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Bitcoin Versus Electronic Money

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dc.contributor.authorRotman, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-29T16:09:56Z
dc.date.available2014-05-29T16:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractBitcoin has had a volatile journey since it was launched in 2009, attracting attention among conventional investors as well as the black market. Regulators and policy makers are also following Bitcoin, raising the occasional eyebrow as they evaluate Bitcoin's risks and benefits and how to regulate this little understood virtual currency. Some media reports have confused Bitcoin with more popular electronic money (e-money) schemes used in many low-income countries to reach the unbanked. But the two are markedly different and should not be conflated. This brief provides information about Bitcoin and contrasts Bitcoin with e-money to avoid alarm about the former to the detriment of the latter.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19539082/bitcoin-versus-electronic-money
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18418
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCGAP brief;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBLACK MARKET
dc.subjectBLOG
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCLARITY
dc.subjectCLEARING HOUSE
dc.subjectCOIN
dc.subjectCOINS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPUTER SCIENTIST
dc.subjectCONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subjectCREDIT CARDS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDEBIT CARDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIGITAL MONEY
dc.subjectDIGITAL PRIVATE
dc.subjectE-MONEY
dc.subjectELECTRONIC CASH
dc.subjectELECTRONIC MONEY
dc.subjectENCRYPTION
dc.subjectENCRYPTION KEYS
dc.subjectEURO
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectFIAT CURRENCIES
dc.subjectFIAT CURRENCY
dc.subjectFIAT MONEY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COMPANIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectHACKERS
dc.subjectHARD DRIVE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL TENDER
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMOBILE ACCESS
dc.subjectMOBILE DEVICE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectMONETARY VALUE
dc.subjectMONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subjectNATIONAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectONLINE SERVICES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectPAYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectPAYMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectPAYMENTS SERVICE
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectPEER-TO-PEER
dc.subjectPEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
dc.subjectPERSONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE KEY
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectSECRET CODES
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSPECULATIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTREASURY
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectUSER
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVIRTUAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEB SITE
dc.subjectWIRE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectWORLD CURRENCY
dc.titleBitcoin Versus Electronic Moneyen
dc.title.alternativeEl bitcoin versus el dinero electronicoen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2014-05-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:31:52.017283Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19539082/bitcoin-versus-electronic-money
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.guid126191468180872716
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140520134610
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19539082
okr.identifier.report88164
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/05/20/000442464_20140520134610/Rendered/PDF/881640BRI0Box30WLEDGENOTES0Jan02014.pdfen
okr.topicFiscal and Monetary Policy
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Currencies and Exchange Rates
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitClimate Change Policy & Finance (CCGPF)
okr.volumeJanuary 2014
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