There are many uses for digital systems that are not centrally controlled and that allow large numbers of people to participate securely, even if they don’t all know and trust each other.
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The latest market chaos is set to continue and could result in more regulatory scrutiny.
To assess the prospects of cryptocurrencies, it’s useful to consider how money was invented and became centralised in the first place.
The market for cryptocurrencies has expanded dramatically in the last year. With this uptick of activity, what’s next in 2022 for cryptocurrencies?
Decentralized finance makes it easier for virtually anyone to take advantage of financial markets without the need for a bank, but there are new risks as well.
While bitcoin is only a currency, the second-largest cryptocurrency is at the heart of a platform that aims to transform the internet.
It is near impossible to regulate currencies and financial services that were built to avoid regulation – but it is increasingly necessary
Welcome to the financial revolution that you probably haven’t even heard of.
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Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Information & Organisation, University College Dublin
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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems, University College Dublin
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London
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Professor of Finance & Financial Technology, ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Decentralised Finance, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Junior Fellow of the CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
