With the development of new technologies, some concepts become relevant in the
economic area, as is the case with cryptocurrencies, in general, or Bitcoin and Ethereum, in …

Blockchain, a decentralized validation protocol in which no one individual entity completely
controls the process or information, is labeled both a “techno tour de force” and a “fraud.” …

Conceptually, the blockchain is a distributed database containing records of transactions
that are shared among participating members. Each transaction is confirmed by the …

Bitcoin is a decentralised currency and payment system that seeks to eliminate the need for
trusted authorities. It relies on a peer-to-peer network and cryptographic protocols to perform …

In this paper, we examine cryptocurrencies as a potentially disruptive sort of payment
method. Due to its relative importance, we focus in particular on Bitcoin. Through an …

This chapter uses economic theory to explore the implications of blockchain technology on
the future of banking. We apply an economic analysis of blockchains based on both new …

In this paper, we engage in a philosophical investigation of how blockchain technologies
such as cryptocurrencies can mediate our social world. Emerging blockchain-based …

Recently, there have been increasing calls for healthcare providers to provide controls for
patients over their personal health records. Nevertheless, security issues concerning how …

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic payment system that operates as an independent
currency. This paper is a philosophical investigation of the ontological constitution of Bitcoin …

An exploration of the Dark Web—websites accessible only with special routing software—
that examines the history of three anonymizing networks, Freenet, Tor, and I2P. The term …