Essays about: "virtual currency"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words virtual currency.

  1. 6. Bitcoin a favourable instrument for diversification? : A quantitative study on the relations between Bitcoin and global stock markets

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Dominik Krause; Nga Pham; [2017]
    Keywords : Bitcoin; virtual currency; Garch model; Value at Risk; portfolio optimization;

    Abstract : Bitcoin is a peer to peer (p2p) payment cash system and an unregulated digital currency that is primarily designed and developed in 2008 without tender legal status. Bitcoin is so-called cryptocurrency because it uses the cryptographic function in order to secure the creation and transfer of money. READ MORE

  3. 7. Purchasing behaviour on aesthetic items in online video games with real currency : The case of Counter Strike: Global Offensive

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Bruno Rodríguez; [2017]
    Keywords : Video games; Virtual Items; Aesthetics; Purchase Intention; Symbolic Value; Counter Strike;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, buying in-game content with real money has become a more common practice among players in order to unlock exclusive content in video games. Prior research has mainly focused on those functional digital items that provide an advantage to the buyer. READ MORE

  4. 8. Virtual Currency, Blockchain Technology, and EU Law: The “Next Internet” in AML/CFT Regulation’s Shadow

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Jesse Rigsby; [2016]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

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  5. 9. The Role Decentralised Non-Regulated Virtual Currencies Play in Facilitating Unlawful Financial Transactions.

    University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

    Author : Healy Cian; ZHE LI; [2016]
    Keywords : Virtual Currency; Cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Illicit Financial Transactions; Cybercrime.;

    Abstract : As consumer payment services have been developed at a rapid rate in recent years, the introduction to the market of decentralised, non-regulated cryptocurrencies has enabled a significant increase in acts of criminality in the cyber environment. Efforts to combat and curb the continued growth of such illicit activities have included the development, implementation and enforcement of legislation and regulations by governing authorities on a global scale. READ MORE

  6. 10. 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