The predecessors of Bitcoin and their implications for the prospect of virtual currencies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Kim, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; BITCOIN; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MONEY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREDICTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRTUAL REALITY; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; VIDEO GAME;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84928753283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123071     Document Type: Article

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