Cryptocurrency : policy issues, financial implications, and security risks / edited by Edward J. McCallum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCallum, Edward J., editor.

Series:

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic funds transfers.

Electronic commerce.

Bitcoin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

Cryptocurrencies are digital money in electronic payment systems that generally do not require government backing or the involvement of an intermediary, such as a bank. Instead, users of the system validate payments using certain protocols. Since the 2008 invention of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies have proliferated. In recent years, they experienced a rapid increase and subsequent decrease in value. One estimate found that, as of March 2020, there were more than 5,100 different cryptocurrencies worth about $231 billion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: McCallum, Edward J. Cryptocurrency: Policy Issues, Financial Implications, and Security Risks

ISBN:

9798886971606