In this chapter we describe the phenomenon of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), i.e. unregulated offerings of digital tokens, built on the innovative blockchain technology, as to provide a means to collect finance for a project on the Internet, disintermediating any external platform, payment agent...

Societies evolved towards a knowledge-based construct with technology by providing a change in the methods of traditional production and service presentation. In today’s information societies, digital technologies enable peers to transfer data and knowledge without needing any central...

Due to the lack of trust as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis, the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is increasingly thought of as an alternative to the prevailing financial architecture by presenting a technologically more trustworthy alternative. Because of the effect it had due to...

As technology continues to revolutionise today’s economy, Big Data, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency are rapidly transforming themselves into mainstream functions within the financial services industry. This book examines each concept individually, analysing the opportunities and challenges they...