"Blockchain, metaverse, and digital payment technologies, collectively called digital ecosystem, have received much attention from academia, regulators, and industry alike. However, their usage across various sub-sectors of the economy and industry is slow and deployment is still largely...

Blockchain Application and Outlook in the Banking Industry -- Blockchain-based Sharing Services: What Blockchain Technology Can Contribute to Smart Cities -- The transition from traditional banking to mobile internet finance: an organizational innovation perspective - a comparative study of...

Chapter 1 -- To Know Blockchain is To Know Web 3 -- Chapter 2 -- Money Makes the World Go Round, Blockchain Makes Financial Regulatory Compliance Affordable -- Chapter 3 -- Blockchain Toolkit for Islamic Financial Services -- Chapter 4 -- Blockchain Drive for Financial Inclusion.

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies intended to maintain consistent value against a reference asset (e.g., pegged 1:1 to the US dollar). Their rapid adoption in the absence of federal regulation has raised concerns about the risks they pose to financial markets. In this study, we describe the...