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designed based on the technology adoption model to find out if "brand" has an impact on cryptocurrency adoption, which was … paradoxically designed to be brandless and not needing any institutional trust. The intent is to focus on what "Bitcoin 2.0" might … blockchain networks, this work intends to focus on the general consumer's perceptions about digital money, and the types of …
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change, as some market players are now predicting that new database technologies, such as blockchain and other distributed …
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Digital innovations in finance have in recent years attracted strong interest from public authorities, financial sector stakeholders and academics alike, inter alia on account of their promise to reduce, or to altogether eliminate, the inefficiencies surrounding the execution and settlement of...
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significant areas such as Bitcoin and Blockchain technology that have been evaluated in the last 5 years. With mentioned …
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, trade across multiple spot exchanges at different prices, and futures contracts were selectively introduced on bitcoin (BTC … bitcoin spot market by making the underlying prices more informative. …
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Alternative assets, defined by their low correlation with classical financial assets, have become an important investment vehicle in times of negative interest rates and in the aftermath of the global economic and financial crisis. Hedge funds increasingly invest in physical assets such as fine...
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. FinTech or Financial Technology refers to using new technologies for financial services. Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain … summary of the most relevant blockchain-based FinTech implementations and an overview of FinTech sectors and segments. For … by providing an outline of the applications of blockchain technology and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for FinTech …
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How well can a cryptocurrency serve as a means of payment? We study the optimal design of cryptocurrencies and assess …-spending by relying on competition to update the blockchain (costly mining) and by delaying settlement. We estimate that the … current Bitcoin scheme generates a large welfare loss of 1.4% of consumption. This welfare loss can be lowered substantially …
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risk factors of Bitcoin as a payment method. By means of an empirical analysis through an online survey, the current … operational dealing of incoming Bitcoin funds, the risk awareness of the potential threats, and the corresponding control … activities implemented by companies accepting Bitcoin payments have been examined. The results reveal that the risks of this new …
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