Bitcoin e criptomoeda: uma análise monetária fundamental

Abstract

This monograph has the objective of analyzing the importance of cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin, in the monetary relations of society, in order to establish its future prospecting in the economy. In this way, concepts of economic history and monetary economics were reviewed, as well as concepts of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies and Bitcoin. Using references from the literature, such as Ferguson and Rochard, reports of the main Central Banks of the world and national and international researches on the issue of cryptocurrencies. The research made it possible to verify that the medium of exchange went through its history through several processes of innovation, in order to improve the medium of exchange of society, being the digital currency, and the cryptocurrencies, a new chapter of innovation, provided by innovations in digital technology, although the latter is still in the process of formation and formalizing its participation in this arc of economic history