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Economics and Finance (R0)

Ioannis Giannakouros

Cryptocurrencies and Tradable Crypto-Tokens

Introduction to the Sector's Economic Design

&lt;p&gt;Chapter1: Foundations of Token Ecosystems.- Chapter2:&amp;nbsp;A new paradigm of economic organization.- Chapter3:&amp;nbsp;Economic value creation in Token ecosystems.- Chapter4:&amp;nbsp;Cryptocurrencies and tradable Crypto Tokens.- Chapter5:&amp;nbsp;The need for Token ecosystem design.- Chapter6:&amp;nbsp;Market design.- Chapter7:&amp;nbsp;Case study in Market design Nexus Mutual.- Chapter8:&amp;nbsp;Mechanism design.- Chapter9:&amp;nbsp;Case study in Mechanism design Lido.- Chapter10:&amp;nbsp;Token design.- Chapter11:&amp;nbsp;Case study in Token design Bumper.- Chapter12:&amp;nbsp;Bonding Function design.- Chapter13:&amp;nbsp;Case study in Bonding Function design: Bancor Carbon.- Chapter14:&amp;nbsp;Case study in End to End design Aave.- Chapter15:&amp;nbsp;Cryptocurrencies and Crypto Tokens in short.&lt;/p&gt;

'Michael Auerbach has one of the most original minds I've ever encountered . . . This is a dazzling and entertaining book . . . But it is also an urgent warning' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of Empire of Pain A brilliant exploration of the phenomenon of prediction markets that asks: what happens when democracy becomes another commodity? Prediction markets are sweeping the world, fundamentally changing the nature of gambling - and the very ways in which we attempt to divine the future. Posed as binary 'Yes/No' questions about future events, prediction markets allow any difference of opinion - whether on pop culture or politics, wars or assassinations - to be financialised. A regulatory minefield with moral implications that divide nations, governments and bettors, they have proved as effective at accurately predicting the timing of missile strikes as they have at calling the outcomes of elections.But are these markets really a new phenomenon? And what does it mean when those tasked with safeguarding democracy hold financial stakes in its volatility?From Renaissance Rome, where merchants wagered on papal conclaves, through nineteenth-century London's wartime coffee house gossip, to the Pentagon's ill-fated terrorism futures exchange and blockchain-based betting on Polymarket today, The Big Bet tells the gripping five-hundred-year story of a permissive regime that no one designed and no one voted for.Drawing on deep expertise, Michael Auerbach examines how these markets are changing our world, and what they mean for the future where democracy becomes just another commodity to be priced and traded. Because prediction markets are not an anomaly - they are the logical endpoint of a society that has applied market capitalism to every aspect of life. And in a world where everything is a wager and nothing is off limits, knowing where the chips will fall matters more than ever.

Prediction Markets and the Future of Democracy

The Big Bet

This textbook examines how artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and data-driven decision systems are reshaping financial services. Moving from core AI concepts to applied financial use cases, it covers credit risk assessment, fraud detection, Monte Carlo methods, stock and cryptocurrency valuation, knowledge graphs, AI-enabled IoT, large language models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and no-code AI platforms. It also looks at infrastructure choices for enterprise AI, including cloud and on-premise deployment, before turning to sustainable finance, greenwashing detection, and AI governance in regulated environments. Throughout, the book emphasizes decision quality, transparency, accountability, model risk management, and practical implementation. It will be of interest to upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students in finance, banking, FinTech, risk management, and business analytics, as well as practitioners seeking a structured introduction to AI applications and governance in finance.
 Migdat Hodžić
 is Principal and Chief Technology Officer at ARTI Analytics and a professor at the International University of Sarajevo and Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar. He holds a PhD from Santa Clara University and works across artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and quantitative finance. He has led applied AI research and product development in Europe and the United States and is an inventor on multiple US patents.
 Tarik Hubana
 is Chief Operating Officer at ARTI Analytics and Assistant Professor at Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar. He holds a PhD in technical sciences from TU Graz and works on applied AI, machine learning, predictive modelling, and enterprise AI systems. His academic and industry experience spans analytics, digital transformation, and AI deployment in data-intensive sectors. He leads applied AI research and product development in Europe and the United States and is an inventor on multiple US patents.
 Admir Mešković
 is Assistant Professor of Finance at the International University of Sarajevo and Manager of the Center for Islamic Finance, Innovation and Sustainability. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Sarajevo and an MBA from Durham University Business School. His research focuses on Islamic finance, FinTech, risk management, and sustainable finance.

