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The wild west of ICOs

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

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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.

Item Type:Book Section
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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