Kryptoassets haben seit 2017 zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Symptomatisch dafür sind auch ihre geldartigen Funktionen im Kontext des Krieges gegen die Ukraine. Deshalb von einer Zeitenwende im Finanzsystem zu sprechen, wäre allerdings (noch) verfrüht. Vielmehr destabilisiert das wachsende,...

Crypto assets' partial money-like use promotes toxic developments in the financial system. Even though crypto assets might be regarded as close substitutes to traditional money, we show that they lack important functions of money. Traditional fiat money requires several interacting institutions...

Crypto assets' partial money-like use promotes toxic developments in the financial system. Even though crypto assets might be regarded as close substitutes to traditional money, we show that they lack important functions of money. Traditional fiat money requires several interacting institutions...