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Cryptocurrencies and Business Ethics by Claus Dierksmeier; Peter Seele is a Business, Management and Accounting article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Cryptocurrencies and Business Ethics about?
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, SETLcoin, Ether, Solar Coin, or Liberty Reserve exist since 2009. Because of their decentralized control, they are often considered a threat or alternative to the conventional centralized banking system. While the technological implication of some such currencies, especially of Bitcoin, has attracted much attention, so far there is little discussion about the entire field of cryptocurrencies and very little academic literature addressing its ethical significance. In this article, we thus address the impact of ''blockchain technology'' on the nature of financial transactions from a business ethics perspective. We begin with a survey on relevant literature from neighboring disciplines. Next, we work towards a 3 9 3 framework for current debates on the ethics of cryptocurrencies (see Table 1): we combine the micro, meso, and macro levels of business and society with assessments of the potential ethical impact of cryptocurrencies as morally beneficial, detrimental, and ambiguous. In addition, we highlight possible avenues for future research, such as the changing roles of the miners and regulators, the prosocial use of cryptocurrencies, the antisocial
Who reads Cryptocurrencies and Business Ethics?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Business, Management and Accounting.
- Author
- Claus Dierksmeier; Peter Seele
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)