This essay makes the case that current debates about the ‘moneyness’ of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are … with national fiat currencies, I argue that, instead, each cryptocurrency represents its own self-contained "money …-world". Put differently, a cryptocurrency is the uniquely specified unit of account and medium of exchange within the socio …

This paper sets out to explore whether Bitcoin can be considered as a globally accepted asset that has a resemblance to … nascent but increasingly proliferating literature concerning the nexus between Bitcoin and gold is provided. The majority of … evidence reveals that Bitcoin has a long way to go before it acquires the same characteristics as the safe-haven asset of gold …

results suggest that cryptocurrency markets rely on regulated financial institutions to operate and that these markets are …

Bitcoin emerged as a cryptocurrency relying on new blockchain technology in 2009, but how to regulate it was not … immediately clear. The recent emergence of bitcoin futures poses a new level of risk to the economy, again raising questions of … regulation. This is the first law review article to examine the potential regulatory regime for bitcoin futures …