Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology
Title:
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology
Author:
Karpan, Andrew, editor.
ISBN:
9781534505339
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
176 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Current controversies
Current controversies.
Contents:
Introduction -- Are blockchain-powered cryptocurrencies better than hard money? Overview: What can you make and trade with blockchain? / Umed Saidov ; How cryptocurrencies become real currencies / Brandt Redd ; Blockchain offers more than a currency / Michael Crosby, Nachiappan, Pradhan Pattanayak, Sanjeev Verma, and Vignesh Kalyanaraman ; Curruption is more difficult with cryptocurrencies / Enrique Aldaz-Carroll and Eduardo Aldaz-Carroll ; Who watches the blockchain? / Dirk Baur and Niels Van Quaquebeke ; Bitcoin is an investment, not a currency / James Surowiecki ; The blockchain can hold money, but it can also be hacked / Scott A. Wolla -- Is blockchain too risky to operate on a mass scale? Overview: A history of bitcoin on the blockchain / Axel Simon ; An all-digital currency still needs a bank / Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schär ; Blockchain is as good as gold, and that's a problem / Bruno Skvorc ; The future of cryptocurrencies is uncertain / Richard Partington ; Banks will come around / Michael J. Casey ; China on the blockchain / Patrick Coate -- Is it possible to regulate cryptocurrencies? Overview: The blockchain expands / University of Cambridge Research ; Blockchain can end money laundering / Roy Keidar and Netanella Treistman ; Wikipedia is a model for how blockchain can work / Dirk Baur, Daniel Cahill, and Zhangxin (Frank) Liu ; The history of blockchain regulation / Andrew Norry ; Bitcoin is not designed for regulation / David Trilling ; The failure of bitcoin regulation / Andrea Castillo ; Decentralization prevents regulation by a central authority / Alex Hern -- Are blockchain technologies too complex? Overview: Everything on the blockchain / Stefaan Verhulst ; Blockchain is a complex solution without a problem / Greta Bull ; A critical case study of blockchain in the developing world / Thalia Holmes ; Bitcoin mining is an environmental hazard / Christopher Malmo ; The blockchain is just a ledger / Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna ; Voting on the blockchain / Benjamin Freed -- Organizations to contact.
Abstract:
"With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin on the rise, many wonder if these digital currencies could be the exchange medium of the future, but what are cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology that facilitates them? Blockchain technology involves linking a series of digital records through cryptography without the use of a centralized server, which when applied to asset exchange creates cryptocurrencies. However, there are various concerns about the ability to regulate cryptocurrencies, their stability, and whether they can be applied on a global scale. This volume enables readers to better understand these new technologies and the controversies surrounding them."-- Amazon.com
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