This handbook focuses on the key issues that continue to hinder the formal development of cryptocurrencies as a mainstream financial asset. It primarily examines reputationally damaging events, particularly those related to illicit behavior. The goal of the handbook is to determine whether some of these events could be mitigated by improved or at least coordinated international regulation. The handbook will be useful for specialist technical audiences such as legal, accounting and financial practices. It will also be beneficial for upper level masters and research students in economics, law, accounting, taxation, investment and portfolio management.
Author(s): Shaen Corbet
Series: Batten-Corbet-Lucey Handbooks in Alternative Investments, 2
Publisher: De Gruyter
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 320
City: Berlin
Contents
Introduction: The growth and development of cryptocurrency regulatory research
Regulation and innovation: The challenge of crypto-assets
Considering the governance transparency of smart contracts: A critical reflection
ICO fraud and regulation
Flash crashes in cryptocurrency markets and the 2019 Kraken Bitcoin flash crash
Mt. Gox – The fall of a giant
Cryptocurrency money laundering and exit scams: Cases, regulatory responses and issues
The incomplete history of “My Big Coin”
Cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes
Criminality and cryptocurrencies: Enforcement and policy responses – Part I
Criminality and cryptocurrencies: Enforcement and policy responses – Part II
An overview and analysis of the process of hacking mining hashing power
Understanding elevated operational and reputational risks through the corporate usage of cryptocurrency
The Chinese sovereign digital currency as a catalyst for change: A new trilemma?
The danger of cryptocurrency pump-and-dumps: Analysing the development of research & regulation
Regulation of cryptocurrencies
