Blockchain Economics: Implications Of Distributed Ledgers - Markets, Communications Networks, And Algorithmic Reality

Blockchain Economics is a new field that explores the economic models emerging with distributed ledger technology, characterized by open platform business models, cryptotoken money supplies, and Initial Coin Offerings. It draws on worldwide blockchain industry experts to define the discipline and provide theoretical and conceptual resources for the future of this fast-developing economy. It also highlights the wider theme of blockchain as an institutional technology, potentially shifting value transfer interactions to automated networks.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 320 pages
\n Publication date: 01 February 2019
\n Publisher: World Scientific Europe Ltd
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Blockchain Economics is a rapidly evolving field that encompasses the economic models emerging with the implementation of distributed ledger technology. These models are distinguished by three key factors: open platform business models, cryptocurrency money supplies, and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as a novel and official form of financing. This comprehensive book delves into a diverse range of approaches from both a business and academic perspective, encompassing financial theory, complexity, open innovation networks, behavioral economics, self-determination theory, public policy, and financial inclusion. Unlike existing titles, this book harnesses the expertise of global blockchain industry experts to define the emerging discipline of Blockchain Economics and offer innovative theoretical and conceptual resources for the future of this rapidly expanding economy. Furthermore, the primer underscores the broader theme of blockchain as an institutional technology, suggesting that many value transfer interactions could be shifted to automated networks, reducing the reliance on human-operated institutions. By stimulating further research and implementation by business innovators and public policy strategists, this book serves as a foundational textbook in courses on Blockchain Economics.

\n Weight: 610g\n
Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781786346384\n \n