BLOCKCHAIN ECONOMICS - IMPLICATIONS OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS

This practical introduction explains the field of Blockchain Economics, the economic models emerging with the implementation of distributed ledger technology. These models are characterized by three factors: open platform business models, cryptotoken money supplies, and Initial Coin Offerings as a new and official form of financing. The book covers a variety of approaches from a business and academic perspective, ranging from financial theory, complexity, and open innovation networks to behavioral economics, self-determination theory, public policy, and financial inclusion.
Unlike existing titles, this book draws on worldwide blockchain industry experts to define the new discipline of Blockchain Economics and provide novel theoretical and conceptual resources for the future of this fast-developing economy. The primer also highlights the wider theme of blockchain as an institutional technology, in that many value transfer interactions might be shifted to automated networks, decreasing the number of human-operated institutions.
As well as stimulating further research, and implementation by business innovators and public policy strategists, the book can also be used as a foundational textbook in courses on Blockchain Economics.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Potts Soichiro Taka Melanie Swan
• Assisted by: Jason Potts (Editor), Melanie Swan (Editor), Jason Potts (Editor), Jason (Rmit Univ Potts (Editor), Soichiro Takagi (Editor), Melanie Swan (Editor), Melanie (Purdue Univ Swan (Editor), Melanie (Univ College London Swan (Editor), Soichiro Takagi (Editor), Soichiro (International Univ Of Japan Takagi (Editor), Soichiro (Univ Of Tokyo Takagi (Editor), Paolo (Univ College London Tasca (Editor), Frank (Univ College London Witte (Editor)
• Publisher: WSPC (Europe)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781786346384
• ISBN: 978-1-78634-638-4
• No. of pages: 318
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 613 g
• Series: Between Science and Economics; Between Science And Economics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous