Chapter 1.Introduction: Money, Finance, & Production in Contemporary Commercial Republics -- Chapter 2.Money, Capital, & Investment: Fixing Some Critical Terms & Relations -- Chapter 3.Franchise Finance: A Brief Exposition & Exposé -- Chapter 4.Franchise Finance: Why & How We Got Here --...

This open access book tells the story of how Sweden is becoming a virtually cashless society. Its goal is to improve readers’ understanding of what is driving this transition, and of the factors that are fostering and hampering it. In doing so, the book covers the role of central banks,...

1. Introduction -- Part I. The Cypherpunk Bible -- 2. In the Beginning -- 3. The Creator -- 4. The Disciples -- 5. he Genesis Block -- Part II. Cryptocurrency Corporatization -- 6. A New Testament -- 7. Public Ledgers, Private Wallets, and Crypto Vulnerabilities -- 8. Bitcoin Goes Corporate --...

1. History of Money -- 2. Bitcoin -- 3. Ethereum -- 4. The Emergence of New Blockchains and Crypto-Assets -- 5. The Technology Behind Bitcoin: Blockchain -- 6. Cryptocurrencies -- 7. Stablecoins -- 8. Central Bank Digital Currencies -- 9. Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies -- 10. Retail...

Chapter 1 Financial Systems in the Digital Age: Perspectives from Europe and Japan -- Chapter 2 The Future of Japan’s Financial Market -- Chapter 3 Financial Digitalization and Regulatory Challenges for Japan -- Chapter 4 Digital Currencies and the Future of Money -- Chapter 5 Central Bank...

This book contains the latest and most up-to-date research results from the fields of brands, labels and product, presented at the international colloquium COBLI 2021, held in Orleans, France. It covers a wide range of topics from the fields of economics, psychology, information technology and...

Chapter 1 Cryptocurrencies as an Asset Class -- Chapter 2 Are virtual currencies virtuous? Ethical and Environmental Issues -- Chapter 3 Cryptocurrency Mining -- Chapter 4 Regulating Bitcoin: A Tax Case Study -- Chapter 5 Are Cryptocurrencies Truly Trustless? -- Chapter 6 Blockchain &...

Envisaged Framework and Key Considerations, Name -- Blockchain-based Cross-border FMIs: In the Scenario of Depository Receipts -- Blockchain-based Exchange-traded Derivatives FMIs: In the Scenarios of Futures and Options -- Blockchain-based Over-the-Counter FMIs -- Blockchain-based OTC...

Introduction -- Means of exchange: Ever present competition -- Platform-based currencies -- Bitcoin and arrival of Cryptocurrencies -- The Rich Landscape of Crypto -- Smart conrtacts and Blockchain -- Enterprise Blockchains -- Future full of Possibilities.

This book presents detailed case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed between 1996 and 2004. Transactions completed with the new technology circumvented all US financial regulations, an opening that transnational criminals exploited. Mullan explains how an...