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100 _aTownsend, Robert M.
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245 _aDistributed ledgers: Design and regulation of financial infrastructure and payment systems
260 _aLondon
_bThe MIT Press
_c2020
300 _ax, 223 p.
_bIncludes bibliographical reference and index
520 _aDistributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to transform economic organization and financial structures. In this book, Robert Townsend steps back from the hype and controversy surrounding DLT (and the related, but not synonymous, innovations of blockchain and Bitcoin) to offer an economic analysis of what distributed ledgers can do and a blueprint for the optimal design and regulation of financial systems.
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