...Savva Shanaev; Efan Johnson; Mikhail Vasenin; Humnath Panta; Binam Ghimire Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the implications of illicit market use for the value of Bitcoin in an event studies framework. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set of 58 state-level...

... matters related to VCs fall under the ambit of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which is the central bank of the Philippines. Nevertheless, BSP does not recognize Bitcoin and other VCs as currency as they are neither issued or guaranteed by the central bank nor backed by any commodity. Additionally, BSP...

...@hotmail.com The creator of bitcoins, Nakamoto, states that: [P]urely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. […] We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using...

... re-use rights only Bitcoin Virtual currencies Blockchain Disruptors Distributed ledger technology Society is now moving toward the collaborative generation of digital distributed ledgers possessing properties and capabilities exceeding those in traditional paper-based ledgers...