TY - JOUR A1 - Goldmann, Matthias A1 - Pustovit, Grygoriy T1 - Cryptocurrencies: A "sandbox for regulators"? T2 - Verfassungsblog N2 - Bitcoin stands like no other cryptocurrency for the profound transformation of financial markets in the digital economy. While the last few months saw the free trade in goods struggle against trends towards protectionism, cryptocurrencies seemed to tear down one border after the other – physical, geographic, and legal ones alike. A libertarian’s wet dream. Blockchain presents itself as a fortress against state intervention, for whatever purpose. Finally, a technological, market-based solution would put an end to the problem of monetary policy, payment transactions, and make whole chunks of government regulation superfluous. ... KW - Cryptocurrencies KW - Financial Regulation Y1 - 2018 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/53656 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-536563 N1 - LICENSED UNDER CC BY NC ND IS - 2018/3/02 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Verfassungsblog.de CY - Berlin ER -