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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Yale Univ Pr
Publication date
June 30, 2015
Pages
265
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780300212495
ISBN-10
0300212496
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Original list price
$20.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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An intriguing look at the exploding phenomenon of unregulated private currencies and how they will change our economy forever
Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps to Bitcoin. Todayâs economy has seen an explosion of new forms of monetary exchange not created by the federal government. Credit card companies offer points that can be traded in for a variety of goods and services, from airline miles to online store credit. Online game creators have devised new mediums of electronic exchange that turn virtual money into real money. Meanwhile, real money is increasingly going digital, where it competes with  private currencies like Bitcoin. The virtual and the real economic worlds are intermingling more than ever before, raising the possibility that this new money might eventually replace the government-run system of dollars, euros, and yen.
Edward Castronova is the leading researcher in this field, a founder of scholarly online game studies and an expert on the economies of virtual worlds. In this dynamic and essential work, he explores the current phenomenon of virtual currencies and what it will mean legally, politically, and economically in the future. In doing so, he provides a fascinating, often surprising discourse on the meaning of money itselfâwhat it is, what we think it is, and how we relate to it on an emotional level.
Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps to Bitcoin. Todayâs economy has seen an explosion of new forms of monetary exchange not created by the federal government. Credit card companies offer points that can be traded in for a variety of goods and services, from airline miles to online store credit. Online game creators have devised new mediums of electronic exchange that turn virtual money into real money. Meanwhile, real money is increasingly going digital, where it competes with  private currencies like Bitcoin. The virtual and the real economic worlds are intermingling more than ever before, raising the possibility that this new money might eventually replace the government-run system of dollars, euros, and yen.
Edward Castronova is the leading researcher in this field, a founder of scholarly online game studies and an expert on the economies of virtual worlds. In this dynamic and essential work, he explores the current phenomenon of virtual currencies and what it will mean legally, politically, and economically in the future. In doing so, he provides a fascinating, often surprising discourse on the meaning of money itselfâwhat it is, what we think it is, and how we relate to it on an emotional level.
Editions
Hardcover
from Yale Univ Pr (June 3, 2014)
9780300186130 | details & prices | 265 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $30.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Yale Univ Pr (June 30, 2015)
9780300212495 | details & prices | 265 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $20.00
About: An intriguing look at the exploding phenomenon of unregulated private currencies and how they will change our economy forever Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps to Bitcoin.
About: An intriguing look at the exploding phenomenon of unregulated private currencies and how they will change our economy forever Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps to Bitcoin.
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