Bitcoin Economics: Understanding Global Value Networks and Digital Asset Flows
About this ebook
Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Economics of bitcoin: Examines bitcoin's economic model, deflationary design, and its disruptive financial impact.
2: Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory: Analyzes global crypto regulations and how policy shapes adoption and enforcement.
3: Dogecoin: Explores Dogecoin’s origins, popularity, and its economic and cultural influence in crypto.
4: Circle (company): Outlines Circle’s business model and role in stablecoins and mainstream crypto adoption.
5: Monero: Details Monero’s privacy features and its implications for economic freedom and regulation.
6: Stablecoin: Discusses the stability mechanism, uses in trade, and monetary policy implications of stablecoins.
7: Bitcoin Cash: Presents Bitcoin Cash’s origins and its stance on scalability and economic transaction speed.
8: Virtual currency: Defines virtual currencies and examines their evolution in online and economic environments.
9: Cryptocurrency bubble: Investigates crypto market volatility, hype cycles, and signals of economic bubbles.
10: Digital currency: Traces the development of digital currencies and their political and economic significance.
11: Cryptocurrency and crime: Explores how crypto is used in illicit finance and the policy challenges it presents.
12: Bitfinex: Details Bitfinex’s role in exchange liquidity, controversies, and market influence.
13: Cryptocurrency exchange: Explains how exchanges function as economic platforms and their regulatory frameworks.
14: Bitcoin: Provides a deep dive into bitcoin’s origin, function, and its sociopolitical role globally.
15: Coinbase: Explores Coinbase’s user growth, IPO, and its role in the mainstreaming of crypto.
16: Cryptocurrency: Introduces the broad spectrum of cryptocurrencies and their various economic purposes.
17: History of bitcoin: Chronicles bitcoin’s timeline from inception to its current global political and financial status.
18: CoinDesk: Highlights CoinDesk’s media influence and role in shaping market and policy narratives.
19: Stellar (payment network): Analyzes Stellar’s mission for lowcost crossborder payments and financial inclusion.
20: Bitstamp: Details Bitstamp’s foundation, European focus, and its regulatory compliance evolution.
21: Initial coin offering: Explores ICOs as a funding tool, their economic risks, and government policy responses.
In a world where digital currency influences geopolitical and economic decisions, understanding bitcoin through a political science perspective isn't just important—it’s essential. Bitcoin Economics gives readers the tools to grasp this transformation and become part of the future shaping it.
