Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies (Chapter 5: The Rich Land of Crypto)

Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies, 2nd ed, forthcoming

29 Pages Posted: 9 Mar 2018 Last revised: 3 Sep 2021

See all articles by Hanna Halaburda

Hanna Halaburda

New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Miklos Sarvary

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing

Guillaume Haeringer

City University of New York, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

Date Written: May 28, 2021

Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss economic aspects of cryptocurrencies. 5.1. Improving Currency Functionality. 5.2. Proof-of-stake. 5.3. Privacy Coins. 5.4. Proliferation And Eventual Decline Of Altcoins. 5.5. The Emergence Of Tokens. 5.6. Stablecoins. 5.7. Trading Crypto.

For Chapter 1 (Introduction), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135021.
For Chapter 2 (Means of Exchange: Ever-present Competition), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135028.
For Chapter 3 (Platform-based Currencies), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135030.
For Chapter 4 (Bitcoin and Emergence of Cryptocurrencies), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135043.
For Chapter 5 (The Rich Land of Crypto), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135057.
For Chapter 6 (Smart Contracts and Blockchain), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3894110.
For Chapter 7 (Enterprise Blockchains), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3894117.
For Chapter 8 (Conclusions: Future Full of Possibilities), see https://ssrn.com/abstract=3894118.


Keywords: Bitcoin, digital currencies, network effects, cryptocurrencies

JEL Classification: D8, E4, G2, O3, D83, D84, E42, G21, G23, O33

Suggested Citation

Halaburda, Hanna and Sarvary, Miklos and Haeringer, Guillaume, Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies (Chapter 5: The Rich Land of Crypto) (May 28, 2021). Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies, 2nd ed, forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135057

Hanna Halaburda (Contact Author)

New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business ( email )

44 West 4th Street
New York, NY NY 10012
United States

Miklos Sarvary

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing ( email )

New York, NY 10027
United States

Guillaume Haeringer

City University of New York, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business - Department of Economics and Finance ( email )

17 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10010
United States

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