Pornhub and the Value of Bitcoin

In December 2020, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover stopped processing payments for Pornhub, a website based in Canada that allows users around the world to upload and view pornographic videos. Cut off from traditional payment processors, Pornhub had to rely on cryptocurrencies. I consider the extent to which deplatforming Pornhub increased the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies accepted on the site

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Year of publication:	[2022]
Authors:	Luther, William J.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Online-Handel \| Online retailing \| Elektronisches Geld \| Electronic money \| Virtuelle Währung \| Virtual currency \| Bargeldloser Zahlungsverkehr \| Noncash payments

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (10 p)
Series:	AIER Sound Money Project Working Paper ; No. 2022-04
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 16, 2022 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.4036795 [DOI]
Classification:	E41 - Demand for Money ; E42 - Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System ; G23 - Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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