The economics of blockchain and cryptocurrency a transaction costs revolution

"This timely book is an innovative look at how blockchain technology will transform the structure of social and economic life. The security of blockchain supports the provision and maintenance of reliable databases and the creation of rule-based governance protocols. Leading contributors expert...

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Other Authors: Caton, James Lee (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton Edward Elgar Publishing 2022, 2022
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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245 0 0 |a The economics of blockchain and cryptocurrency  |h Elektronische Ressource  |b a transaction costs revolution  |c edited by James Lee Caton (center for the study of public choice and private enterprise, Challey institute for global innovation and growth, department of agribusiness and applied economics, North Dakota State University, US) 
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300 |a 222 pages 
505 0 |a Contents: Introduction to the economics of blockchain and cryptocurrency / James Lee Caton -- 1. Institutional cryptoeconomics / Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts -- 2. Can cryptocurrencies become a commonly accepted means of exchange? / Nicolás Cachanosky -- 3. Fiat money, cryptocurrencies and monetary theory / David Glasner -- 4. The value of bitcoin in the year 2141 (and beyond!) / Joshua R. Hendrickson and William J. Luther -- 5. The silicon savannah: Exploring the promise of cryptocurrency in Africa / Scott Burns -- 6. How blockchain technology can impact agriculture / Prithviraj Lakkakula and William W. Wilson -- 7. Blockchain and the law - legality, law-like characteristics, and legal applications / Eric Alston -- 8. Signals and incentives in blockchain applications / Cameron Harwick -- 9. Trustless architecture and the v-form organization / Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts -- 10. On v-form firms: Governance, cryptocurrency, and internalization on the blockchain / James Lee Caton -- Index 
505 0 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
653 |a Cryptocurrencies 
653 |a Blockchains (Databases) 
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520 |a "This timely book is an innovative look at how blockchain technology will transform the structure of social and economic life. The security of blockchain supports the provision and maintenance of reliable databases and the creation of rule-based governance protocols. Leading contributors expertly review the impact of blockchain on existing structures of law, monetary systems, supply chains and business organizations. Using economic and institutional theory, the book presents a vision for understanding the future development of blockchain technology and outlines the likely path of transformation that blockchain will drive in industry, supply chains and firms. Furthermore, it answers key questions such as: will Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency become the money of the future? How has blockchain already begun transforming economic activity? How can we evaluate the likely trajectory of technological development and application? This informative book is an excellent resource for academics or professionals interested in a theoretically sound perspective on blockchain. Written in an accessible prose, it provides an introduction for non-experts looking to learn more about the wide-ranging implications of blockchain and cryptocurrency"--