From Theory to Practice

Artificial Intelligence in Finance

This book examines why the liberal international order, once seemingly unassailable, now confronts existential questions in the twenty-first century's opening decades. It shows how the rise of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), BRICS, and Bitcoin-the '3 Bs'- has signalled a fundamental shift in global power dynamics and governance frameworks. It analyzes how these three externalities challenge core assumptions about international cooperation, economic governance, and hegemonic leadership. They also posit alternative visions: infrastructure-led connectivity, multipolar economic alliances, and decentralized financial systems that bypass traditional Western institutions. Moving beyond nostalgia or triumphalism, it explores what frameworks might emerge as the world transitions from unipolarity-and whether liberal internationalism can adapt, reform, or must yield to fundamentally different organizing principles for global order.The volume will be of great interest to researchers and students of politics and international relations, development studies and international organizations. Accessible and comprehensive, it will also be of interest to general readers.

Changing Power Dynamics

3 Bs and a Crumbling World Order

Materialising the Digital

Where and how we pay is changing dramatically. This timely, innovative book navigates the so-called 'Cambrian explosion' of FinTech companies and more specifically to the emergence of Blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies through the lens of the case of Ripple, a company in the field of cryptoassets and cross-border payments. Combining STS with human geography and political economy, it navigates the maelstrom of proliferating new and old payment infrastructure, to develop a theoretical and empirical 'infrastructural inversion' of money. Money does not just flow through or behave like an infrastructure, but rather it is an infrastructure, because it is predicated upon the existence of accounting and payment infrastructures of memory for its very existence. Using the concepts of active forms and dispositions from design and architecture, this nuanced book analyses how money's infrastructures act in the world materially, spatially, as objects and subjects of desire and as political and economic machines. If we want new forms of money for new forms of society, we need to think holistically and ecologically about the complex combinations of materiality, space, desire and political economies that money generates and propagates. Tracing the trajectory of a cryptoasset project from an alternative credit system to an interbank, cross-border company, the book moves beyond a Bitcoin-centric view of money. It reveals how alternative and mainstream, networked and sovereign forms of money have long been intertwined.

An ecology of materiality, space, desires, and power

Money’s infrastructures

Banking, Money and International Finance

The emergence of financial technologies has unlocked a myriad of possibilities for reshaping governance systems, from the grassroots level of micro-governance to the broader scope of national and transnational governance. This book thoroughly examines the significant impact of cutting-edge financial technology on enhancing worldwide access to financial services. In an era marked by persistent governance challenges, it highlights the transformative potential of AI-driven solutions in fostering more equitable economic participation. Overcoming traditional banking barriers to serve underserved and unbanked communities, the book investigates the fourth wave of fintech innovation depicted by AI, blockchain technologies and decentralized systems. The book begins by presenting the fundamentals of digital innovation, particularly emphasising the transformative role of AI-powered financial tools in improving banking experiences for various global communities. It emphasizes the role of digital payment platforms in bridging the gap between urban and rural populations, as well as the way blockchain technology and smart contracts are setting new benchmarks for transaction security and transparency. Its primary focus is on the strategies for overcoming financial exclusion. Cybersecurity compliance, ethical AI, data governance, and regulatory coordination are considered essential for creating trustworthy digital financial systems. Additionally, it thoroughly examines the alternative credit scoring methods that use non-traditional data to transform lending and presents the opportunities and challenges that will shape the future of finance, with a particular emphasis on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), sustainable blockchain solutions, and artificial intelligence collaborations. For scholars, researchers and policymakers working to create a more accessible and sustainable financial future, the book offers a thorough overview of the state of inclusive fintech today and a predictive outlook on how technology can promote global economic equity.

