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History of Digital Currency in the United States
Carl Mullan
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Description for History of Digital Currency in the United States
Hardback. Presenting case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed 1996-2004, this book explains how an entire industry of companies, agents and participants turned a blind eye to crimes in this unsupervised environment. He then tracks the subsequent changes to US regulations that now prevent such unlicensed activity. Series: Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Technology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; KCBM; KCZ; KJE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
This book presents detailed case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed between 1996 and 2004. Transactions completed with the new technology circumvented all US financial regulations, an opening that transnational criminals exploited. Mullan explains how an entire industry of companies, agents, and participants turned a blind eye to crimes being committed in this unsupervised environment. He then tracks the subsequent changes made to US regulations that now prevent such unlicensed activity, illustrating the importance of supervising products and industries that arise from new disruptive technology. This book distills hundreds of hours of interviews with the creators and operators ... Read more
This book presents detailed case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed between 1996 and 2004. Transactions completed with the new technology circumvented all US financial regulations, an opening that transnational criminals exploited. Mullan explains how an entire industry of companies, agents, and participants turned a blind eye to crimes being committed in this unsupervised environment. He then tracks the subsequent changes made to US regulations that now prevent such unlicensed activity, illustrating the importance of supervising products and industries that arise from new disruptive technology. This book distills hundreds of hours of interviews with the creators and operators ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Technology
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137568694
SKU
V9781137568694
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About Carl Mullan
P. Carl Mullan is a 15-year veteran of the digital currency industry. He runs a consulting firm, the Digital Currency Intelligence Authority Ltd., and regularly writes about the business. Mullan splits his time between Portland, Oregon, and his residences in Central America. This book is his second for Palgrave Macmillan on digital currency and his fourth book related to private ... Read more
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