History of digital currency in the united states : new technology in an unregulated market /: new technology in an unregulated market. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: P. Carl Mullan.
• Other Names: Mullan, P. Carl
• Contents: List of Charts ; Chapter 1: Introduction; Who Uses Digital Currency and Why?; What Is Digital Currency?; New US Financial Regulations; Legal Cases; Building a Better Mousetrap; A Lack of Early Digital Currency Regulation; Notes; Chapter 2: E-gold; Why e-gold?; One Hundred Percent Reserves at All Times; Grams, Troy Ounces, and Kilos; Financial Risk; E-gold Versus Bank Payments; The Ponzi Tsunami; Ponzi Payments; The Elephant in the Room; Iranian Accounts; E-gold Asset Seizures; 18 U.S.C. 1961-1968 (RICO); 981-Civil Forfeiture; OmniPay; The Judge's Opinion. Guilty Plea and Consent Order of ForfeitureNotes; Chapter 3: The Liberty Dollar and Bernard von NotHaus; NORFED; American Liberty Currency Circa 2000; Bernard von NotHaus; Recognized Issues; Issue 1; Issue 2; Issue 3; 100 Percent Gold and Silver; Digital Liberty Dollars; eLibertyDollar Consumer Transactions; Federal Bureau of Investigation Raid and Seizure; The Liberty Dollar Case; 2015 Sentencing; Notes; Chapter 4: E-Bullion and Mr. James Fayed; E-Bullion Advantages; James Michael Fayed; E-Bullion History; Competition; Innovation; E-Bullion's Competition. Computer Operation, Servers, and SecurityExchange Agents; Background; Why Accept E-Bullion?; Fraud Prevention; HYIP Ponzi Scams and E-Bullion; AdSurfDaily (110 Million); Legisi (72 Million); FEDI HYIP Ponzi Scheme (2003) Multimillion; Gold Quest International (28 Million); Pathway to Prosperity (70 Million); Profitable Sunrise (Estimated in the Tens of Millions of Dollars); Liquidity in the E-Bullion Marketplace; Murder of Pamela Fayed; Remission; Notes; Chapter 5: Crowne Gold; Terry Neal; Crowne Gold; 7 Million Hack; Finanzas Forex/Evolution Marketing Group (EMG). Affidavit of Brian DiPernaForfeiture; Notes; Chapter 6: Liberty Reserve; Background on Liberty Reserve; 2006 Goldage Indictment; The Liberty Reserve S.A. Indictment and Case; Notes; Chapter 7: IntGold; Notes; Chapter 8: OSGold; StormPay Example; A Time of Acceptance; Off-Shore Gold and OSOpps; Exchange Service; The Shills; The Scam; The Foreign Banks; Debit Cards; The Complaints; Notes; Chapter 9: GoldMoney; Building a Better Mousetrap?; Created by Bankers; Cambios; Why All the Patents?; Belief Versus Reality; Notes; Chapter 10: WebMoney Transfer; WMID; WebMoney Passports; Formal Passport. Personal PassportBitcoin; WebMoney Transfer; Keeper Standard (Mini); Keeper Mobile; Keeper WebPro (Light); Notes; Chapter 11: New FinCEN Rules; Prepaid Access; The MSB Rule; Definition of MSB; Foreign-Located MSBs; Activity Threshold; Penalties; Money Transmitter; Suspicious Activity Reporting; Notes; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 332.178; Finance; Electronic funds transfers -- United States -- History; Electronic commerce -- United States -- History; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance; Electronic commerce; Electronic funds transfers; Finance; Financial History; Economic History; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics; Risk Management; e-Business/e-Commerce; Business & Economics -- Economic History; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Macroeconomics; Business & Economics -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management; Business & Economics -- E-Commerce -- General; Economic history; Macroeconomics; Management & management techniques; E-commerce: business aspects; Economic history; Macroeconomics; Risk management; Finance; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137568700; 1137568704
• Related ISBNs: 9781137568694; 1137568690
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 6, 2017).
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