Essays about: "Digital currencies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Digital currencies.
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1. Performance of Digital Currency and Improvements : An analysis of current implementations and the future of digital currency
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Currency has changed a lot, and the introduction of the Internet sped up the evolution of the currency. Digital currency introduced many benefits compared to physical currencies. Ideas such as cryptocurrencies work as an option for other means of payment. READ MORE
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2. The Role of Digital Identity in Building Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Direction this Development is Going
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Recent years have witnessed an influx of private digital currencies. The ease of creation of private cryptocurrencies has raised concerns about the stability of the entire financial system. READ MORE
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3. Stablecoins: the possibility of a cryptocurrency becoming the future means of payment
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The emergence of stablecoins and their current implementations share many similarities to the American free banking era. This was an era with economically inefficient money and payment systems, where banks issued private money that were fully redeemable in theory but not always in practice. READ MORE
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4. INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND NON-INSTITUTIONAL ACTORS ON CRYPTOCURRENCIES
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies organized by peer-to-peer computer networks and thus not reliant on any central authority. As such, cryptocurrencies are touted as free from the influence of governments and financial institutions. READ MORE
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5. Electricity Consumption of a Distributed Consensus Algorithm
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : The colossal electricity consumption of proof-of-work cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum has caused critical examination of how consensus in blockchain-solutions is designed. Stellar is a decentralized, open-membership payment network built on blockchain technology, with the goal of enabling money to flow between banks, businesses and people across the global financial infrastructure, while minimizing latency and transaction fees. READ MORE