Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success
Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.
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| author | Kosgi, Karthic Prasad |
| author2 | Barbara Wixom. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1073692022-01-12T19:10:46Z Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success Kosgi, Karthic Prasad Barbara Wixom. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Program System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program Engineering and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Engineering Systems Division. Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 74-79). Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a decentralized payment system. The transactions between two parties are approved not by a central institution but by the peers of the network. Bitcoin uses cryptography and software algorithms to control the units of generation and to verify the transactions on the network. However, bitcoin is the not the only cryptocurrency with these capabilities. There are more than 600 cryptocurrencies in the market. Nonetheless, bitcoin is the most successful cryptocurrency to date with the highest market cap, transaction volume, merchant adoption, and venture capital investments. In this thesis, the author investigates why bitcoin is the most successful cryptocurrency to date. The author's research identified that bitcoin's success is rooted in its ability to become an effective multisided platform with network effects. by Karthic Prasad Kosgi. S.M. in Engineering and Management 2017-03-10T15:07:26Z 2017-03-10T15:07:26Z 2016 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107369 973337540 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 79 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Engineering and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Engineering Systems Division. Kosgi, Karthic Prasad Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title | Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title_full | Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title_fullStr | Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title_short | Uncovering the secrets of bitcoin's success |
| title_sort | uncovering the secrets of bitcoin s success |
| topic | Engineering and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Engineering Systems Division. |
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