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Chapter1
Cryptocurrencies
andtheireconomicessence
1.1.Introduction
Thedevelopmentoftheconceptofthebitcoinsystemin2008anditsimplementation
ayearlaterconstituteoneofthemostimportanteventsininternationalfinanceinrecent
years.Theutilisationoftherevolutionarytechnologyoftheso-calledblockchainas
awaytocreateadecentralisedpaymentsystem,independentofbankingandstate
institutions,andwithinitanalternativeandunprecedentedformofmoney,wasthe
seedofacompletelynewphenomenon-cryptocurrencies.Thebirthandgrowth
ofanequallypioneeringbusinessindustrythataccompaniedtheirdevelopment,
abranchincludingservicesrelatedtotheircreation,exchange,storageandsupport
forpayments,attractedtheattentionofpeoplearoundtheworld,alsothoseinvolved
inresearchinthefieldofeconomicsciences.
Theprecursorandstillthemostimportantcryptocurrencyremainsbitcoin.Itisthe
onewhichsetsthestandards,formsthebasisforthedevelopmentofnewandmore
andmoreefficientpaymentsolutions,andthescaleoftradinginitandfluctuationsin
itsexchangerateareasignificantchallengeforlawmakersandinstitutionsregulating
thefinancialmarket.However,anumberofbarriersstandinthewayofitsincreasing
useasinternationalmoneyinaninnovativesetting.
Nevertheless,cryptocurrencieshavealreadysettledpermanentlyininternational
finance.Thetool,whichjustafewyearsagowasknownonlytoasmallgroupof
enthusiasts,aftertheboomoftheendof2017significantlyexpandedthesphereofits
ownersandincreasedthescaleofitsuseinpaymentsandtrade.Interestintheminthe
globalsocietyhasalsoincreased,andthegrowingnumberoftheirtypes,exchanges,
outletsacceptingthem,thelegalregulationsandnewerandnewertechnological
solutionsclearlyindicatethebroaddevelopmentprospectsaheadofthem.
Theaimofthischapteristheidentificationofthenatureofcryptocurrenciesand
theireconomicessence.Thefollowingresearchquestionswereadoptedinorderto
achieveit:
1.Whatistheoriginofcryptocurrenciesandhowcantheybedefinedagainstthe
backgroundofvirtualcurrencies?