The global development of cryptocurrencies

• Authors: Miciuła Ireneusz , Kazojć Katarzyna

Title variants

PL

Globalny rozwój kryptowalut

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The global crypto marketplace has an impact on the functioning of financial markets and has huge implications for entire economies. The article discusses the functioning of the global cryptocurrency market, and based on the analysis of the history of the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, an attempt was made to determine possible development prospects. The aim of the article is to assess the development of the current crypto marketplace in the world and to present possible development prospects. The foresight method was used to implement the research objective, in particular trend analysis (quantitative data) and discrete event system (qualitative and expert data). This allows us to learn about the regularity of the cryptocurrencies in the sphere of investment management from the investors' point of view and the creation of an appropriate legal framework by the supervisory authorities and ensuring the social security of the financial system.

PL

Światowy rynek kryptowalut ma wpływ na funkcjonowanie rynków finansowych i powoduje ogromne implikacje dla całych gospodarek. W artykule omawiono funkcjonowanie globalnego rynku kryptowalut, a na podstawie analizy historii najpopularniejszej kryptowaluty – bitcoina, podjęto się próby ustalenia możliwych perspektyw rozwoju. Celem opracowania jest ocena rozwoju obecnego rynku kryptowalut na świecie oraz przedstawienie możliwych perspektyw rozwoju. Aby osiągnąć cel badawczy pracy, wykorzystano metodę foresightu, a szczególnie analizę trendów (dane ilościowe) oraz system zdarzeń dyskretnych (dane jakościowe i eksperckie). Pozwala to na poznanie prawidłowości na rynku kryptowalut w sferze zarządzania inwestycjami z punktu widzenia inwestorów oraz tworzenia odpowiednich ram prawnych przez organy nadzorujące i zapewniające bezpieczeństwo społecznego systemu finansowego.

Keywords

EN

cryptocurrencies; financial innovations; global financial market; legal regulations of the market; technological and financial changes (FinTech)

PL

kryptowaluty; innowacje finansowe; globalny rynek finansowy; regulacje prawne rynku; zmiany technologiczno-finansowe (FinTech)

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2019
• Issue: vol. 63, nr 2
• Pages: 183-196

Contributors

author

Miciuła Ireneusz

author

Kazojć Katarzyna

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