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We congratulate Aljosha Judmayer to successfully defending his PhD thesis “Pay to Win – Algorithmic Incentive Manipulation Attacks on Permissionless Cryptocurrencies” and thank Rainer Böhme and Bryan Ford for their service as examiners. The digital exchange of units of financial value, commonly referred to as money,… Read More
When (Tax) Law meets Blockchain Technologies: In this book chapter we discuss the current challenges that lawmakers and technologists face when trying to find a common understanding and terminology in the context of Cryptocurrencies. Title In German: Blockchain-Babel: Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung präziser Begrifflichkeiten zwischen Recht und Technik im Kontext… Read More
The “Blockchain” hype of recent years increasingly attracts attention due to the financial aspects of Cryptocurrencies and raises interest in the opportunities offered by the underlying protocols. These technologies, commonly referred to as distributed ledger technologies (DLTs), cover several application areas. The increasing use of DLTs in both large enterprises… Read More