News and Research articles on Crypto communities

This paper provides a unique analysis of cryptoparties and demonstrates the significance of mundane practices for security and privacy.

KEYWORDS: Cryptoparties, Hacker, Citizen engagement, Privacy, Crypto communities

This paper uses qualitative content analysis to determine what type of socio-legal order the Silk Road is, to see whether platforms like the Silk Road indeed have the revolutionary potential proclaimed by some crypto communities.

KEYWORDS: Silk Road, Legal pluralism, Crypto communities, Cryptography, Cyberspace

Internet Policy Review is an open access and peer-reviewed journal on internet regulation.

Scholars, regulators, journalists, activists, and other stakeholders publish in the journal in a variety of formats

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Concepts: Critical reflections on emerging core concepts of the digital society
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