1. Introduction -- 2. Asset Class Taxonomy and General Valuation Approaches -- 3. The Scalable Valuation of digital intangibles -- 4. Cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens -- 5. Digital Art and Non-FungibleTokens -- 6. Blockchains, Internet of Value, and Smart Transactions -- 7. The Metaverse...

Financial technology (FinTech) is an industry composed of diversified companies that use technology to make financial services more efficient. Fintech is recognized as one of the most critical innovations in the financial industry and is evolving at a rapid speed, driven in part by the sharing...

The economic valuation of goodwill is based on an interdisciplinary approach that synergistically considers the legal, accounting, fiscal, and strategic aspects. The controversial concept of goodwill (goodwill if positive, badwill if negative) has always divided lawyers, businesspeople, and...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part 1: A General Valuation Approach -- Chapter 2: The valuation of intangible assets: an introduction -- Chapter 3: Digital scalability and Growth Options -- Part II - Technology -- Chapter 4: The valuation of know-how -- Chapter 5: Patent valuation -- Chapter 6: The...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- PART 1: VALUATION -- Chapter 2: From business models to business planning -- Chapter 3: Profitability, Intangible Value creation, and scalability patterns -- Chapter 4: Boosting sustainable growth with innovative intangibles -- Chapter 5: Cherry Picking Intermediaries:...

This book offers a primer on the valuation of startups. Innovative startups are characterized by high growth potential that usually absorbs liquidity. This is unattractive for traditional banks, replaced by other specialized intermediaries such as venture capital or private equity funds, which...

An intangible is a non-monetary asset that manifests itself by its economic properties. It does not have physical substance but grants rights and economic benefits to its owner. The examination of the general approaches of valuation of companies is preliminary to the estimation of assets such as...

The know-how expresses the concept of "know-how", straddling the organization in series and technology, legally protected as an industrial secret. The sharing and transferability of know-how is the basis of its economic appraisal, which is based on complementary methodologies projecting the...

Purpose: This paper aims to detect how intangibles can create scalable, synergistic and externally perceived value, softening debt constraints that traditionally affect IC.Design/Methodology/Approach: A comprehensive IC valuation approach is theoretically linked to measurable accounting sources,...