Aims & Scope

Aims

  • To promote advanced research in cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and digital assets law.
  • To provide a scholarly platform for legal, regulatory, and policy research concerning emerging digital financial technologies.
  • To encourage interdisciplinary and comparative studies on blockchain governance, cryptocurrency regulation, and digital asset markets.
  • To examine legal challenges arising from decentralized technologies, smart contracts, tokenization, and digital currencies.
  • To support academic dialogue on the development and evolution of national and international legal frameworks governing digital assets.
  • To contribute to informed discussions on innovation, regulation, consumer protection, financial stability, and legal compliance in the digital economy.

Scope

The journal covers, but is not limited to:

  • Cryptocurrency law and regulation
  • Blockchain technology and legal frameworks
  • Digital assets and virtual asset regulation
  • Cryptocurrency taxation and financial regulation
  • Smart contracts and legal enforceability
  • Decentralized finance (DeFi) and regulatory issues
  • Tokenization and digital securities
  • Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
  • Digital asset ownership and property rights
  • Blockchain governance and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)
  • Anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations
  • Consumer protection and investor rights in digital asset markets
  • Cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection in blockchain systems
  • Intellectual property and blockchain technology
  • Comparative and international cryptocurrency law
  • FinTech regulation and emerging digital financial technologies
  • Legal challenges associated with Web3 and decentralized applications
  • Cross-border transactions and jurisdictional issues involving digital assets
  • Environmental and sustainability considerations related to blockchain technologies
  • Emerging legal and regulatory developments in the digital asset ecosystem