Decentralized E-Money (Bitcoin) .: FB12-7/9-2014E-PDF ; FB4-13/2014E-PDF

"Decentralized e-money is stored and flows through a peer-to-peer computer network that directly links users, much like a chat room. No single user controls the network. There is no centralized issuer of such products or a trusted third party that manages them. This means that they are independent of central banks, financial institutions and Internet platforms. Decentralized e-money is not backed by any particular good or service, and is not redeemable into national currencies"--p. [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Bank of Canada.
Title Decentralized E-Money (Bitcoin) .
Series title Backgrounders
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "April 2014."
Title from caption.
Issued also in French under title: Les monnaies électroniques décentralisées (comme le bitcoin).
Previously catalogued under catalogue number FB4-13/2014E-PDF.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada, c2014.
Description [2] p.
Catalogue number
  • FB12-7/9-2014E-PDF
  • FB4-13/2014E-PDF
Subject terms Currency
Electronic commerce
Digital currency
Electronic money
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