Cryptofinance and Mechanisms of Exchange The Making of Virtual Currency /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Goutte, Stéphane (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Guesmi, Khaled (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Saadi, Samir (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science,
• Subjects: Risk management.; Business enterprises-Finance.; Macroeconomics.; Banks and banking.; Economics, Mathematical .; Computers.; Risk Management.; Business Finance.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Banking.; Quantitative Finance.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

This book describes how 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 (such as Bitcoin) also known as cryptocurrencies. Virt...