Digital finance
security tokens and unlocking the real potential of blockchain
- ISBN: 9781119756309
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Limited
- Fecha de la edición: 2021
- Lugar de la edición: Hoboken. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 192
- Idiomas: Inglés
Explores how the financial industry will be affected by developments in blockchain and cryptocurrencies at the dawn of a new digital age in finance?
Our financial system is in the midst of a digital revolution. Blockchain, viewed by many experts as “the most important invention since the Internet,” has changed the way we exchange value and information. Although most people are aware of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, few understand how security tokens—digitized forms of traditional ownership certificates—can drive blockchain to reach its fullest potential by offering investors features and innovations that are simply not possible with paper certificates.
Part I The Magic Ledger
Chapter 1 Blockchain Basics 13
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of a Security Token 37
Chapter 3 What Types of Assets May Be Tokenized? 47
Chapter 4 Security Tokens Will Massively Disrupt and Vastly Improve Markets 61
Part II Creating the Digital Wrapper
Chapter 5 Key Features of a Security Token 73
Chapter 6 The Security Token Ecosystem 79
Part III Realizing the Potential of Security Tokens
Chapter 7 Regulation of Digital Assets 89
Chapter 8 Markets for Digital Assets & Security Tokens 103
Chapter 9 “DeFi”: eLending and the Future of Getting a Loan 117
Chapter 10 Digital Adoption 129
Concluding Thoughts 145
Notes 159
Additional Resources 175
About the Author 179
Index 181
