Beyond Bitcoin The Economics of Digital Currencies /

• Main Authors: Halaburda, Hanna (Author), Sarvary, Miklos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: E-business.; Electronic commerce.; E-commerce.; Economic theory.; Microeconomics.; Industrial organization.; Macroeconomics.; Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Industrial Organization.; e-Business/e-Commerce.; Economic Systems.

Digital currencies are a fairly new phenomenon brought about by the spectacular rise of the internet. While Bitcoin is the most famous, there are numerous other digital currencies—from Amazon Coin to Zetacoin. Beyond Bitcoin explores the economic forces underlying the design of their features and th...