The emergence of the Distributed Ledger Technology has completely transformed the ability of businesses and individuals to transfer money and raise capital by cutting out middlemen, raising payment efficiency and increasing the pool of available investors to any geographical location. Besides opportunities, however, this technological...
Since their official inception in 2013, having Mastercoin as the first mover, the past few years have seen a massive number of ICOs take place. In 2017 ICOs raised a whopping $5.6 billion in funds for blockchain projects. Estimates further suggest that 30% of the totality of...
You’ve found your way here so I’m guessing you’re already familiar with the blockchain concept and how it works. For the sake of this article, we will skip the part on explaining the technology. If you need some catching up, check our explanatory piece on the topic. So,...
The crypto space is slowly but surely moving away from ‘unregulated mess’ status. At the same time last year, ICOs often glazed headlines as ‘fraudulent, valueless, cheap tricks to raise money’. Most governments were not big fans either. South Korea, a current seat for notable crypto-related operations...
There is a new kid on the fundraising block, a bright young mind not yet completely chained by regulatory parenting, but nevertheless one that requires significant nurturing to fulfill its potential. Since its birth in 2013, the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) has taken the world...
Star Wars is a compelling story about a little kid called Anakin Skywalker. Branded ‘the Chosen One’, Anakin is the saga’s messiah who holds great promise to bring balance to the force and ensure peace throughout the galaxy. (SPOILER ALERT) Except he doesn’t quite live up to...
Morning, afternoon, evening! Regardless of when you’re reading, we’re glad to have you on board again! After having our first introductory piece on blockchain we will be descending deeper into the trench to explore the technology’s possible, if not already present, real life applications. And no… it...
Good day, people! Since this is our first write-up we thought its best to briefly introduce ourselves and give you an idea of why we decided to start our blog series. We are Watson Law (Damn, what a cool name! Thank you all!) — a niche law firm...
In deze bijdrage besteedt auteur aandacht aan de positie van de faillissementscurator bij verkoop bij wege van executie door de curator. Uit de jurisprudentie volgt dat deze figuur van oneigenlijke lossing dient te worden gekwalificeerd als een zuivere executie. Deze executie wordt echter niet uitgevoerd...
Het komt regelmatig voor dat een hypothecaire vordering van de bank hoger is dan de waarde van de verbonden woning zelf. In deze bijdrage vragen auteurs zich af of een bewoner met een dergelijke onder water staande woning die in een schuldsaneringsregeling terecht is gekomen,...