… This chapter explores the concept of Digital currencies and distributed ledger. Digital currencies
… (their units are traditional currency) and virtual currencies which are defined by units that …

… of virtual currencies has to be distinguished from the underlying distributed ledger technologies.
… At the same time, distributed ledger technologies will shape the future of the financial …

… VC schemes and distributed ledger technologies can … Beyond payments systems, distributed
ledger technologies have … Although the growing use of distributed ledger technologies …

… analyses distributed ledger technology and virtual currencies … distributed ledger technology
can provide increased efficiency and security in ledgers, which today are already distributed, …

… However very soon it was found that DLTs are not limited to just dealing in virtual currencies
or commodities but can be instrumental in exchanging digital asseset. The fact that DLT …

… virtual currencies, digital currencies and cryptocurrencies. As I will discuss shortly, the use
of the term ‘currency… few of the attributes of other currencies or monies. A more appropriate …

… Currently, different Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) are competing to demonstrate …
among all distributed ledger technologies is their reliance on a distributed, decentralized peer-…

… own digital currencies with blockchain and distributed ledger … a platform for issuing virtual
currencies beginning in the late … and other autonomous digital currencies. These massively …

… Since the inception of Bitcoin, a plethora of distributed ledgers differing in design and …
Distributed Ledger Model We use the terms blockchain and distributed ledger as synonyms …

… This means in the first place that financial institutions providing distributed ledger systems
and virtual currency exchangers must be obliged to assess the money laundering and …