Centro de Documentação da PJ
Monografia
 CD355 |
Virtual currency schemes [Recurso eletrónico] : october 2012 / European Central Bank.- Frankfurt : European Central Bank, 2012.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
Ficheiro de 1,86 MB em formato PDF (55 p.).
ISBN 978-92-899-0862-7
MOEDA VIRTUAL, MOEDA ELETRÓNICA, CRIPTOATIVO, TRANSACÇÃO FINANCEIRA, ESTUDO DE CASOS, RELATÓRIO
1. Introduction. 1.1. Preliminary remarks and motivation. 1.2. A short historical review of money. 1.3. Money in the virtual world. 2. Virtual currency schemes. 2.1. Definition and categorization. 2.2. Virtual currency schemes and electronic money. 2.3. Payment arrangements in virtual currency schemes. 2.4. Reasons for implementing virtual currency schemes. 3. Case studies. 3.1. The Bitcoin scheme. 3.1.1. Basic features. 3.1.2. Technical description of a Bitcoin transaction. 3.1.3. Monetary aspects. 3.1.4. Security incidents and negative press. 3.2. The second life scheme. 3.2.1. Basic features. 3.2.2. Second life economy. 3.2.3. Monetary aspects. 3.2.4. Issues with second life. 4. The relevance of virtual currency schemes for central banks. 4.1. Risks to price stability. 4.2. Risks to financial stability. 4.3. Risks to payment system stability. 4.4. Lack of regulation. 4.5. Reputational risk. 5. Conclusion. Annex: references and further information on virtual currency schemes.