Blockchain economics: implications of distributed ledgers
Blockchain economics: implications of distributed ledgers
- World Scientific, 2019
- xliv, 273 p. 24 cm.
- Between Science and Economics; Vol. 1 .
markets, communications networks, and algorithmic reality
Includes index. -- Part 1 Economic Theory and Market Structure-- Chapter 1: Blockchain Economic Theory: Digital Asset Contracting Reduces Debt and Risk-- Chapter 2: Does Blockchain "Decentralize" Everything?: An Insight from Organizational Economics-- Chapter 3: The Blockchain Antidote to Monopolization-- -- Part 2 Blockchain Economic Open Network Innovation-- Chapter 4: Financing Small & Medium Enterprises with Blockchain: An Exploratory Research of Stakeholders' Attitudes-- Chapter 5: Blockchains for Accelerating Open Innovation Systems for Sustainability Transitions-- -- Part 3 Social Science and Behavioral Economics-- Chapter 6: Blockchain and the Future of Work: A Self-Determination Theory Approach-- Chapter 7: How Value is Created in Tokenized Assets-- -- Part 4 Financial Theory and Complexity Science-- Chapter 8: Consensus Algorithms: A Matter of Complexity?-- Chapter 9: Blockchain Theory of Programmable Risk: Black Swan Smart Contracts-- -- Part 5 Policy, Regulation, and Incentives-- Chapter 10: Entrepreneurial Exit: Developing the Cryptoeconomy-- Chapter 11: Towards Crypto-friendly Public Policy-- -- Part 6 Income Inequality and Economic Inclusion-- Chapter 12: The Implications of Blockchain for Income Inequality-- Chapter 13: The Mesh Economy: How Blockchain and Alternative Networks can Bridge the Digital Divide and Facilitate Economic Inclusion--
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.
9781786346384
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Finance
markets, communications networks, and algorithmic reality
Includes index. -- Part 1 Economic Theory and Market Structure-- Chapter 1: Blockchain Economic Theory: Digital Asset Contracting Reduces Debt and Risk-- Chapter 2: Does Blockchain "Decentralize" Everything?: An Insight from Organizational Economics-- Chapter 3: The Blockchain Antidote to Monopolization-- -- Part 2 Blockchain Economic Open Network Innovation-- Chapter 4: Financing Small & Medium Enterprises with Blockchain: An Exploratory Research of Stakeholders' Attitudes-- Chapter 5: Blockchains for Accelerating Open Innovation Systems for Sustainability Transitions-- -- Part 3 Social Science and Behavioral Economics-- Chapter 6: Blockchain and the Future of Work: A Self-Determination Theory Approach-- Chapter 7: How Value is Created in Tokenized Assets-- -- Part 4 Financial Theory and Complexity Science-- Chapter 8: Consensus Algorithms: A Matter of Complexity?-- Chapter 9: Blockchain Theory of Programmable Risk: Black Swan Smart Contracts-- -- Part 5 Policy, Regulation, and Incentives-- Chapter 10: Entrepreneurial Exit: Developing the Cryptoeconomy-- Chapter 11: Towards Crypto-friendly Public Policy-- -- Part 6 Income Inequality and Economic Inclusion-- Chapter 12: The Implications of Blockchain for Income Inequality-- Chapter 13: The Mesh Economy: How Blockchain and Alternative Networks can Bridge the Digital Divide and Facilitate Economic Inclusion--
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.
9781786346384
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Finance
