Cryptofinance:A New Currency for a New Economy

Edited by Stéphane Goutte, Khaled Guesmi and Samir Saadi

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The rapid advancement in encryption and network computing gave birth to new tools and products that have influenced the local and global economy alike. One recent and notable example is the emergence of virtual currencies, also known as cryptocurrencies or digital currencies. Virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, introduced a fundamental transformation that affected the way goods, services, and assets are exchanged. Virtual currencies are experiencing an increasing popularity in the financial markets and in portfolio management as can be classified as financial asset or commodities on a scale from pure medium of exchange advantages to pure store of value advantages. As a result of its distributed ledgers based on blockchain, cryptocurrencies offer some unique advantages to the economy, investors, and consumers, but also pose considerable risks to users and challenges for regulators when fitting the new technology into the old legal framework. Bitcoin for example may be useful in risk management and ideal for risk-averse investors in anticipation of negative shocks to the market. The core objective of this proposed book is to provide a comprehensive discussion on the important issues related to cryptocurrencies ranging from pricing, financial, legal to technological aspects.

Keywords: Cryptocurrencies; Digital Currencies; Bitcoin; Blockchain; Fintech; Tokenization; BitLicense; Crypto-Asset (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G1 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
ISBN: 9789811239663
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Cryptocurrencies: Concept and Current Market Structure , pp 1-28

Octavian Nica, Karolina Piotrowska and Klaus Schenk-Hoppé

Ch 2 The Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on Bitcoin: A Literary Overview , pp 29-47

Devinder Gandhi, Shaista Jaffer and Sahar Shabani

Ch 3 Cryptocurrencies and Inequality , pp 49-62

Usman Chohan

Ch 4 Towards a Better Understanding of the Resistance Factors of Cryptocurrency Spread , pp 63-86

Sihem Ben Saad, Aida Allaya, Fayda Taârit and Rafla Hchaichi

Ch 5 Tokenization Disrupts ETFs , pp 87-103

Ralf Wandmacher

Ch 6 Oversight and Regulation of Cryptocurrencies: BitLicense , pp 105-120

Usman Chohan

Ch 7 Cryptocurrencies: Key Risks and Challenges , pp 121-145

Sonia Arsi, Soumaya Ben Khelifa, Yosra Ghabri and Hela Mzoughi

Ch 8 Factors Influencing Individual and Organizational Adoption of Cryptocurrencies , pp 147-169

Khouloud Senda Bennani and Ibrahim Arpaci

Ch 9 Crypto-asset Valuation: A Review and Analysis of Current Methods , pp 171-190

Chen Liu

Ch 10 The Nexus between Cryptocurrencies, Currencies and Commodities: A Primer , pp 191-206

Siavash Taheri, Janelle Mann and Austin McWhirter

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