Financial Innovation for Inclusive and Equitable Digital Economies

From the author of&nbsp;A People's Guide to Capitalism, a clear-eyed look at the world of cryptocurrencies, cutting through the glitz and the scams to reveal how crypto mirrors and exacerbates the crises of capitalism 
 
Cryptocurrencies have gone from being fringe investments relevant only to hardcore adherents to a multi-trillion industry with a direct line to Donald Trump's White House. The promises of crypto are wide-ranging, preying on a basic reality: people are alienated by an economic system that has excluded them and wonder if cryptocurrencies can offer a more transparent and inclusive alternative. 
 
Enter&nbsp;Crypto-Capitalism, Hadas Thier's deft, accessible examination of the rise and fall and rise again of crypto. Drawing on years of reporting on the industry, its insiders, and the ordinary people impacted by its wild peaks and busts, Thier explains how cryptocurrencies work, elucidates the context and implications of their rise, and debunks the utopian mythology that animates their boosters. 
 
By showing that systemic exploitation and domination are inherent in a crisis-ridden capitalist economy and are matters of class power, not technology, Thier convincingly cuts through the froth and the lies of financial dystopia. Along the way, she exposes the dangerous consequences of crypto's rise and offers alternative avenues for imagining what economic democracy could actually be.

The New Financial Dystopia

Crypto-Capitalism

Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application

Emerging Paradigms in FinTech, AI and Blockchain

A Multidisciplinary Approach to KIIT Horizons, Volume 3

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the technologies that are transforming financial services, markets, and regulation. It examines the rise of digital payments, peer-to-peer lending, challenger banks, blockchain, big data, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. It aims to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application while also offering guidance on how individuals, businesses, and financial institutions can leverage fintech innovations to their advantage. Not only does it discuss the current fintech trends but also explores future developments and potential disruptions in the financial sector. In an era where fintech is transforming traditional finance, this book addresses the growing need for accessible, up-to-date, and reliable information on the subject. It will be an essential resource for academics, researchers, students, and practitioners seeking to navigate the ever-evolving financial landscape.Brian Lucey&nbsp;
 is a Professor of International Finance at Trinity Business School, Ireland. Professor Lucey has worked as a statistician in the Department of Health and as an economist in the Central Bank.&nbsp;He has studied at graduate level in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland, and holds a PhD from the University of Stirling.
 Vincenzo Verdoliva
 is Professor of Finance at Pegaso Digital University, Italy. His main research interests include market liquidity, credit risk and financial distress, initial public offerings and venture capital, FinTech and digital transformation, lending, and relationship banking. He also serves as an Associate Editor of 
 The European Journal of Finance
 .

The Innovations Reshaping the Financial Landscape

The FinTech Frontier

Equips legal professionals and stakeholders with a clear, authoritative, and practical guide to the UK legal treatment of digital payments and tokenised assets. The Law of Digital Payments is a guide to UK payments law, examining how English law and financial regulation are adapting to new forms of money and new ways of moving it. Value now passes between banks, payment service providers and distributed ledgers, and AI agents are beginning to initiate payments. For lawyers and compliance professionals, this raises fundamental questions about when a debt is discharged, who bears the loss when a payment goes wrong, and which activities fall within the regulatory perimeter. This title sets out the legal concepts of payment and money before mapping the regulatory perimeter under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Regulated Activities Order 2001, the Payment Services Regulations 2017 and the Electronic Money Regulations 2011. Later chapters provide clarity on funds transfers and settlement, card payments, open banking and payment initiation, digital wallets, strong customer authentication, unauthorised transactions and the recovery of misdirected payments, including authorised push payment (APP) fraud. Coverage of tokenised payment includes the classification of cryptoassets and their status as property. The new UK regimes for stablecoins and tokenised deposits are considered alongside the proposed digital pound. The final chapters address the protection of customer funds when a payment or e-money institution becomes insolvent. They also examine the legal questions raised by agentic payments, in which an AI agent makes payments on a user's behalf. Drawing upon legislation, FCA rules and guidance, case law and current reform proposals, the book is designed to help practitioners, in-house counsel, regulators, payment firms and academics understand and apply the law of digital payments. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Banking and Finance Law online service.

