Das essential fasst den aktuellen Stand der rechtlichen Herausforderungen der Blockchain-Technologie anhand von Beispielen kurz und prägnant zusammen. Als branchen-revolutionierende Technologie stellt die Blockchain das Recht vor besondere Herausforderungen. Die Pseudonymität der Blockchain-Teilnehmer und die Unveränderbarkeit von in der Blockchain gespeicherten Daten scheinen im Konflikt mit wesentlichen Grundgedanken des Datenschutzrechts zu stehen. Auch die Frage nach der national anzuwendenden Rechtsordnung, der gerichtlichen Zuständigkeit und der Beweiskraft von Blockchain-Transaktionen werfen spannende Fragen auf. Die Autoren erörtern Aspekte des Straf- und Zivilrechts und zeigen Lösungsansätze. Die 2. Auflage des Essentials spiegelt alle rechtlichen Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre wider, sodass die Leser stets auf dem aktuellsten Stand sind.

Two hundred years after a nuclear apocalypse forced humanity to flee Earth, stories are still told about the Paratwa - fearsome genetically modified killers who occupied two bodies, controlled by a single vicious mind. The legendary Paratwa Reemul, known as the Liege-Killer, was the strongest of them all. Now someone has revived Reemul from stasis and sent him to terrorize the peaceful orbital colonies of Earth. Is this an isolated incident, or has the one who unleashed this terrible power announced a gambit for control over the entire human race? File Under: Science Fiction [ GMO Murderer | Post-Earth | Defrosted | Orbital Incident ]

Nine explorers aboard a powerful AI vessel, Alchemon, are sent to investigate an "anomalous biosignature" on a distant planet. But they soon realize their mission has gone to hell as deadly freakish incidents threaten their lives. Are these events caused by the tormented psychic mysteriously put aboard at the last minute? Has the crew been targeted by a vengeful corporate psychopath? Are they part of some cruel experiment by the ship's ruthless owners? Or do their troubles originate with the strange alien lifeform retrieved from the planet? A creature that might possess an intelligence beyond human understanding or may perhaps be the spawn of some terrifying supernatural force... Either way, as their desperation and panic sets in, one thing becomes clear: they're fighting not only for their own survival, but for the fate of all humanity. File Under: Science Fiction [ Deep Space Isolation | Monster on Spaceship | Psychic Powers | All-powerful Sentient AI ]

A shapeshifting alien -- code name Spartan -- reaches Earth with dire plans for civilization. Corbet Tomms, a freespirited loner troubled by psychic visions, is recruited by a secret agency to hunt down the creature. With the help of his no-nonsense FBI handler, Aggie Rittenhouse, Corbet tracks the murderous alien. But he soon realizes that Spartan is at the heart of his most terrifying vision, one that portends global disaster. Spartan must be found before it activates a freakish weapon that will forever alter what it means to be human.

This is the third novel from award-winning novelist Christopher Hinz. Beginning where the critically acclaimed Liege-Killer and Ash Ock ended, The Paratwa chronicles the lives of the Irryan colonists as they prepare for the imminent attack of the fierce and vicious Paratwa assassins. Facing the threat of their dark enemies, Gillian must also cope with his inner turmoil, as the madness of his nature threatens to consume his life. He discovers that he is a genetically modified creature whose purpose is to serve the needs of others, and the course of his destiny is not in his own hands. File Under: Science Fiction [ Grand Finale | Both Sides Now | Ashes to Ash Ock | Biodyssey ]