blockchain systems
- 6. Smart contracts
- 7. Cryptoasset Regulation in the United Kingdom
- 8. Risks relating to crypto and digital assets
- 9. Payments
- 10. Tokenisation
- 11. Central Bank Digital Currencies
- 12. Stablecoins
- 13. Digital Asset Exchanges
- 14. Wallets
- 15. Lending transactions
- 16. Security interests and Collateral
- 17. Derivatives
- 18. Custody, Control & Intermediated Holding Services for Crypto-Tokens
- 19. DeFi, Decentralised Finance
- 20. Yield
- 21. NFTs
- 22. Metaverse and Web3
- 23. Decentralised Infrastructure and Interoperability Facilitating DeFi
- 24. Blockchain and Crypto Analytics
- 25. Fundraising
- 26. Venture Capital investment
- 27. Warranties in corporate transaction involving tokens or blockchains
- 28. US Regulation of Crypto and Digital Assets
- 29. European Regulation of Crypto and Digital Assets –
- Part 1: Frameworks and Competition Laws
- 30. European Regulation of Crypto and Digital Assets –
- Part 2: Markets in Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCAR)
- 31. Taxation
- 32. Personal Data and the Blockchain
- 33. Intellectual Property
- 34. Outsourcing
- 35. Disputes
- 36. Restructuring and Insolvency
- 37. Trade bodies
- Index
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