Abstract
Since blockchain technology supports digitally-native money, the centralized chokepoints that governments have traditionally targeted to regulate commerce no longer apply to our (digital) property. However, competent regulation furthers basic public policy goals and should enable responsible innovation of this promising technology. This Article discusses pragmatic policies that enable responsible innovation by cultivating regulatory expertise required to write enforceable rules. Responsible innovation is necessary because unlike the early internet, where programmers could manipulate simple colors and text on webpages, these same individuals can now create financial services applications that manipulate actual money—we are faced with an inescapable reality that more is at stake.
Recommended Citation
Joshua Durham,
REGULATORY SANDBOXES ENABLE PRAGMATIC BLOCKCHAIN REGULATION,
18 Wash. J. L. Tech. & Arts
(2023).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjlta/vol18/iss1/3
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