Corbet, Shaen ORCID: 0000-0001-7430-7417 and Cumming, Douglas J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4366-6112 (2020) The wild west of ICOs. In: Corbet, Shaen ORCID: 0000-0001-7430-7417, Urquhart, Andrew and Yarovaya, Larisa ORCID: 0000-0002-9638-2917, (eds.) Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/Munich/Boston, pp. 113-130. ISBN 9783110660807
Abstract
This chapter sets out to establish the key issues that have become central within the market
for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Within this context, we provide a brief overview of the existing
literature based on ICOs around the world, while explaining the motivations and styles of criminality
that have occurred, the methods that have been widely used by cryptocurrency thieves, the potential
for the innovation of theft within the sector and the related problems that such technological
progress can potentially generate, and the types of market agents that have set out to potentially
misuse ICOs for a variety of reasons at both the sovereign and corporate level. As cryptocurrency
markets continue to evolve, it is imperative that policy-makers and regulators continue to monitor
the potential development of sophisticated manipulation and cybercriminality techniques that have
developed throughout the market for cryptocurrencies.
Metadata
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cryptocurrency; Initial coin offerings; Regulation; Illegality; Cybercriminality |
Subjects: | Business > Finance |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School |
Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110660807-007 |
Copyright Information: | © 2020 Walter de Gruyter |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 25029 |
Deposited On: | 11 Dec 2020 17:05 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 24 Aug 2021 03:30 |
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