Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies (Chapter 7: Enterprise Blockchains)
Beyond Bitcoin: The Economics of Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies, 2nd ed, forthcoming
13 Pages Posted: 2 Sep 2021 Last revised: 3 Sep 2021
Date Written: June 27, 2021
Abstract
In this chapter we discuss the use of blockchain technology for enterprises, including governments. 7.1. Distributed database: what is it and what for? 7.2. Limitation of Bitcoin’s blockchain for enterprise use. 7.3. Consensus for permissioned distributed systems. 7.4. Enterprise blockchain solutions. 7.5. Government applications.
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
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