Bitcoin and Beyond : Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Global Governance
Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009 several hundred different ‘cryptocurrencies'have been developed and become accepted for a wide variety of transactions in leading online commercial marketplaces and the ‘sharing economy', as well as by more traditional retailers, manufacturers, and even by chariti...
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