The purpose of this article is to evaluate if cryptocurrencies that have robust technology and anonymous features can be the money of the future. In this study, the transition phases of paper money, which started to be used at the beginning of the 17th century, to bank money, then banknotes and...

Due to the increasing role of digital payments, demand for commercial bank money and nonbank money is expanding, while that for physical cash is sharply diminishing. The retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) is considered the only safe alternative to compensate for this decrease, as a...

A study of Bitcoin P2P trading in 23 fiat currencies finds trading on LocalBitcoins without considering any other issues does not have any consistent impact of the price paid for Bitcoin. There is also no evidence that liquidity or payment method impact on Bitcoin prices. There is however,...