TY  - BOOK
AU  - Amato,Massimo
AU  - Fantacci,Luca
TI  - A Fistful of Bitcoins: The Risks and Opportunities of Virtual Currencies
SN  - 8831322109
AV  - HG1710 .F578 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press
KW  - Bitcoin
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; 2; 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 --; A cutting-edge electronic payment system --; An outdated currency --; How Bitcoin works --; Does bitcoin keep its promises?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; 2; b
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