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Elias Ahonen

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Author & Columnist
Cointelegraph
Country or state 
United Arab Emirates
Available to 
Global
City 
Dubai
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Elias Ahonen is a Finnish-Canadian blockchain author and PhD (law) researcher based in Dubai and described as “one of the first Bitcoin historians” for his 2016 book, Physical Bitcoins and Crypto-Currencies. His 2021 book, Blockland, is an industry textbook. His doctoral research at the University of Turku Law School concerns the intersection of blockchain and international law. A columnist for Cointelegraph, his expertise is acknowledged by international media including The Wall Street Journal. Involved in the industry since 2013, he launched consulting firm Token Valley in 2017 and is a Director for Roqqu, an exchange with 1.4 million users.

Current position (3)

Author & Columnist

Cointelegraph

Director - EU/NA/MEA

Roqqu Exchange

PhD Researcher

Turku Law School

Degrees (5)
Doctor of Laws - PhD candidate (in progress)
University of Turku Law School, Finland
2023
MA of International and Comparative Law
University of Turku Law School, Finland
2020 to 2022
BA Political Science
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
2012 to 2017
MA Philosophy and Economics (not completed)
Universität Bayreuth, Germany
2019 to 2020
Law and government - exchange study
University of Nanjing - China
2016 to 2017

Presentations

Upcoming events (1)
Human Rights, Labour Rights, and Other Rights in the Blockchain Metaverse - Can States Protect the Rights of their People?
World Technology Law Conference
Toronto
May 25, 2023
Past talks (8)
Arbitration & the Metaverse
Dubai Arbitration Week
Dubai
November 14, 2022
“Metaverse and IP, NFTs, Crypto, and Blockchain Technology and its Relation with IP”
Global Legal Association
Dubai
February 6, 2023
Metaverse & eMerging Reality: How NFT's and Blockchain Gaming are becoming inseparable from our world (+ several panel moderation tasks)
MetaCon Dubai
Dubai
May 27, 2022
Metaverse as a Unique Legal Environment (+ several panel moderation tasks)
Meta Ventures Phuket
Phuket, Thailand
May 7, 2022
History of the Blockchain Industry
Future Blockchain Summit
Dubai, UAE
October 20, 2021
Discourse on the Investment opportunities in DeFi and NFTs (moderator)
World of Web3 Summit
Dubai, UAE
March 13, 2022
Crypto-Currency & Blockchain: Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Calgary Crypto Convention
Calgary, Canada
October 16, 2018
Blockchain in North America
China Blockchain Industry Development Forum
Nanjing, China
July 18, 2018
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Books & Articles (9)

Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins and Crypto-Currencies, Revised Edition
Cryptonumist,
2016
Blockland: 21 Stories of Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency
Cryptonumist,
2021
Crazy outcomes when current laws applied to NFTs and the metaverse
Fan tokens: Day trading your favorite sports team
What really goes on at a crypto OTC desk?
DeFi can be halal but not DOGE? Decentralizing Islamic finance
EU politician reveals her conversion to crypto — Eva Kaili
NFT ‘art revolution’: Beeple on his 5,040-day labor of love
When privacy is a privilege: Ontology’s Jun Li on blockchain-based digital ID

Expertise (33)

Law / Legal
Business
Government
Metaverse NFT Blockchain Crypto NFTs crypto coins crypto usability Crypto/Blockchain Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency investing cryptocurrency mining Cryptoeconomics Cryptosecurities Cryptotax investing in cryptocurrency Blockchain for Business Decentralization and Blockchain Blockchain for Federal Blockchain for Governments Blockchain for Social Impact Blockchain Strategy Blockchain Technology Blockchain infrastructure Bitcoin and Open Blockchain for Social Impact Bitcoin mining Bitcoin wallet Bitcoin Ethereum Gaming
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I've written two books about the blockchain & crypto industry, in which I've been for 10 years!

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