Cryptocurrencies and code before the courts

• Main Authors: OOI, Vincent, SOH, Kian Peng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Contract Law; Cryptocurrencies; e-Commerce; Fintech; Law and Technology; Blockchain; Courts; Science and Technology Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2958; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4916/viewcontent/Cryptocurrencies_and_Code_Before_the_Courts.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the rapidly developing cyber sphere of e-commerce and Fintech, dominated by cryptocurrencies and code, it is perhaps not uncommon for firms to focus on cutting-edge technological developments, leaving the law behind as an afterthought. However, the case of B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd (“B2C2”) may s...