The book is intended primarily to provide a critical introduction to large and controversial issues. Few of the questions it poses can yet be answered with any confidence since no primary sources are open after the mid-1950s and insufficient research has yet been published on economic...

New cryptocurrencies are emerging daily, providing alternatives to traditional forms of payments and enabling new mediums of exchange such as cash. These currencies span Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium. In less than a decade, bitcoin has gone from being an obscure curiosity to a household name....