Legal blockchain and web3

About the course

Subjects

Innovation

Course content

This course will look into how law shapes and constrains blockchain-based projects and businesses, covering a number of specific blockchain solutions or projects and the legal issues they may face as to define what limitations are imposed by law.

The content will be divided into three main blocks covering different sectors of the blockchain ecosystem. The first one will look into blockchain in general, namely Bitcoin, Ethereum and enterprise blockchains before moving on to more applied areas that raise particular legal issues. This year it is possible the second and third blocks will be mostly connected with EU financial rules and how they shape the behaviour of businesses operating in this space.

The course will adopt a EU perspective and will be "jurisdiction agnostic" where possible, although in some instances national rules will be relevant as well. In comparison with previous years, the course will have now have a higher legal content, allowing for a deeper dive in the areas covered.

See course description in course catalogue

What you will learn

Developing a deep business knowledge regarding blockchain-based projects and businesses in a broad context shaped by diverse legal constraints.
Understanding how the law can shape and limit how blockchain-based projects and businesses can be developed.
Applying critical thinking skills to the ethical and/or practical dilemmas posed by regulation.
Developing strategic solutions for some of the most common legal challenges faced by blockchain-based projects and businesses, extracting value from global connections for a local context.

Facts

Level

Bachelor

Type

Elective

ECTS

7.5

Code

BJURV2150U

Teaching periods

Autumn – semester

Academic year

2026/2027

Status

Available places

Teaching language

English

Teaching Format

On campus

Exams

Written assignment
Individual exam, winter

Assessment type

7 point grading scale