Since, he has worked in legal practice in Australia and currently works as a sessional academic teaching Law at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).2 Josh Kamps and Bennett Kleinberg, 'To the moon: defining and detecting cryptocurrency pump-and-dumps' (2018), Crime Sci, Springer Open (p.2). 3 The Dutch Banking Association (Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken, or 'NVB'), 'Crypto-assets in Dutch perspective: opportunities for a Dutch crypto-asset ecosystem', (p. 6). 4 See Bank of England, 'UK Central Bank Digital Currency', (21 March 2022): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/research/digital-currencies 5 Maria Teresa Chimienti et al, 'Understanding the crypto-asset phenomenon, its risks and measurement issues', European Central Bank Economic Bulletin, Issie 5/2019, (p. 1). See also, The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) considering crypto-assets as digital representation or rights which may be transferred and stored electronically, using distributed ledger technology or similar technology: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), ESA 2022 -15: https://www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/documents/files/document_library/Publications/Warnings/2022/102832 6/ESAs%20warning%20to%20consumers%20on%20the%20risks%20of%20crypto-assets.pdf 6 This paper does not seek to engage in a discussion whether the adequate terminology is "cryptocurrency" or "crypto-asset". Thus, it would consider both terms as equal parallels. Similarly, it is not an objective to establish distinctions between a Private and Public Blockchain, nor whether they are Permissionless or Permissioned. Rather, the discussion below refers to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, contained on Public Permissionless Blockchains.