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From “Unbanked” and “Unbitcoined” – Impact of Terrorism Financing Regulations and the opportunity for Sharia-Compliance

From the start, digital currencies like BitCoin, Ethereum and others have gained the attraction of bad guys for their illicit…

5 years ago

Cryptocurrencies and Natural Selection

From Aristotle’s Scala Naturae – the chain of being – to Adam Smith’s invisible hand¸ the dynamics and evolution of…

5 years ago

DAO and Crime-as-a-Service

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) is an organization that is completely defined online with all its rules and regulations written in…

5 years ago

Smart Contracts – Definition & Properties

Smart contracts – first coined by Nick Szabo in 1994 – are digital protocols to enforce performance, and verify and…

5 years ago

Blockchain – A Philosophical Definition

From birth to death - and perhaps even after death - man traverses a series of records and accounts. His entity,…

5 years ago

Legal Compliance Framework and Considerations for an ICO

Family-owned businesses contribute a significant share to a country’s GDP and to promote them is a desirable outcome for Small…

5 years ago

What is an ICO?

To start any business or enterprise, capital is needed. Traditionally, there are several ways to acquire this capital. For example: 1.    You can…

5 years ago

Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Sharia Compliance – Open Questions for Muslim Scholars

This is the number one question in the minds of majority of Muslims around the world - Is cryptocurrency Halal…

5 years ago

From Florida to Topi: A Returning Fulbright Scholar’s Search for an Academic Position

“Get good education and move to a bad neighborhood” was a constant advice I received from my advisor over the…

5 years ago