Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have recently captured the interest of academics and those in industry …. Cryptocurrencies are essentially digital currencies that use blockchain technology and cryptography to facilitate secure and anonymous … transactions. The cryptocurrency market is currently worth over $500 billion. Many institutions and countries are starting to …

"In the digital era, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain have …

This book shows how blockchain technology can transform the Internet, connecting global businesses in disruptive ways … new perspective: as an enabler of the Internet of Value (IoV). The authors discuss applications of blockchain technology …

Issues -- Chapter 3 Cryptocurrency Mining -- Chapter 4 Regulating Bitcoin: A Tax Case Study -- Chapter 5 Are Cryptocurrencies … Truly Trustless? -- Chapter 6 Blockchain & Alternative Sources of Financing -- Chapter 7 Tokenomics -- Chapter 8 Crypto … affected the way goods, services and assets are exchanged. As a result of its distributed ledgers based on blockchain …

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction to cryptocurrencies -- Blockchain and economic transactions -- An analysis of … the development of cryptocurrency research -- Financial characteristics of cryptocurrencies -- The predictability between … cryptocurrencies -- The Wild West of ICOs -- The ethical and legal aspects of blockchain technology and cryptoassets -- The …