African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Review

“Bit Standard”- Bitcoin between reality and risks of a “halfway-money”

Christian Rainero
  • Christian Rainero
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Luigi Puddu
  • Luigi Puddu
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Alessandro Migliavacca
  • Alessandro Migliavacca
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Riccardo Coda
  • Riccardo Coda
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Giuseppe Modarelli
  • Giuseppe Modarelli
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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  •  Received: 06 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 18 January 2019
  •  Published: 14 April 2019

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