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Cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Overview and future perspectives

2021; Inderscience Publishers; Volume: 21; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1504/ijebr.2021.114400

1756-9869

Helder Miguel Correia Virtuoso Sebasti�ã, o N.A., Paulo José Osório Rupino da Cunha, Pedro Manuel Cortes�ã, Pedro Godinho,

Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

This paper presents an overview of the main developments of cryptocurrencies and discusses their future perspectives. First, it briefly reviews the history of cryptocurrencies since the creation of Bitcoin, presents the main market trends, and discusses the key features of cryptocurrencies in the context of blockchain. Second, it analyses current cryptocurrency projects, like the Libra project, and other applications of the blockchain technology. Third, it presents a systematic economics and financial literature review on cryptocurrencies. Fourth, it examines the challenges, benefits, and future perspectives of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, with a focus on the environmental issues and central bank digital currencies.