Beyond Bitcoin : The Economics of Digital Currencies (Hardcover)

1. Introduction 2. Means of Exchange: Ever Present Competition 2.1. The Medium of Exchange - Historical Overview 2.2. What Roles Does Money Serve? 2.3. Competing Money 2.4. Virtual Money? 3. Platform-Based Currencies 3.1. Special Currencies of the Traditional World 3.2. Platform-Based Currencies in the Digital Era3.3. Conclusion 3.4. Discussion 4. Cryptocurrencies 4.1. The Double Spending Problem 4.2. How Does Bitcoin Work? Brief Overview 4.3. Not the First One - Predecessors of Bitcoin 4.4. Problems with Bitcoin (New Challenges) 4.5. Competition Against Other Cryptcurrencies 4.6. Non-Currency Use of Blockchain Technology 4.7. Trading Cryptocurrencies 4.8. How Do Cryptocurrencies' Attributes Compare to Earlier Money? 5. Conclusions