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S. Van HijfteDecoding Blockchain for Businesshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6137-8_4

4. Blockchain and Regulation: The Legal World

Stijn Van Hijfte1 
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Ghent, Belgium
 

As blockchain entered the world with new possibilities concerning data and financial instruments, it has taken decision makers a lot of time to consider the technology and introduce regulation that is both relevant and necessary to protect people from this technology. This chapter includes a short introduction to the major concepts that are currently being debated when it comes to the distributed ledger technology.

When we look at the blockchain technology and regulation, we find ourselves in murky water. Regulation on the subject often changes all over the ...

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