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Initial Coin Offerings: Financial Innovation or Scam (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hillman, H. (2019, June). Initial Coin Offerings: Financial Innovation or Scam. Paper presented at FinTech, AI and the Law conference, Liverpool John Moores University

In light of the development of cryptocurrencies and their growth in popularity with investors, a new funding model has emerged in the form of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Taking the place of an Initial Product Offering (IPO) an ICO allows investo... Read More about Initial Coin Offerings: Financial Innovation or Scam.

Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hillman, H. (2017, May). Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error. Presented at Sussex CRC Annual Graduate Conference, Sussex University

The development of virtual currencies in the past decade, and particularly the popularity of Bitcoin, has raised concerns that such technologies may be utilised by criminals for the purposes of money laundering. Recent guidance from the Financial Act... Read More about Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error.

Are virtual currencies actually currencies? If not, what are they? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hillman, H. (2015, March). Are virtual currencies actually currencies? If not, what are they?. Presented at Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2015, Warwick, England

To some extent the publicity around virtual currencies has subsided in recent months; Bitcoin is no longer worth over $1,000 per coin, in fact at the time or writing nearly 5 Bitcoins could be bought for $1,000, and it is not appearing in newspapers... Read More about Are virtual currencies actually currencies? If not, what are they?.