Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology /
Andrew Karpan, book editor.
- First edition.
- 176 pages ; 23 cm.
- Current controversies .
- Current controversies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 ; A
"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."--