02672cam a2200385 i 4500 123169 20230410115700.0 131206s2014 ctu b 001 0 eng 17965965 acquire 2 shelf copies Sel/rjc, 2015-03-23 claim1 2014-11-24 lcc bk 2013041269 9780300186130 (hardback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC Spa pcc HG 231 C355w 2014 332.4 Castronova, Edward. Wildcat currency : how the virtual money revolution is transforming the economy / Edward Castronova. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] xxii, 265 p. ; 25 cm "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. Includes bibliographical references and index. Weirdly normal: virtual economies and virtual money -- Forms of money -- Is it legal? -- Is it money? -- Wealth, power, and happiness: the effects of counting money -- Currency and confidence -- How money will evolve -- Wildcat currency and the state. Money. Tokens. Exchange. Value. Dinero. Moneda Bonos. Acciones (Bolsa) dpf 45986 45986 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HG 231 C355w 2014 00000115826 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk