
Blockchain technology is expanding rapidly, with IDC predicting worldwide spending exceeded 2.1 billion by 2018 and IBM surveys showing banks moving toward production at scale and deposit taking.
Pilot blockchain across governments, featuring Georgia's land registry, Andhra Pradesh land records, Switzerland's ee-boarding, Chile's data-tracking and cryptocurrency, and Delaware's business registrations.
Explore how to grant legal recognition to blockchain by examining existing legal frameworks and the potential of new instruments to confer formal status.
Examines blockchain cybersecurity challenges, including private key management, cryptographic hash, and the need for strong controls and legal frameworks to address coding defects and losses.
This course gives you an introduction of the legal, policy and regulatory issues impacting the Blockchain. It takes you through a journey to discover the various complex legal issues that Blockchain is beginning to throw up, including protection of privacy, smart contracts and liability of Blockchain service providers and how different legal approaches are evolving to deal with these legalities and related nuances raised by Blockchain.