1. Introduction -- 2. Distinguish the Hype from the Reality -- 3. Cryptography for Busy People -- 4. Blockchain Fundamentals -- 5. Cryptocurrency Ecosystem -- 6. Blockchain Use Cases -- 7. Creating a Blockchain Strategy -- 8. Smart Contracts -- 9. Regulation -- 10. The Future of Blockchain.

Purpose: This paper aims to gather together the minimum units of users’ identity in the Bitcoin network (i.e. the individual Bitcoin addresses) and group them into representations of business entities, what we call “super clusters”. While these clusters can remain largely anonymous, the...

The excessive increase of leverage, i.e. the abuse of debt financing, is considered one of the primary factors in the default of financial institutions since it amplifies potential investment losses. On the other side, portfolio diversification acts to mitigate these losses. Systemic risk...

Part I: Defining the Internet of Value 1 -- Chapter 1. Defining the Internet of Value -- Part II: How DLT will evolve in the Future 13 -- Chapter 2. Blockchains, DLTs and the Future of Payments 15 -- Chapter 3. Consensus: Proof of Work, Proof of Stake and Structural Alternatives. Part III: The...