Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technologies: National and International Perspectives

This second edition further explores the regulatory landscape of crypurrency, highlighting the rise of Bitcoin, which is based on blockchain technology, and some of the many types of coins and tokens that emerged thereafter. Although Bitcoin and other crypurrencies have made national and international news with their dramatic rise and decline in value, nevertheless the underlying technology is being adopted by both industry and governments, which have noted the benefits of speed, cost effic...