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Crypto Uncovered

The Evolution of Bitcoin and the Crypto Currency Marketplace

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides a historical backdrop to the currency markets
  • Defines what crypto-currencies are, how they are being used and by whom, and the unique reasons why they have grown in popularity
  • Delves into the government's role in regulating crypto

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. History of Money

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 1-16
  3. Tales from the Crypt: The Dawn of Crypto Currency

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 17-27
  4. Silk Road to Wall Street: Accepting Crypto Currency as a Tradable Asset

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 29-46
  5. Crypto Currency: What Do We Know About Investment Performance and Risk?

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 47-59
  6. Managing the Crypto Marketplace

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 61-83
  7. Crypto Currency: The Birth of an ICO

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 85-131
  8. Creation of a Distributed Ledger

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 133-148
  9. ICO Regulatory and Reporting Framework

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 149-168
  10. Crypto Currency: Another Block in the Continuum of Value Exchange

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 169-171
  11. A Vision for the Future: The Bermuda FinTech Story

    • Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh
    Pages 173-181

About this book

Crypto currency integrated BlockChain under Virtual Scalable Enterprises is a widely debated and earnestly discussed topic in the technology arena. Executives at the largest institutions are calling crypto currency fraudulent while high-level institutional banking professionals are leaving their positions to jump into crypto technology, regulation and investment opportunities as industries advance towards adoption. The narratives on these topics are diametrically opposite and polarizing on both side of the debate. While this debate has many layers from a government regulatory side to social impact to the practicality of everyday use of crypto currencies in developing markets, it is safe to assume that crypto currencies or utility tokens are more than a global phenomenon and are now becoming a working framework for optional modes of business.

This book demystifies what crypto currency is, how it is used, and what it means to the consumer, investor, and the future of our global currency marketplace. By providing the historical backdrop to the market, authors Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, and Marvin Loh provide a clear definition of what crypto-currencies actually are, how they are being used and by whom, and the unique reasons why they have gone from back street to Main Street almost overnight. The book will also delve into the government’s role in regulating this commerce medium. Lastly, the authors will look at the current global monetary policy and discuss if this type of currency phenomena was a direct result while also examining the potential risk and rewards for investors and the economy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • State Street Global Market, LLC, New York, NY, USA

    Sarah Swammy

  • Digital Air Technologies, New York, NY, USA

    Richard Thompson

  • Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY, USA

    Marvin Loh

About the authors

Sarah Swammy is a Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Portfolio Solutions businesses in both State Street Global Markets, LLC, a registered broker dealer subsidiary of State Street Bank and Trust and in State Street Bank and Trust.  Sarah joined State Street from BNY Mellon where she held several leadership positions.  She has held compliance positions at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., CSFB, and Barclays Capital, Inc.

Richard Thompson has more than 25 years of experience directing the development of world-class institutional financial systems and pioneering the next generation of "cloud" technology. The integration of blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation workflows into a single delivery fabric is the primary focus of his efforts in Digital Air. Helping to launch two ICO’s, fx, fxoptions, multiple fixed income, and a number of derivatives platforms, Richard is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost quantitative IT architects in the financial industry.

Marvin Loh has 30 years of experience in the financial service industry where he has been an analyst at various firms covering a multitude of asset classes.  At present, he follows global macro themes for BNY Mellon, where he evaluates asset valuations by looking for intersections within the FX, fixed income and equity markets. Marvin has also been active in identifying disruptive technologies and business models. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Crypto Uncovered

  • Book Subtitle: The Evolution of Bitcoin and the Crypto Currency Marketplace

  • Authors: Sarah Swammy, Richard Thompson, Marvin Loh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00135-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00134-6Published: 08 February 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40429-1Published: 18 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00135-3Published: 24 January 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 181

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Popular Science in Finance, Capital Markets, Financial Services

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Softcover Book USD 44.99
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Hardcover Book USD 44.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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