Bitcoin knowledge centre.
Bitcoin from the perspective of law, technology and business. Explore analyses of how it works, privacy and its regulatory environment.
Understand the technology and its significance.
How does Bitcoin work? Where does its value come from? Explore the basic concepts and principles of the network.
Examine your service’s business model.
How does the business model affect its legal environment? Explore analyses of Bitcoin-related services.
Consider transfers from the user’s perspective.
How does transfer information relate to privacy? What legal questions arise from holding and using Bitcoin?
Bitcoin: technology, law and business
Bitcoin raises questions about money, users’ rights and the rules for doing business. This knowledge centre brings together DJP publications explaining how it works and the legal and business aspects of using it.
How does Bitcoin work?
Start with articles about Bitcoin’s operating principles, the sources of its value and its place in the monetary system. The analyses help explain the technology and distinguish holding bitcoin from entrusting funds to intermediaries.
Bitcoin in business
Offering Bitcoin-related services requires consideration of the particular business model. Our publications discuss legal questions concerning intermediaries, custody and the regulatory environment. Articles about MiCA form part of this context.
Privacy and users’ rights
A separate group of issues concerns transaction privacy, information accompanying transfers and Bitcoin’s legal classification. This perspective is useful both to people using Bitcoin and to businesses building services within its ecosystem.
Choose your topic
Choose one of the topics below or visit the complete article library. Each article retains its original publication date so that its context can be taken into account.
All publications
Analysis, commentary and resources on this topic.
Publications: 7–12 of 16
Your business.
Specific questions.
Tell us about your service, how you use Bitcoin or the legal issue you face. Together, we will identify the questions that need analysis.
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