Cryptoassets: an overview

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1108/978-1-80455-320-620221001
dc.creatorBaker, H. Kent
dc.creatorBenedetti, Hugo
dc.creatorNikbakht, Ehsan
dc.creatorSmith, Sean Stein
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T19:49:45Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T19:49:45Z
dc.description<p>Bitcoin's introduction as the first cryptoasset in 2009 ushered in a new era, representing a seismic shift in the financial markets. Since then, this evolving asset class has generated much interest, excitement, and growth. This chapter begins by providing a brief background of cryptoassets. It then discusses their main types (cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and utility tokens), users (individual investors, major financial institutions, endowments, and hedge funds), and benefits and drawbacks. Next, it sets forth the book's purpose, distinguishing features, intended audience, and structure. The chapter provides a synopsis of each of the remaining 21 chapters. Although no single book can encompass all changes and iterations of these technologies as they emerge in the marketplace, this book brings together a broad collection of industry expertise and academic analysis to create a book helpful to researchers, academics, and practitioners.</p>eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/6c5dae88-5866-4fc3-8e80-bcb5a98be6d9
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/56257
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourceThe Emerald Handbook on Cryptoassets: Investment Opportunities and Challenges, p.3-11. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. [ISBN 9781804553213]
dc.subjectBitcoin
dc.subjectCryptoassets
dc.subjectFinancial institutions
dc.subjectIndividual investors
dc.subjectSecurity tokens
dc.subjectUtility tokens
dc.titleCryptoassets: an overvieweng
dc.typeChaptereng
dc.typeCapítulospa
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