National Security Implications of Virtual Currency Examining the Potential for Non-state Actor Deployment

National Security Implications of Virtual Currency Examining the Potential for Non-state Actor Deployment

This report examines the feasibility for non-state actors, including terrorist and insurgent groups, to increase their political and/or economic power by deploying a virtual currency (VC) for use in regular economic transactions. This report should be of interest to policymakers interested in techno...

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Main Author: Baron, Joshua (auth)
Other Authors: O'Mahony, Angela (auth), Manheim, David (auth), Dion-Schwarz, Cynthia (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2015
Subjects:
Information technology: general issues
Computer security
Internet: general works
Terrorism, armed struggle
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Technology
Political Science
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Summary:This report examines the feasibility for non-state actors, including terrorist and insurgent groups, to increase their political and/or economic power by deploying a virtual currency (VC) for use in regular economic transactions. This report should be of interest to policymakers interested in technology, counterterrorism, and intelligence and law enforcement issues, as well as for VC and cybersecurity researchers.
ISBN:j.ctt19rmd78
9780833093691
9780833091833
Access:Open Access

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