Digital Currency: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Digital technology has revitalized the landscape of the global economy. As digital currency, such as bitcoin and IOTA, continues to become more prominent in society, conducting further research in this area is vital to promoting economic advancements.

Digital Currency: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a critical source of academic knowledge on the use of computers, smartphones, and the internet to purchase goods and services using virtual currency. The security and privacy aspects of using digital currency are also explored. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as electronic commerce, online transaction payment, and web-based electronic money, this book is an ideal reference source for business executives, financial analysts, business professionals, economists, IT professionals, and researchers interested in emerging trends in digital currency and finance.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Bitcoin and Virtual Currency
Chapter 1: Bitcoin
Chapter 2: Benefits From Using Bitcoin
Chapter 3: Bitcoin for E-Commerce
Chapter 4: Web-Based Electronic Money for Online Banking
Chapter 5: Mobile Banking and Payment System
Chapter 6: A Survey of Research in Real-Money Trading (RMT) in Virtual World
Chapter 7: Cybercrimes via Virtual Currencies in International Business
Chapter 8: Three New Directions for Time Banking Research

Section 2: Blockchain Technology
Chapter 9: A Novel Security Framework for Managing Android Permissions Using Blockchain Technology
Chapter 10: Evaluation of Blockchain in Capital Market Use-Cases

Section 3: Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing
Chapter 11: Making Citizens’ Activities Flourish Through a Crowdsourcing-Based Social Infrastructure
Chapter 12: Social Media and Online Gaming
Chapter 13: #TerroristFinancing

Section 4: Security and Privacy
Chapter 14: The State-of-the-Art Technology of Currency Identification
Chapter 15: Electronic Payment Systems and Their Security
Chapter 16: Data Mining for Secure Online Payment Transaction
Chapter 17: Ransomware