Due to structural, regulatory and security-related advantages, crypto assets attract an unparalleled attention all over the world and lead to a heated discussion, whether crypto assets can be considered as a viable option for alternative investments. However, aside from regulatory uncertainty, a...

Tensions between the blockchain and the GDPR persist because the two use different philosophies to achieve similar aims: empowering data subjects with control of their data and creating secure methods of data transfer. The GDPR primarily seeks to achieve these aims by relying on increases in the...

Ethereum is a public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality. This book is your one-stop guide to blockchain and Ethereum smart contract development.We start by introducing you to the basics of blockchain. You'll learn about hash functions, Merkle...

Recently, the disruptive impact of blockchain technology on the digital advertising industry has caught widespread attention. However, advertisers are uncertain of whether to adopt the blockchain, and it is unclear how publishers would allocate their spots facing this new technology. Although...

Cryptocurrency is a digitally created financial asset, used as a medium of exchange without any authority of bank, with no physical structure and legal tender someway giving disrespect to sovereign boundaries and authorities in absence of specific regulatory structure. Bitcoin is the first...

The purpose of the article is the theoretical basis and further prospects for the use of blockchain technology in modern accounting. The study examines the theoretical and technical aspects of blockchain functioning. The essence of the distributed registry technology and the security of...

Today, emerging technologies such as big data analytics and block-chain can improve supply chain operations by updating information to reduce demand uncertainty and improving data quality. We conduct a theoretical exploration of the values provided by such technologies in the context of a...