Cryptocurrency

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 20 May 2021 English Publisher:Internet Policy Review, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyJournal:Internet Policy Review, volume 10 (issn: 2197-6775,

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Authors: Pernice, Ingolf G. A.; Scott, Brett;

doi: 10.14763/2021.2.1561

handle: 10419/235962

Cryptocurrency

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Abstract

A cryptocurrency system can be understood as a system intended for the issuance of tokens which are intended to be used as a general or limited-purpose medium-of-exchange, and which are accounted for using an often collectively-maintained digital ledger making use of cryptography to replace trust in institutions to varying extents. Against such a backdrop, the singular term cryptocurrency can mean a token, intended to be used as a general or limited-purpose medium-of-exchange, issued via a cryptocurrency system.

Keywords

Cryptocurrency, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/340, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/000, Information theory, Internet Policy, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/380, ddc:300, Social Sciences, Commerce, communications & transportation, Computer science, knowledge & systems, Q300-390, Q350-390, info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/300, Cybernetics, Bitcoin

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