Bitcoin: Economics, technology, and governance

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 213-238

  Böhme, Rainer ^a   Christin, Nicolas ^b   Edelman, Benjamin ^c   Moore, Tyler ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Southern Methodist University   (United States)

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EID: 84929077014     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.29.2.213     Document Type: Article

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