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Cryptocurrencies, Survey on Legal Frameworks and Regulation Around the World

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Blockchain and Applications, 4th International Congress (BLOCKCHAIN 2022)

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Abstract

Cryptocurrencies have been in the spotlight for the past few years. The centralization of the management of fiat currencies by banks led to their emergence with Bitcoin in 2008 as a way to present truly democratic money to the world. With the increase in the flow of capital to this market, new challenges and problems have arisen that governments must deal with. In this paper, a study of the legal frameworks that are being implemented throughout the world with the intention of regulating the cryptocurrency market is carried out. This study aims to understand the different points of view and interests that each country has when implementing each type of framework.

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    Data obtained from the total capitalization of the cryptomarket in real-time through www.tradingview.com. Date accessed June 9, 2020

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Acknowledgements

The research of Yeray Mezquita is supported by the pre-doctoral fellowship from the University of Salamanca and co-funded by Banco Santander. This research was also partially supported by the project “Technological Consortium TO develop sustainability of underwater Cultural heritage (TECTONIC)”, financed by the European Union (Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 873132). Authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Mezquita, Y., Pérez, D., González-Briones, A., Prieto, J. (2023). Cryptocurrencies, Survey on Legal Frameworks and Regulation Around the World. In: Prieto, J., Benítez Martínez, F.L., Ferretti, S., Arroyo Guardeño, D., Tomás Nevado-Batalla, P. (eds) Blockchain and Applications, 4th International Congress . BLOCKCHAIN 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 595. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21229-1_6

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