Regulatory issues in cryptocurrency usage

Abdolhossein Zameni and Nafis Alam

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a new form of digital currency based on blockchain technology, but it is still in its infancy. There is a need for effective regulation surrounding cryptocurrency to have a quicker maturity and wide accessibility to everyone which could result in more efficiency in its usage. This chapter explores cryptocurrencies’ emergence and acceptance in line with its regulatory challenges. This chapter will help to better understand benefits, challenges and existing regulations behind cryptocurrencies. Besides, the chapter pinpoints other economic promises drawing from cryptocurrency advancement.

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Year of publication:	2021
Authors:	Zameni Abdolhossein ; Nafis Alam
Published in:	Fintech, digital currency and the future of Islamic finance : strategic regulatory and adoption issues in the Gulf Cooperation Council. - Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-3-030-49247-2. - 2021, p. 127-146
Subject:	Bitcoin \| Blockchain \| Cryptocurrency \| Regulation \| Virtual currencies \| Elektronisches Zahlungsmittel \| Electronic payment \| Virtuelle Währung \| Virtual currency \| Finanzmarktregulierung \| Financial market regulation

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz im Buch ; Book section
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-030-49248-9_7 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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