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Concept

cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrencies

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About

Cryptocurrency is a class of digital assets or virtual currencies employing cryptographic methods for secure, verifiable, and decentralized peer-to-peer transactions, typically recorded on a distributed ledger like a blockchain. As an academic concept and research field, it investigates the technological underpinnings, economic principles, regulatory frameworks, and societal impacts of these decentralized digital value systems. Its key characteristics include cryptographic security, immutability, and operation independent of central authorities, signifying a significant innovation in finance and distributed computing with profound implications for various disciplines.

Top Authors

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EB

Lebanese American University

DR

Montpellier Business School

BM

Trinity College Dublin

SC

Dublin City University

LY

University of Southampton

Top Institutions

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Montpellier, France

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom