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Erschienen in: Decisions in Economics and Finance 2/2021

13.11.2021 | Editorial

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: economic and financial research

verfasst von: Alessandra Cretarola, Gianna Figà-Talamanca, Cyril Grunspan

Erschienen in: Decisions in Economics and Finance | Ausgabe 2/2021

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Abstract

The motivation of proposing and editing the Special Issue “Blockchain and cryptocurrencies” came from the inspirational invited and contributed talks at the 43rd annual A.M.A.S.E.S. conference held in Perugia in September 2019. All the papers have gone through the journal regular refereeing process under the same standards set by the journal, and nine contributions were finally accepted for publication.
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Metadaten
Titel
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: economic and financial research
verfasst von
Alessandra Cretarola
Gianna Figà-Talamanca
Cyril Grunspan
Publikationsdatum
13.11.2021
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Decisions in Economics and Finance / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1593-8883
Elektronische ISSN: 1129-6569
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10203-021-00366-3

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