Essays about: "Digital currencies"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words Digital currencies.

  1. 16. Are Cryptocurrencies the Future of Money? : Whether a Transition to Cryptocurrency, as National Currency of Sweden, Would be Possible and What it Would Imply for the Swedish Society

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Madeleine Gartz; Ida Linderbrandt; [2017]
    Keywords : Bitcoin; cryptocurrency; blockchain;

    Abstract : The underlying technology of cryptocurrencies is a broadly discussed subject. In Sweden, a growing interest for digital assets and payment methods can be observed. The fact that this coincides with an increasing acceptance for cryptocurrencies creates interesting possibilities. Some claim that cryptocurrency could be the future mean of payment. READ MORE

  3. 17. On the application areas of blockchain

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Zahra Ghaffari; [2016]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Bitcoin; cryptocurrency; decentralized privacy; application area; data protection; secure identity; smart contract; decentralized autonomous organization; DAO; Internet of Things; IoT;

    Abstract : The goal of this study is to identify the current application areas and some possible application areas for blockchain; blockchain is a distributed database that is currently most known for being the technology used for storing transaction information of digital currencies such as the Bitcoin. Through a literature review and interviews with domain experts, we identified some current application areas for blockchain, that is, money transactions, decentralized data and privacy protection, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO). READ MORE

  4. 18. Secure Bitcoin Wallet

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

    Author : Sevil Guler; [2015]
    Keywords : Android; Security; Bitcoin; Mobile Payment; Java; Instant Messaging; Wallet; BTC; Virtual Currency; Cryptography; Push Notification; PKI; Shared Preference; SQLite; Security Architecture; Software Development; Mobile Development; Public Ledger; Miner;

    Abstract : Virtual currencies and mobile banking are technology advancements that are receiving increased attention in the global community because of their accessibility, convenience and speed. However, this popularity comes with growing security concerns, like increasing frequency of identity theft, leading to bigger problems which put user anonymity at risk. READ MORE

  5. 19. EXPLORING DIGITAL CURRENCIES: Designing a peer-to-peer exchange with use of Blockchain

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Petr Kozlik; [2015]
    Keywords : bitcoin; money; blockchain; exchange; digital currency; sharing economy; digital wallet; digital wallet; mobile payments; community; alternative currency; behavioural economy; digital property;

    Abstract : Digital currencies represent complementary alternatives to fiat money in the conventional mental models of exchange. Blockchain, as the underlying technology of Bitcoin, holds a potential to influence a peer-to-peer exchange in the perspective of trust and ownership. READ MORE

  6. 20. Analysing market strategies of commercial broadcasters in a changing environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Marina Visintini; Edward Dahlbäck Rörström; [2014]
    Keywords : Television Industry; Media Digitisation; Commercial Broadcasters;

    Abstract : The digitisation of the media industry has caused a strong decentralisation of logics of the past, towards more open, flexible structures, bringing about both opportunities and challenges. Within the market where Swedish commercial broadcasters operate, 2014 brought about great disruption in video consumption and advertising patterns. READ MORE