Trends in the Development of Cryptocurrency Bitcoin in the World Economy

Student: Kamalova Renata

Faculty: International College of Economics and Finance

Educational Programme: Double degree programme in Economics of the NRU HSE and the University of London (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2018

The main aim of this work is identification and systematization of key tendencies of Bitcoin development in world economy, outline main drivers of Bitcoin growth using econometric analysis. To achieve main goals of this study following steps should be taken: 1) Identify the prerequisites for the appearance of Bitcoin in the world economy 2) Outline classification of the factors forming prices and demand for Bitcoin; 3) Analyse blockchain technology of mining Bitcoin (Bitcoin production) 4) Outline problems of using Bitcoin as payment method in world economy 5) Introduce classification of econometric models and perform process of their comparative characteristics 6) Develop Bitcoin pricing model

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