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Spring 2018

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 33, Number 1

Where to Bitcoin?

Catherine England, Marymount University

Craig Fratrik, Duke University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise33(1),2018,9–30WheretoBitcoin?CatherineEngland*MarymountUniversityCraigFratrikDukeUniversity______________________________________________________AbstractAreviewofbitcoin’shistoryofferslessonsforlaunchingnewprivatemonies.Togainwidespreadacceptance,bitcoinhadtoforegosomefoundingprinciples.Today,third-partyinstitutionssafeguardprivatekeysandfacilitatetrades.Governments’acceptancereassuresinvestorsandenablesentrepreneurialefforts.Formostowners,bitcoinsareastoreofvalue,muchlikegold.IncountriessuchasVenezuela,bitcoinsofferprotectionagainstexpropriationandadevaluedgovernmentcurrency.Thebitcoinstorycontinuestounfold,makingitimpossibletopredictwhatrole,ifany,bitcoinsorotherelectroniccurrencieswillplayinthefuture.__________________________________________________________JELCodes:D53,G23,O31Keywords:bitcoins,cryptocurrencies,paymentsystems,storeofvalue,innovation,regulationI.Introduction“MarketsTakeOffinLockstep,RaisingWorriesofaReversal,”declaredaJune7,2017,WallStreetJournalheadline.Thearticlebegan,“Stocks,bonds,goldandbitcoin—assetsthatrarelymoveinunison—haveallbeensurgingthisspring,confoundinginvestors.”Howhasbitcoinbecomeoneoffourkeyassetsincludedinsuchareviewofthemarkets?Fromits2009introductionasaprivatemoneychampionedbylibertariansandcypherpunkstoatechnologylaudedbyentrepreneursandstudiedbycentralbanks,bitcoinhascapturedtheimaginationofmany,raisedalarmamongothers,andmoved*WethanktheAPEEconferencepanelparticipants,andespeciallythesessionorganizer,forhelpfulcommentsandsuggestions.Wealsothankcolleaguesatourrespectiveuniversitieswholistenedtobitcoindiscussionsandaskedquestions.

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Title	Where to Bitcoin?
Authors/Creators:	Catherine England, Marymount University Craig Fratrik, Duke University
Year:	2018
Volume:	33
Number:	1
Pages:	9 - 30
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	bitcoins, cryptocurrencies, payment systems, store of value, innovation, regulation

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England, Catherine; Fratrik, Craig / 2018. "Where to Bitcoin?." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 33(1): 9-30.