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Cryptography in Blockchain -- Bitcoin Mining and Python Programming Demonstration -- Consensus for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies -- Token Economics and Valuation -- Cryptocurrency as an Alternative Investment Class -- A Look at Security and Privacy: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and...

This paper discusses the key considerations of CBDC design to balance benefits and risks and presents best practices in CBDC design from a global perspective. Using China's CBDC as an illustration, this paper discusses two-tier or multi-tier ledger design and proposes ten enablers of mass...

Using the minute-frequency data of the top 30 coins listed on Binance, which represent 86% of the total dollar trading volume of the cryptocurrency market, we document strong evidence of cross-cryptocurrency return predictability. The lagged returns of other cryptocurrencies serve as significant...