Regulatory issues in blockchain technology

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 196-208

  Yeoh, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bitcoin; Blockchain; Disruptors; Distributed ledger technology; Virtual currencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017543240     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JFRC-08-2016-0068     Document Type: Article

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