Date of Award
4-3-2017
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Engineering & Computer Science
First Advisor
Roy Villafane
Abstract
Digital currency platforms such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple are slowly but surely revolutionizing trade and commerce alongside their potential to impact people's economic lifestyles immensely. Digital currencies present a unique medium for humanitarian, mission, and more notoriosly arms and terrorism transactions around the globe. Various factors like security, legislature, and infrastructure affect the viability of adopting digital currencies in developing countries such as Zimbabwe. The research study assesses whether this technology's shortcomings outweigh the conventional means of exchange: hard cash, gold, and checks. Therefore, aiding stakeholders in making informed decisions concerning interfacing technology with economics in the developing world.
Recommended Citation
Pazvakawambwa, Joshua Tinotenda, "The Factors That Affect The Capitalization Of Digital Currencies In Developing Countries: An Assessment Of Security Risks And Their Effects" (2017). Honors Theses. 167.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/167/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/167
Subject Area
Electronic funds transfers; Bitcoin; Currency question
Presentation Record URL
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors-undergraduate-poster-symposium/2017/honors-thesis/7/
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/167/