Regulating Digital Currencies: Bringing Bitcoin within the Reach of the IMF

By Nicholas A. Plassaras. 2013

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Bitcoin, Blockchain and Fintech: a systematic review and case studies in the supply chain (2019, unknown): “(Abboushi 2017) No central issuing authority; Integrity of transactions; Secure transactions; Low transaction cost.”
Speculative bubbles in Bitcoin markets? An empirical investigation into the fundamental value of Bitcoin (2015, background): “Bitcoin’s vast proliferation and lack of regulation (Grinberg, 2012; Plasaras, 2013) may mean its usage encourages black market activities to flourish and raises cybersecurity issues with both individuals and organisations coming under attack.”
Bitcoins as an investment or speculative vehicle? A first look (2015, background): “On the other hand, they are a money laundering conduit (Stokes, 2012) and a force for global economic destabilization (Plassaras, 2013; Matthews, 2014).”
The issue of competing currencies. Case study – Bitcoin (2014, background): “The digital currency does not require the physical presence of traders for a transaction, therefore the use of Bitcoin saves a lot of time for those involved (Plassaras, 2013, p. 387).”
Bitcoin as a Complement to Emerging Market Currencies (2016, background): “Plassaras (2013) suggests that governments could take an active role in regulation without taking it over—essentially by taking a role in monitoring Bitcoin markets the way they do with stock exchanges.”