The Internet and other telecommunications systems have reshaped the means by which
markets are accessed, generated, and transformed. Recent innovations in computer science …

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are a recent socio-technical innovation that seeks to
disrupt the existing monetary system. Through mundane uses of this new digital cash, they …

Bitcoin, regarded as a decentralized currency of the future as well as a digital gold, faces
various challenges, such as scalability, the geographical concentration of mining, its …

As global economic crises place the issue of money at the forefront of media attention, a
growing minority are turning to “cryptocurrencies” as an emerging digital alternative to state …

Bitcoin and its peculiar, decentralized transaction system, have already ignited interest by
professional and retail traders in search for profits and by economists and legal experts …

This paper challenges the notion that Bitcoin is 'trust-free'money by highlighting the social
practices, organizational structures and utopian ambitions that sustain it. At the paper's heart …

The still raging financial crisis of 2007–2008 has enabled the emergence of several
alternative practices concerning the production, circulation, and use of money. This essay …

The global financial crisis and the contemporaneous emergence of the digital currency
Bitcoin invite us to think about money and how it often functions almost imperceptibly in …

The past five years have seen the rise of the Bitcoin digital currency and, as a result,
increased discussion of the idea of a digital currency. This paper seeks to address Bitcoin in …

Get a handle on the digital currency revolution, and learn how to get on board The Bitcoin
Big Bang is a guide to navigating the uncharted territory of digital currency. Written by CNBC …