02308cam a2200313 i 4500 17965965 20240705112543.0 160805s2014 ctu g b 001 0 eng c 2013041269 9780300186130 (hardback) DLC eng DLC DLC UIAM rda HG231 Castronova, Edward, author 594422 Wildcat currency : how the virtual money revolution is transforming the economy / Edward Castronova New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014 ©2014 xxii, 265 pages ; 25 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps that consumers once redeemed for household items. Today's economy has seen an explosion of new forms of monetary exchange not created by the federal government. Credit card companies offer points that can be traded in for a variety of goods and services, from airline miles to online store credit. Online game creators have devised new mediums of electronic exchange that turn virtual money into real money. Meanwhile, real money is increasingly going digital, where it competes with private currencies like Bitcoin. The virtual and the real economic worlds are intermingling more than ever before, raising the possibility that this new money might eventually replace the government-run system of dollars, euros, and yen. Edward Castronova is the leading researcher in this field, a founder of scholarly online game studies and an expert on the economies of virtual worlds. In this dynamic and essential work, he explores the current phenomenon of virtual currencies and what it will mean legally, politically, and economically in the future. In doing so, he provides a fascinating, often surprising discourse on the meaning of money itself-what it is, what we think it is, and how we relate to it on an emotional level"-- Provided by publisher. Money 23582 Tokens 594423 Exchange 546746 Value 28853 bib-zam-mrm-naba-skh lcc 373102 400957 0 0 0 0 GENERAL IIUM IIUM OPEN 2020-10-28 114.00 HG231 C355W 2014 11100345737 2020-10-28 00:00:00 1 114.00 BOOKGEN 0 0 lcc 0 3 IBFIM IIUM IIUM SPECIALSH 2024-06-21 MGIFT 0 sibf HG 231 C355W 2014 11100400472 2024-06-21 00:00:00 2024-06-21 BOOKREF