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The book provides crucial contributions to the crypto-money literature by presenting theoretical and empirical analyses of the effects of the new cryptocurrencies. The contributors discuss the historical background of money and cryptocurrency, its future prospects and its effects in the financial system

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Cryptocurrencies and digital coins have evolved quite rapidly and have become a tool with significant impacts on economic decisions in a short time. This book covers deep theoretical and empirical researches from different perspectives upon cryptocurrencies by successful and expert researchers in their fields. It contains theoretical and empirical analyses on cryptocurrency. The contributors discuss the historical background of money and cryptocurrency, its future prospects and its effects in the financial system. Furthermore, they examine regulations on crypto coins, the effects of central banks on monetary policies, business control processes of Blockchain technologies, continuous control, taxation and the empirical applications about it.

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History of money and cryptocurrencies - Electronic money´s future - Its place in the international financial system - Regulatory aspects - Financial power - Central banking aspects - Blockchain technologies - Auditing - Taxation problems - Empirical analysis about the cryptocurrencies.

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Burak Darici and Fatih Ayhan are working as academicians in economics at Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey. They have many different studies in several areas. Their experiences are focused on especially monetary policy, labour market, financial markets and international economics.

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