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This illuminating Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, clarifying developing terminology in order to provide a key reference point for navigating this evolving domain.

This illuminating Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, clarifying developing terminology in order to provide a key reference point for navigating this evolving domain.



This Encyclopedia not only documents an ecosystem in flux, but it also builds a shared language capable of supporting responsible innovation and governance. It defines core terms such as decentralized, token and smart contract, providing necessary insights into foundational technologies including blockchain architectures, cryptographic mechanisms and distributed consensus protocols. Contributing authors highlight topics of debate, such as NFTs and sandwich attacks, creating a framework for further inquiry.



The Elgar Encyclopedia of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and DLT is an essential resource for scholars and students of economics, finance, business and management, innovation and technology. It is also beneficial for policymakers and technology practitioners who are interested in navigating decentralized futures with conceptual precision.



Key Features:

  • Adopts technical, historical, philosophical and social perspectives
  • Situates terms in their broader technical and sociopolitical contexts
  • Presents curated, peer-reviewed and contextually grounded entries
  • Contains entries that are not only scholarly and technical, but also concise and accessible

Arvustused

In fast-moving domains like blockchain and Web3, stable knowledge is rare and essential. This Encyclopedia anchors key concepts in context, offering a durable foundation amid constant change. It resists fleeting hype, cultivating clarity, depth, and interdisciplinary insight. A vital resource for building lasting understanding in a volatile landscape. -- Mary C. Lacity, University of Arkansas, USA An indispensable resource for anyone navigating the complexities of new forms of finance, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and DLT, Roman Becks Encyclopedia, building on a large group of experts, combines authoritative insights with comprehensive coverage. A must-read for professionals and enthusiasts alike, it demystifies and appraises these transformative technologies, their applications, and deep implications. -- Pierre Marro, Policy Officer at the European Commission (DG CNECT), Belgium

Contents
Defining the future of decentralized economics: mapping a moving target 1
Roman Beck
1 Address clustering 5
Raffaele Cristodaro and Claudio J. Tessone
2 Architectural layers 10
Vincent Schaaf and Tobias Guggenberger
3 Asset token 15
Henrik Axelsen
4 Automated market makers 22
Alfred Taudes and Christoph Siebenbrunner
5 Bitcoin 26
Jonas Valbjørn Andersen
6 Blockchain and AI 31
Rongen Sophia Zhang
7 Blockchain, permissionless/permissioned 35
Tan Gürpinar
8 Central bank digital currency 39
Nadia Pocher and Gilbert Fridgen
9 Consensus mechanisms 46
Zachary R. Steelman
10 Cryptocurrency custody 52
Arthur Carvalho
11 Crypto tumblers 56
Assma Sabbhet and Henry M. Kim
12 Crypto assets and crypto derivatives 60
Bryan Routledge and Sevin Yeltekin
13 Decentralized autonomous organization 65
Michel Avital and Nina-Birte Schirrmacher
14 Decentralized exchange 71
Johannes Rude Jensen and Omri Ross
15 Decentralized finance 75
Sarah Palurovic and Jonas Gross
16 Decentralized governance 83
Gayan Benedict
17 Decentralized identity 88
Paulo Rupino da Cunha and Rodolfo Costa
18 Decentralized science 93
Walter Blocher
19 Ethereum 101
Jonas Valbjørn Andersen
20 Ethereum Name Service 105
Thomas Twenhöven
21 Incentive mechanisms and rewards 108
Raffaele Ciriello
22 Initial NFT offerings 114
Rongen Sophia Zhang
23 Intellectual property 118
Dagmar Gesmann-Nuissl
24 Maximally extractable value 123
Johannes Rude Jensen and Omri Ross
25 Mempool 126
Benjamin Kraner and Claudio J. Tessone
26 Merkle tree 130
Boris Düdder
27 Metaverse technologies, challenges, and future directions 134
Soulla Louca and Marinos Themistocleous
28 Mining 140
Johannes Sedlmeir and Yunxiu Zhou
29 NFT marketplaces 146
Simon Perrelet and Jens Dibbern
30 Non-fungible tokens 150
Dagmar Gesmann-Nuissl
31 Nonce 155
Philipp Lang
32 Oracle 159
Harris Kyriakou and Yegin Genc
33 Payment tokens 163
Conrad Kraft and Jonas Gross
34 Proof of work 169
Jonas Valbjørn Andersen
35 Provenance 174
Harris Kyriakou and Yegin Genc
36 Quantum resistance 178
Esra Yeniaras
37 Regenerative finance 185
Tobias Ströher and Jens Strüker
38 Royalties 189
Tejas Kotha
39 Sandwich attacks 195
Tao Yan and Claudio J. Tessone
40 Satoshi Nakamoto 198
Barry Varis
41 Security token offering 205
Marco Schletz
42 Seed phrase 209
Philipp Lang
43 Selfish mining 212
Sheng -Nan Li and Claudio J. Tessone
44 Smart contract 216
Christoph Mueller-Bloch and Marten Risius
45 Stablecoins 220
Ravi Sarathy
46 Staking and proof of stake 226
Yusuf Ozdemir and Arthur Carvalho
47 Staking as a service 230
Arthur Carvalho
48 State channels 234
Fabian Stiehle and Ingo Weber
49 Supply policy 238
Mark C. Ballandies and Claudio J. Tessone
50 Testnets in blockchain development 242
Philipp Lang
51 Tokens 246
Asger Balle Pedersen
52 Token-based payment systems 250
Geoffrey Goodell
53 Token economics 256
Robert Wayne Gregory and Tobias Mini
54 Transparency 262
Johannes Sedlmeir and Gilbert Fridgen
55 Trust 269
Matthias Babel and Marc-Fabian Körner
56 Utility tokens 274
Qianyu Liu and Claudio J. Tessone
57 Verifiable credentials 278
Hendrik Pfaff and Nils Urbach
58 Volatility: cryptocurrencies 284
Vitali Mindel
59 Wallet 287
Kim Peiter Jørgensen
60 Web3 292
Ravi Sarathy
61 Web3 machine verifiable credentials 298
Mary Lacity and Erran Carmel
62 Whales 303
Raffaele Ciriello
63 Zero-knowledge proof 307
Asger Balle Pedersen
Edited by Roman Beck, Professor, Chester B. Slade Chair, Computer Information Systems Department, Bentley University, USA