Amato, Massimo. <br/><br/>
A Fistful of Bitcoins  The Risks and Opportunities of Virtual Currencies. 

 - Chicago :  EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press,  (c)2020. 
 - 1 online resource (117 pages) 
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Description --  Biography --  Title --  Copyright --  Contents --  Introduction --  Disclaimer --  1. What Is Bitcoin? --  A cutting-edge electronic payment system --  An outdated currency --  How Bitcoin works --  Does bitcoin keep its promises? --  2. The Macroeconomy of Bitcoin --  Bitcoin and fiat money compared --  What the two systems have in common --  The hidden meaning of a "brilliant" analogy --  The financial strategy of bitcoin --  3. The Future of Bitcoin: Cryptocurrencies vs. Blockchain --  The proliferation of virtual currencies --  Non-monetary applications of the protocol Applications outside of the economic sphere --  4. The Ideology of Bitcoin --  Bitcoin as the proposal for a new faith --  What to ask of a monetary project --  Bitcoin and the Austrian School --  The deflationary anti-inflationism of Bitcoin --  The libertarian quarter --  5. Monetary Reform --  The defects of the current monetary system --  A currency up to its task --  Complementary currencies vs. alternative currencies --  References 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8831322109 9788831322102 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bitcoin.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG1710  / .F578 2020