The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon: The Origins, Evolution and Economics of Digital Currencies [Paperback]

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the cryptocurrency phenomenon from a financial/monetary point of view. It offers a unique slant in at least two ways, with the financial perspective as the reference point.

Gianni Nicolini is Full Professor of Finance, in the Department of Management and Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata , Rome, Italy.

Silvia Intini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Finance, and Technology, LUM - Libera Universit? Mediterranea, Bari, Italy.

List of Figures. Introduction. The Concept of Money and Its Evolution Over Time. The Payment Industry and the Payment Tools. Blockchain, Virtual currencies, Cryptocurrencies, and Tokens. The Mining of Cryptocurrencies. The Main Cryptocurrencies on the Market. The Handling of Cryptocurrencies. The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Conclusions. Index.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the cryptocurrency phenomenon from a financial/monetary point of view. It offers a unique slant in at least two ways, with the financial perspective as the reference point.

An examination of the technicalities surrounding blockchain and the mining of cryptocurrencies is included, but the reading is oriented to those who seek to better understand how these technical issues help to explain the functioning and the potential of cryptocurrencies, without touching on coding aspects. Moreover, the book addresses cryptocurrencies as an evolution of the concept of money, and it frames the analysis to give readers all the knowledge needed to connect the cryptocurrency phenomenon with traditional monetary theories. In so doing, cryptocurrencies are not considered as a completely disconnected trend, lC