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The Responsible Consumer in the Digital Age: On the Conceptual Shift from ‘Average’ to ‘Responsible’ Consumer and the Inadequacy of the ‘Information Paradigm’ in Consumer Financial Protection

Tilburg Law Review, 2019
The article1 argues that the ‘information paradigm’, within which the concept of ‘average’ consumer operates, is unfit to provide adequate financial protection to consumers in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and in the wake of the digital age.
Cătălin Gabriel Stănescu
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Thin Lithium Metal Battery Anode Fabrication – Microstructure – Electrochemistry Relations

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Thin, lightweight lithium‐metal anodes are pivotal for practical high‐energy batteries. This review surveys processing routes that convert diverse Li precursors, e.g., ingots, melts, solutions, and vapor, into Li‐rich foils with controlled thickness, areal density, and tailored functionality.
Yuhang Hu, Zidong Chen, Yixian Wang, Haorui Hou, Bingcheng Chen, David Mitlin, Wei Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crystal Engineering of Reticular Materials for Gas‐ and Liquid‐Phase Hydrocarbon Separation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Crystal engineering enables systematic study of structure/function relationships as exemplified by pore engineering of reticular sorbents, including porous coordination networks and covalent organic frameworks. This review assesses such studies applied across the full scope of industrially relevant hydrocarbon separations to provide insight into how ...
Xia Li, Soumya Mukherjee, Michael J. Zaworotko   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Howey Should be Distributing Cryptocurrencies: Applying the Howey Test to Mining, Airdropping, Forking, and Initial Coin Offerings [PDF]

, 2019
The purpose of this Note is to determine which cryptocurrency initial distribution methods involve the offering of securities as regulated by the 1933 Securities Act. The primary legal issue is the Howey test.
Van Adrichem, Benjamin
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Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE BRAZILIAN SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY SAFETY IN CYBERSPACE AND THE CURRENT (IN)APPLICABILITY TO THE INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS (ICOs) AND ITS VIRTUAL ASSETS

Contextus, 2018
New digital economy technologies, such as the initial coin offering (ICO) and its virtual assets, tokens and crypto-currencies, when coupled with software that anonymizes their transactions, potentiate the risks of virtual crime, money laundering ...
Susi Castro SILVA, Vitor Borges MONTEIRO
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Polyimide‐Linked Hexaazatriphenylene‐Based Porous Organic Polymer with Multiple Redox‐Active Sites as a High‐Capacity Organic Cathode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A high‐capacity polyimide‐linked porous organic polymer (HAT‐PTO) incorporating numerous redox‐active centers is synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction, delivering a high theoretical capacity of 484 mAh g−1. In situ hybridization with carboxyl‐functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes enhances conductivity and stability, achieving 397 mAh g−1 at C ...
Arindam Mal, Jonathan Caroni, Asia Patriarchi, Olivera Luzanin, Rafael Ramos, Jan Bitenc, Manuel Melle‐Franco, Manuel Souto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ICOs conceptual unveiled: scholarly review of an entrepreneurial finance innovation

Financial Innovation
This review synthesizes 48 academic studies on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from 2018 to 2023, employing bibliometric and content analyses to illuminate their complexities and innovation in entrepreneurial finance.
Mayank Joshipura, Rim El Khoury, Muneer M. Alshater   +2 more
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The determinants of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO). A cross-country study

Journal of Economy and Technology
This study provides a cross-country analysis of the determinants of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) emergence. Our empirical findings indicate a positive correlation between ICO activity and a country's environmental orientation, as well as the quality of ...
Ana Claudia de A. Moxotó, Elias Soukiazis, Paulo Melo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racing to Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of Virtual Currency Regulation in Alaska And the Proposed Alaska Money Services Act Carlos Manzano [PDF]

, 2018
The emergence of virtual currencies has revolutionized the financial industry by creating an alternative form of payment that seeks to insulate individuals from government and bank influence.
Manzano, Carlos
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