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List of Figures
Introduction
1 The Concept of Money and Its Evolution Over Time
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of Money and Its Functions
1.2.1 Money as a Medium of Exchange
1.2.2 Money as a Store of Value
1.2.3 Money as a Unit of Account
1.3 From Barter to Commodities
1.4 The Use of Metal Coins
1.4.1 Precious Metals and the Risk of Fake
1.4.2 Coinage and the “Seignorage”
1.5 Banking and Banknotes
1.6 Governments, Money, and Central Banking
1.7 The Bretton Woods Agreement
1.8 The “Fiat Money” Era
1.8.1 The Federal Reserve and the Role of the US Dollar in International Trades
1.8.2 The Euro and the Eurosystem
1.9 The (Continuous) Evolution of the Concept of Money
References
2 The Payment Industry and the Payment Tools
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Role of Banks in the Payment Industry
2.3 Payment Cards and Payment Circuits
2.4 E-payments Options
References
3 Blockchain, Virtual currencies, Cryptocurrencies, and Tokens
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Blockchain Technology
3.3 Blockchain and Digital Currencies
3.3.1 The Cryptocurrencies
3.3.2 The Virtual Currencies
3.3.3 The Tokens
3.4 Conclusion
References
4 The Mining of Cryptocurrencies
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mining, Consensus, and Consensus Algorithms
4.3 The Proof of Work
4.4 The Proof of Stake
4.5 Computational Power, Cost of Mining, Footprint, and Sustainability Issues
References
5 The Main Cryptocurrencies on the Market
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Bitcoin
5.3 The Ethereum
5.4 Altcoins
References
6 The Handling of Cryptocurrencies
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Holding Cryptocurrencies: The e-Wallets
6.3 Exchanging Cryptocurrencies: The Trading Platforms
6.4 Expendability
References
7 The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Central Banks and Digital Currencies: Risk and Opportunities
7.3 First Attempts to Approach Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Technology
Uruguay
Sweden
China
Switzerland
Hong Kong and Thailand
7.4 The Federal Reserve (FED) Point of View
Technological Experimentation
Economic and Policy Investigation
Stakeholder Involvement
International Collaboration
7.5 The ECB and the Digital Euro
7.6 Conclusion
References
Conclusion
Index

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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, set apart from traditional financial systems, but as innovations that will push the concept of money forward, without dismantling previous foundations.

The book also includes a discussion on central banks, and stresses how their initial diffidence toward cryptocurrencies has turned into a more active approach that includes projects to develop the so-called Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), thereby completing the analysis of the state of the art of the cryptocurrency surge.

The mix of theoretical content on the concept of money, the description of payment tools and the functioning of the payment industry, and the analysis of blockchain and the cryptocurrency markets makes the book interesting reading for researchers, scholars and students of economics, finance, or business, enabling them to develop the ability to understand the dynamics of the cryptocurrency phenomenon and its possible evolution.



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.