The Holy Grail of Crypto Currencies: Ready to Replace Fiat Money?
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2019.1664235
Abstract: Abstract: This article suggests that current forms of crypto currencies will fail to complement or replace fiat money. We show that fixed-supply coins like bitcoin suffer from an inherently speculative and deflationary design and are… read more here.
Keywords: holy grail; money; replace fiat; fiat money ... See more keywords
From gold to futurity: a semiotic overview on trust, legal tender and fiat money
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DOI: 10.1080/10350330.2019.1587833
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the first part of the paper, I am summarizing the most relevant findings of the semiotic study of the money sign. It starts with a tripartition of the major types, namely commodity money,… read more here.
Keywords: legal tender; fiat money; money; semiotics ... See more keywords