In the article we discuss following hypotheses: Thesis 1: "Private Cryptocurrencies will not be seen as an alternative to Fiat-Money in the near future or any time soon." Thesis 2: "Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) can increasingly become an alternative to traditional Venture Capital Financing and...

German Abstract: Im Artikel werden folgende 2 Thesen faktenbasiert untersucht:1. „Viele Länder haben eine so hohe Staatsverschuldung, dass eine Rückkehr zu deutlich höheren Leitzinsen nicht mehr möglich ist.“2. „Wenn es zu einer deutlichen Zinsanhebung käme, wäre die...

Government spending on bailing out banks and financing a variety of stimulus packages following the US real estate and financial crisis led to a sharp increase in the already very high level of public debt also of the member countries of the European Monetary Union (EMU).Countries such as...