Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction to cryptocurrencies -- Blockchain and economic transactions -- An analysis of the development of cryptocurrency research -- Financial characteristics of cryptocurrencies -- The predictability between Bitcoin and US technology stock returns: Granger...

This handbook focuses on the key issues that continue to hinder the formal development of cryptocurrencies as a mainstream financial asset. It primarily examines reputationally damaging events, particularly those related to illicit behavior. The goal of the handbook is to determine whether some...