The Law of Digital Payments

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe world's criminals earn trillions every year. They keep almost all of it. Every effort to stop them has failed. Why? Join Oliver Bullough through the looking glass, voyaging through the dark heart of the global economy: where flows of dirty banknotes, designer goods and baby eels prop up illicit networks spanning from Miami to Shanghai - via, strangely, North Oxfordshire. Cryptocurrencies flow through ledgers that would look familiar to a fifteenth-century Florentine banker. Casinos, lottery tickets and government ignorance all power the merry-go-round of dirty money. And it all works brilliantly. Better than ever. There has never been a better time to be a criminal. It's time that changed.

The Secret Life of Dirty Money

Everybody Loves Our Dollars

"Any Will drafter should have this book in their arsenal." - Law Skills (of a previous edition) This book contains a comprehensive collection of precedents supplied as an electronic download, including a variety of precedents for individual clauses as well as a set of complete wills catering for different scenarios. The emphasis of the approach is on clarity, practicality and simplicity, so you can quickly draft legally sound wills for a variety of circumstances. The book includes notes and guidance on drafting, and additional materials, letters, support materials and extracts from relevant legislation. Recommended by the Institute of Professional Willwriters, Parker's Will Precedents is a well-established and highly regarded publication, renowned for its clarity of drafting. Parker's Will Precedents is also available as a standalone online service, available through Bloomsbury Professional Online.

Parker’s Will Precedents

Palgrave Studies in Emerging Risk Management and Sustainable Finance

Cyber incidents impose measurable economic and financial costs through operational disruption, litigation, valuation effects, and systemic spillovers. Understanding these costs requires that someone at the institution can connect technical vulnerabilities to market behavior and institutional responses. This volume provides guidance on cyber risk and financial stability, examining such costs from a markets‑and‑institutions perspective and linking incident outcomes to firm value, insurability, and policy.Contributed chapters explore market reactions to data breaches and class actions, risk quantification and mitigation (models, firm practices, and insurance), and sectoral cases in banking, construction, and power generation. Chapter authors synthesize frameworks and tools across BCBS operational risk and resilience principles, FSB incident response/lexicon, IMF macro‑financial guidance, OECD digital security, and EU instruments (DORA, NIS2, EU‑SCICF), alongside NIST CSF and FFIEC materials. The volume explores how policy and institutional design translate into incentives, incident reporting, resilience, and information sharing.Providing empirical evidence, financial‑econometrics methods (abnormal returns/event studies), policy mapping, and risk‑transfer analyses for cyber insurance, the book helps readers evaluate costs at the firm and system levels, interpret regulatory signals for financial institutions, and design governance and investment responses. It serves academics in finance/economics, policymakers, and practitioners seeking structured guidance on cyber risk and financial stability.Thomas Walker is Professor of Finance and Director of the Jacques Ménard-BMO Center for Capital Markets and the Emerging Risks Information Centre (ERIC) at Concordia University.Marcus Glenn Walker is Partner and Co‑CEO of Dragon Data Solutions in Germany.Victoria Kelly is a research associate at Concordia University.&nbsp;Rajesh Kumar Tharumar is a research associate for the Emerging Risks Information Centre (ERIC) of John Molson School of Business at Concordia University.&nbsp;

Costs, Resilience, and Regulatory Frameworks

The Economics of Cyber Risk

Cryptocurrencies and Tradable Crypto-Tokens

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