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Elgar Encyclopedia of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and DLT: (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series)

Elgar Encyclopedia of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and DLT: (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series)


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This illuminating Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, clarifying developing terminology in order to provide a key reference point for navigating this evolving domain.



This Encyclopedia not only documents an ecosystem in flux, but it also builds a shared language capable of supporting responsible innovation and governance. It defines core terms such as decentralized, token and smart contract, providing necessary insights into foundational technologies including blockchain architectures, cryptographic mechanisms and distributed consensus protocols. Contributing authors highlight topics of debate, such as NFTs and sandwich attacks, creating a framework for further inquiry.



The Elgar Encyclopedia of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and DLT is an essential resource for scholars and students of economics, finance, business and management, innovation and technology. It is also beneficial for policymakers and technology practitioners who are interested in navigating decentralized futures with conceptual precision.



Key Features:

  • Adopts technical, historical, philosophical and social perspectives
  • Situates terms in their broader technical and sociopolitical contexts
  • Presents curated, peer-reviewed and contextually grounded entries
  • Contains entries that are not only scholarly and technical, but also concise and accessible


Table of Contents:
Contents Defining the future of decentralized economics: mapping a moving target 1 Roman Beck 1 Address clustering 5 Raffaele Cristodaro and Claudio J. Tessone 2 Architectural layers 10 Vincent Schaaf and Tobias Guggenberger 3 Asset token 15 Henrik Axelsen 4 Automated market makers 22 Alfred Taudes and Christoph Siebenbrunner 5 Bitcoin 26 Jonas Valbjørn Andersen 6 Blockchain and AI 31 Rongen “Sophia” Zhang 7 Blockchain, permissionless/permissioned 35 Tan Gürpinar 8 Central bank digital currency 39 Nadia Pocher and Gilbert Fridgen 9 Consensus mechanisms 46 Zachary R. Steelman 10 Cryptocurrency custody 52 Arthur Carvalho 11 Crypto tumblers 56 Assma Sabbhet and Henry M. Kim 12 Crypto assets and crypto derivatives 60 Bryan Routledge and Sevin Yeltekin 13 Decentralized autonomous organization 65 Michel Avital and Nina-Birte Schirrmacher 14 Decentralized exchange 71 Johannes Rude Jensen and Omri Ross 15 Decentralized finance 75 Sarah Palurovic and Jonas Gross 16 Decentralized governance 83 Gayan Benedict 17 Decentralized identity 88 Paulo Rupino da Cunha and Rodolfo Costa 18 Decentralized science 93 Walter Blocher 19 Ethereum 101 Jonas Valbjørn Andersen 20 Ethereum Name Service 105 Thomas Twenhöven 21 Incentive mechanisms and rewards 108 Raffaele Ciriello 22 Initial NFT offerings 114 Rongen “Sophia” Zhang 23 Intellectual property 118 Dagmar Gesmann-Nuissl 24 Maximally extractable value 123 Johannes Rude Jensen and Omri Ross 25 Mempool 126 Benjamin Kraner and Claudio J. Tessone 26 Merkle tree 130 Boris Düdder 27 Metaverse technologies, challenges, and future directions 134 Soulla Louca and Marinos Themistocleous 28 Mining 140 Johannes Sedlmeir and Yunxiu Zhou 29 NFT marketplaces 146 Simon Perrelet and Jens Dibbern 30 Non-fungible tokens 150 Dagmar Gesmann-Nuissl 31 Nonce 155 Philipp Lang 32 Oracle 159 Harris Kyriakou and Yegin Genc 33 Payment tokens 163 Conrad Kraft and Jonas Gross 34 Proof of work 169 Jonas Valbjørn Andersen 35 Provenance 174 Harris Kyriakou and Yegin Genc 36 Quantum resistance 178 Esra Yeniaras 37 Regenerative finance 185 Tobias Ströher and Jens Strüker 38 Royalties 189 Tejas Kotha 39 Sandwich attacks 195 Tao Yan and Claudio J. Tessone 40 Satoshi Nakamoto 198 Barry Varis 41 Security token offering 205 Marco Schletz 42 Seed phrase 209 Philipp Lang 43 Selfish mining 212 Sheng -Nan Li and Claudio J. Tessone 44 Smart contract 216 Christoph Mueller-Bloch and Marten Risius 45 Stablecoins 220 Ravi Sarathy 46 Staking and proof of stake 226 Yusuf Ozdemir and Arthur Carvalho 47 Staking as a service 230 Arthur Carvalho 48 State channels 234 Fabian Stiehle and Ingo Weber 49 Supply policy 238 Mark C. Ballandies and Claudio J. Tessone 50 Testnets in blockchain development 242 Philipp Lang 51 Tokens 246 Asger Balle Pedersen 52 Token-based payment systems 250 Geoffrey Goodell 53 Token economics 256 Robert Wayne Gregory and Tobias Mini 54 Transparency 262 Johannes Sedlmeir and Gilbert Fridgen 55 Trust 269 Matthias Babel and Marc-Fabian Körner 56 Utility tokens 274 Qianyu Liu and Claudio J. Tessone 57 Verifiable credentials 278 Hendrik Pfaff and Nils Urbach 58 Volatility: cryptocurrencies 284 Vitali Mindel 59 Wallet 287 Kim Peiter Jørgensen 60 Web3 292 Ravi Sarathy 61 Web3 machine verifiable credentials 298 Mary Lacity and Erran Carmel 62 Whales 303 Raffaele Ciriello 63 Zero-knowledge proof 307 Asger Balle Pedersen

About the Author :
Edited by Roman Beck, Professor, Chester B. Slade Chair, Computer Information Systems Department, Bentley University, USA

Review :
‘In fast-moving domains like blockchain and Web3, stable knowledge is rare and essential. This Encyclopedia anchors key concepts in context, offering a durable foundation amid constant change. It resists fleeting hype, cultivating clarity, depth, and interdisciplinary insight. A vital resource for building lasting understanding in a volatile landscape.’ ‘An indispensable resource for anyone navigating the complexities of new forms of finance, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and DLT, Roman Beck’s Encyclopedia, building on a large group of experts, combines authoritative insights with comprehensive coverage. A must-read for professionals and enthusiasts alike, it demystifies and appraises these transformative technologies, their applications, and deep implications.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781035339952
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 330
  • Width: 169 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1035339951
  • Publisher Date: 24 Feb 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series


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