The Economy Journal - Bitcoin

What the US can learn from India's transition to a cashless society?

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:13:00 +0200

Silicon Valley is the world leader in innovation. Its leaders inflate technologies like Bitcoin and Blockchain, which some say are the biggest inventions from the Internet.

Bitcoin security

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:51:08 +0200

Electronic commerce has appeared, largely because of the intervention of financial institutions making electronic payments between parties.

The WIR, the supplementary Swiss currency since 1934

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:43:06 +0200

The WIR Bank is a supplementary Swiss currency system that serves SMEs mainly in hospitality, construction, manufacturing, retail and professional services.

Risks and advantages of Bitcoin: the disruptive currency that rethinks the monetary system

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:17:38 +0200

Some consider it a criminal currency that facilitates the black market and cybercrime; others see in it the money revolution outside the control of governments and power groups. What lies behind this fashionable cryptocurrency?

The Bitcoin economy I

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:57:16 +0200

According to the writings of Herodotus, we have evidence of the existence of coins at least from the 6th century BC. although barter also allowed exchanges.

Virtual currencies and money: some reflections on the future of monetary systems

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:40:35 +0200

In recent years, we have witnessed the inception and proliferation of so-called cryptocurrencies, a neologism used to refer to what we might more commonly call "virtual currencies".

What is the Bitcoin?

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:23:29 +0200

Nowadays, big corporations are investing considerabe resources in interpreting the benefits that Blockcoin, the code that Bitcoin works with, and the changes that we can assume that this will mean for its management systems in the future.

Tomorrow's money

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:16:44 +0200

The future of money involves deciding first what society we want, then we have to devise a monetary system that helps to conceive it.

Interview | Von Weizsäcker demands that virtual currencies be closely monitored

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:12:22 +0200

Von Weizsäcker contemplates the emergence of currencies such as Bitcoin, as well as the need for the European Union to set up a working group to follow developments in this field.

The money to come

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:02:47 +0200

The future of capitalism and the free market society will be settled in relation to the future of capital, labour and the fundamental resource of exchange: money.

The end of money in cash?

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:54:31 +0200

Europe seems to opt for cash: Denmark has launched an electoral proposed plan to put an end to physical money in many everyday transactions made by citizens.

Money throughout time

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:39:56 +0200

For researchers, monetary crises are particularly fruitful moments, in the course of which "monetary mechanisms disintegrate and the routine operation of money is called into question.

Ann Pettifor's Money Production

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:12:08 +0200

Ann Pettifor was one of the economists who publicly predicted the crisis in 2006 and as such, is one of the few economists worth paying attention to.

The elimination of cash and its conversion to electronic currency: dream or nightmare?

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:58:41 +0200

It is surprising that certain financial institutions move so fast and others, on the contrary, are unresponsive to social and technological changes.

The future of money

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:37:11 +0200

In clear and concise terms, we can say that money is destined to become digital. This general conclusion follows from the study of the long historical evolution of money.

Money and the rest of us

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:18:37 +0200

Everything is not for sale. However, it seems that the laws of the market, little by little, invade domains that until now were forbidden to them: friendship, justice, illness and even love.

Who creates money?

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:41:58 +0200

Money, understood as anything that the members of a community are willing to accept as payment for goods and debts, has had multiple forms before the emergence of currency.

Does money bring happiness?

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:25:04 +0200

Studies, thinkers, the general public and governments are rethinking the concept of wealth and the extent to which causes personal satisfaction. Some even analyze what particular kind of consumption is associated with greater happiness.

The Bank of England admits it: money is just an acknowledgment of debt and banks are lining their pockets

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:59:56 +0200

This article explains how most of the money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks by lending.

Money

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:40:09 +0200

Money is a medium of exchange, usually in the form of notes and coins, which is accepted by society for the payment of goods, services and all kinds of obligations.

Cryptocurrencies, the "money" of the future?

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:16:54 +0200

There are numerous studies about money. This precious commodity of society has been one of the greatest inventions of mankind since ancient peoples decided to stop being nomadic.

Grappling with the Bitcoin. Why is it difficult for it to become a generalised money?

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:32:50 +0200

Since its conception in 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin -the main cryptocurrency in existence today- has attracted the attention of numerous technologists and economists.

Bitcoin, the money that is already here

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:19:47 +0200

Money plays quite a significant role in the life of the people, and is practically determinant in society.