The East Asian cryptocurrency market has burgeoned in the past few years, especially in Japan, China, and South Korea. This means that more and more people are involved in dealings over this novel form of ‘economic value'. But, what exactly are people selling and buying? Traditionally, things...

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have matured from being associated exclusively with techies and radicals to being considered by central banks as a technology to implement digital money. Cryptocurrencies exist only in digital form and can be transferred completely between digital addresses. This is...