Advances in Blockchain Research and Cryptocurrency Behaviour

Book description

This book presents an edited collection of chapters from academic and industry expert contributors focusing on the directions of blockchain cryptocurrency from leading authorities in their field providing the cutting-edge and timely insights in the world of cryptocurrency behaviour. Whether you are a researcher, a portfolio manager, financial adviser, or nvesting novice, this book will provide you with thought provoking perceptions and insights. It will bring you fully up to date on the consumer issues, trends, and challenges in the world of blockchain crypto behaviour equipping you to understand and meet current challenges to come.

Advances in Blockchain Research and Cryptocurrency Behaviour provides an interesting and thought-provoking insight into blockchain and cryptocurrency behaviours and is filled with new insights into: Consumer adoption and behaviour; digital currency innovations; blockchain technology and governance; sustainability and environmental impact; branding and resilience and investing in blockchain. The culmination of many decades of investing experience and academic research, this book makes complex issues interesting and logical.

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
    1. References
  2. Introduction
  3. Consumer Adoption and Behaviour
    1. Darius-Aurel Frank, Tobias Otterbring, Michal Krzysztof Krol, Ellen K. Nyhus A Systematic Literature Review Linking Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrencies to Gender, Personality Traits, and Overconfidence
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Crypto and Gender
      3. 3 Crypto and Personality
      4. 4 Crypto and Overconfidence
      5. 5 Summary, Concluding Remarks, and Future Research
    2. Horst Treiblmaier, Evgeny Gorbunov Profiling Cryptocurrency Buyers: Important Antecedents of Adoption and Investment Decisions
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Background
      3. 3 Methodology
      4. 4 Results
      5. 5 Discussion
      6. 6 Conclusion, Limitations, and Further Research
      7. Appendix
    3. Ilayda Nemlioglu, Wenjie Ding, Qingwei Wang Crypto Investing: A New Frontier of Gambling and Addiction?
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Digital Gold or Ponzi Scheme?
      3. 3 Why Speculate on Cryptocurrency?
      4. 4 Gambling Preference
      5. 5 Cryptocurrency in Gambling
      6. 6 Challenges and Regulatory Actions
      7. 7 Conclusion
    4. Felix Friederich, Michelle Schwarz, Jan-Hinrich Meyer, Jorge Matute Cryptocurrencies and Consumer Behaviour: Insights and Practical Guidance Based on Experimental Conjoint Analysis
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Consumer Behaviour and Cryptocurrencies
      3. 3 Conjoint Analysis: Delivering Practical Guidance
      4. 4 Conclusion and Implications
      5. Appendix
    5. Nwamaka A. Anaza, Bhaskar Upadhyaya, Cecilia Ruvalcaba, Ashok Bhattarai, Delancy Bennett Navigating Cryptocurrency Knowledge: Unlocking Generation Z Perceptions and Behaviour
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Theoretical Background and Literature Review
      3. 3 Methodology
      4. 4 Results
      5. 5 Discussion
      6. 6 Conclusion
    6. Shasha Wang, Thusyanthy Lavan Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrency
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Learning from the Existing Review Articles
      3. 3 Method
      4. 4 Discussion and Conclusion
  4. Digital Currency Innovations
    1. Antonis Ballis, Thanos Verousis Central Bank Digital Currencies
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Technical Considerations and Design Choices
      3. 3 Monetary Policy Implications
      4. 4 Financial Inclusion and Access to Banking Services
      5. 5 Payment System Efficiency and Innovation
      6. 6 Regulatory and Legal Considerations
      7. 7 Impact on Commercial Banks and Financial Intermediation
      8. 8 Governance, Transparency, and Public Trust
      9. 9 Conclusion
    2. Enrico Rossi Stablecoins in Three Dimensions: Foundations of Value in the Crypto-Economy
      1. 1 Introduction: Overview of the Work and Summary
      2. 2 The Three Functions of Money and the Three Dimensions of Value: A Reminder
      3. 3 Cryptocurrencies and the Three Functions of Money: Early Critiques and More Recent Counter-Critiques
      4. 4 Stablecoins in Three Dimensions: Stablecoin as Monetary (Exchange) Value
      5. 5 A Simple Framework to Study Stablecoins: The Nature of Money and Value in the Crypto-Economy
      6. 6 Conclusions
  5. Blockchain Technology and Governance
    1. Ryan Payne Blockchain Bias: Future and Unintended Usage of Blockchain Technology Research Agenda
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Background
      3. 3 Authentication Technologies
      4. 4 Future Research Questions to Consider – Research Agenda
      5. 5 Conclusion
      6. Declaration of Conflicting Interests
      7. Funding
  6. Branding and Resilience
    1. Mariam Humayun, Russell Belk Creating Brand Hive Minds Through Bitcoin and the Blockchain
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Theoretical Background
      3. 3 Context – Bitcoin Roots
      4. 4 Methods
      5. 5 Findings
      6. 6 Discussion
      7. 7 Conclusion
  7. Sustainability and Environmental Impact
    1. Sven Tuzovic Green Crypto: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Sustainability of Cryptocurrency
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Literature Review
      3. 3 Methodology
      4. 4 Results
      5. 5 Emerging Research Trends
      6. 6 Conclusions and Research Directions for Services Marketing
    2. Thong Dao, Jeremy Eng-Tuck Cheah, Suliman Alshahmy Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin: A Stakeholder Theory Approach
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 The Business of Bitcoin Mining
      3. 3 Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin Mining for Stakeholders
      4. 4 Conclusion
  8. Investing in Blockchain
    1. Eerik Soares Mantere, Iina Savolainen, Ilkka Vuorinen, Heli Hagfors, Atte Oksanen A World Divided: Investors and Gamblers Meet at the Blockchains
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 From Hides to Bitcoin – A Short History of Money
      3. 3 Cryptocurrencies as Tradable Assets
      4. 4 Gambling Addiction and Investing
      5. 5 Cryptocurrencies in Comparison to Traditional Investing and Online Gambling
      6. 6 Discussion
    2. Polymeros Chrysochou, Brett A. S. Martin, Carolyn Strong Effects of the Fear of Missing Out About Investing in Cryptocurrency on Consumer Values: The Role of Materialism
      1. 1 Introduction
      2. 2 Fear of Missing Out
      3. 3 Materialism
      4. 4 Methodology
      5. 5 Results
      6. 6 Discussion
  9. Contributors
  10. Index

Product information

  • Title: Advances in Blockchain Research and Cryptocurrency Behaviour
  • Author(s): Carolyn Strong, Brett Martin, Polymeros Chrysochou
  • Release date: September 2024
  • Publisher(s): De Gruyter
  • ISBN: 9783110981834