Beyond bitcoin : economics of digital currencies and blockchain technologies
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Beyond bitcoin : economics of digital currencies and blockchain technologies
Palgrave Macmillan, c2022
2nd ed
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Previous ed.: 2016
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index
"This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG ... Cham, Switzerland"--T.p. verso
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Description
Over the last few years, we have witnessed an upsurge of enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies and, more generally, the so-called blockchain technology. In this new and updated edition, the authors explore what exactly these new technologies entail and promise. They argue that to understand the potential challenges and further developments in the market, one needs to develop an understanding of what needs these innovations fulfill and what business models are consistent with their use. For that, we need to sufficiently understand both the technology and how it affects the economic forces at play.
This book goes beyond the headlines that say "blockchain will decentralize everything" and provides in-depth, rigorous analysis of what can be effectively decentralized and how this decentralization will work. The book draws not only on the general knowledge of digital currencies and blockchain technologies, but also on recent academic research on the topic. Featuring a fully updated chapter on cryptocurrencies and new chapters on smart contracts and enterprise blockchains, this book is critical reading for those interested in how technology developments impact business and society.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Means of exchange: Ever present competition.- Platform-based currencies.- Bitcoin and arrival of Cryptocurrencies.- The Rich Landscape of Crypto.- Smart conrtacts and Blockchain.- Enterprise Blockchains.- Future full of Possibilities.
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