Crypto Currencies and their Destinies in the Future

Authors

  • Mehmet Hasan Eken Kırklareli University
  • Erkut Baloğlu

Keywords:

CrytoCurrency, CryptoMarket, Digitalization, Free Banking Era, Widcat Banks, Blockchain

Abstract

In this article the features of Crypto Currencies, which are not backed by governments, are investigated with regards to their specialties, usage areas and current structures. In this context the newly invented crypto currencies are compared with currency types that were in use in different periods of history. A similarity between Crypto Currencies and Free Banking Era Banknotes is noticed and thus investigated in details. The possible risks and outcomes with regards to the future usage of crypto currencies are analyzed and elaborated.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Beattie A. (2015), The History Of Money: From Barter To Banknotes Retreived From: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/roots_of_money.asp. DOI:10.12691/bb-2-3-2

Belomyttseva, O. S. (2015). Conceptual Framework for the Definition and Regulation of Virtual Currencies: International and Russian practices / Konceptualni okvir za definicijo in regulacijo virtualnih valut: mednarodne in ruske prakse. Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy, 61(5). DOI:10.1515/ngoe-2015-0020

Brito, J., Castillo, A. M. (2016). Bitcoin: a primer for policymakers. Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center, George Mason University. ISSN: 1032-6634

Castronova, E. (2015). Wildcat Currency: How the Virtual Money Revolution is Transforming the Economy. New Haven: Yale University Press. DOI:10.1017/eso.2015.44

Davies G. (2002), A History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day, University of Wales Press Cardiff. DOI:10.1017/S0968565000001724

Fama, E. F. (1980). Banking in the theory of finance. Journal of Monetary Economics, 6(1), 39-57. DOI:10.1016/0304-3932(80)90017-3

Gans, J. S., Halaburda, H. (2015). Some Economics of Private Digital Currency. In Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy (pp. 257-276). University of Chicago Press. DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226206981.003.0009

Gordo J. (2014), Bitcoin: the New Era of Wildcat Banking, Retrieved from: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-gordo/wildcat-banking_b_5036050.html

Hayek F.A. (1978), An Analysis of the Theory and Practice of Concurrent Currencies, Denationalisation of Money: The Argument Refined. London: Inst. of Economic Affairs. ISSN: 0073-2818

Siklos L.V. (1991), War Finance, Reconstruction, Hyperinflation and Stabilization in Hungary, 1938-48. St. Martins Press Inc. DOI:10.1007/978-1-349-21325-2

Mises, L. V., & Batson, H. E. (2013). The theory of money and credit. New York: Skyhorse Pub. ISBN:0-913966-70-3

Nakamoto S. (2008), Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, Retrieved from: https://www.bing.com/cr?IG=3CEA6321048F445E84D930BC6B4BAA36&CID=1D15F69A51206D7A18D4FDF1508F6C7D&rd=1&h=G4iqivWHSMwNGt4IBUKQgJ-cuUepAtAvY5yyaxxGE80&v=1&r=https%3a%2f%2fbitcoin.org%2fbitcoin.pdf&p=DevEx,5064.1

Rolnick A., Weber E.W. (1982), Free Banking Wildcat Banking and Shinplasters, Federal Reserve Bank of Mineapolis Quarterly Review 6(3).

Rockoff H. (1991). Lessons from the American Experience with Free Banking. Unregulated Banking, 73-129. DOI:10.1007/978-1-349-11398-9_3

Smith V.C. (1936), The Rationale of Central Banking and the Free Banking Alternative, Liberty Press Edition. ISBN:0-86597-086-6

Srokosz W., Kopciaski T. (2015), Legal and Economic Analysis of the Crypto Currencies Impact on The Financial System Stability, Journal of Teaching and Education, 619-627. ISSN: 2165-6266

Talbot D. (2008), Second Life Closes Banks, MIT Technology Review, Retrieved From: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/409373/second-life-closes-banks/

Turbin J. B. (2014), Bitcoin: The Economic Case for a Global, Virtual Currency Operating in an Unexplored Legal Framework, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 13 335-368. DOI 10.2979/indjglolegstu.21.1.335.

Downloads

Published

2017-07-15

How to Cite

Eken, M. H., & Baloğlu, E. (2017). Crypto Currencies and their Destinies in the Future. International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486), 6(4), 1–11. Retrieved from https://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/21

Issue

Section

Articles