The Digital Currency Challenge for the Regulatory Regime

Abstract: Digital currencies pose several questions. First, finding the best definition. Digital currencies have specific features that make necessary to mention in its definition. The second puzzle that they present is the function of Internet. It is important because Internet is the vehicle for th...

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Autores principales: Arias Acuña,Gonzalo, Sánchez Pullas,Andrés
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Publicado: Universidad de Chile/Facultad de Derecho. Centro de Estudios en Derecho Informático 2016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0719-258420160002001732017-03-14The Digital Currency Challenge for the Regulatory RegimeArias Acuña,GonzaloSánchez Pullas,Andrés Digital currency bitcoin electronic money legal challenges e-commerce Abstract: Digital currencies pose several questions. First, finding the best definition. Digital currencies have specific features that make necessary to mention in its definition. The second puzzle that they present is the function of Internet. It is important because Internet is the vehicle for the good functioning of digital currency schemes. The network provides all the facilities to digital currency, but it also may be a place for criminal activity. The third question is the relation of digital currencies and the e-commerce. The electronic commerce is an antecedent of virtual currencies. The necessity to make the payment quicker and easier makes possible the growth of virtual currencies. Finally, there is the puzzle of the regulation. A complete regulation does not exist in the digital area. It is the nature of the Internet. It is a place where there are no financial rules. Criminal activity and improper use of Internet will increase over time.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Chile/Facultad de Derecho. Centro de Estudios en Derecho InformáticoRevista chilena de derecho y tecnología v.5 n.2 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-25842016000200173en10.5354/0719-2584.2016.43541
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electronic money
legal challenges
e-commerce
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electronic money
legal challenges
e-commerce
Arias Acuña,Gonzalo
Sánchez Pullas,Andrés
The Digital Currency Challenge for the Regulatory Regime
description Abstract: Digital currencies pose several questions. First, finding the best definition. Digital currencies have specific features that make necessary to mention in its definition. The second puzzle that they present is the function of Internet. It is important because Internet is the vehicle for the good functioning of digital currency schemes. The network provides all the facilities to digital currency, but it also may be a place for criminal activity. The third question is the relation of digital currencies and the e-commerce. The electronic commerce is an antecedent of virtual currencies. The necessity to make the payment quicker and easier makes possible the growth of virtual currencies. Finally, there is the puzzle of the regulation. A complete regulation does not exist in the digital area. It is the nature of the Internet. It is a place where there are no financial rules. Criminal activity and improper use of Internet will increase over time.
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Sánchez Pullas,Andrés
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