Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies

Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies
ISBN-10
1137506423
ISBN-13
9781137506429
Series
Beyond Bitcoin
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
186
Language
English
Published
2016-04-29
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Hanna Halaburda, Miklos Sarvary

Description

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 their potential. Halaburda and Sarvary argue that digital currencies are best understood by considering the economic incentives driving their creators and users. The authors present a framework that will allow systemic analysis of this dynamic environment and support further discussion of the design of digital currencies' features and the competition in the market.

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