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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793850403321

Autore

Martin James

Titolo

Cryptomarkets : a research companion / / James Martin, Jack Cunliffe, and Rasmus Munksgaard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-83867-032-7

1-83867-030-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Emerald studies in digital crime, technology and social harms

Disciplina

363.45

Soggetti

Decentralization in management

Dark Web

Social Science - Criminology

Crime & criminology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A modern-day history of cryptomarkets -- The current state of the cryptomarket trade -- Cryptomarket research methods, ethics and epistemologies -- Charting the unknown and future directions.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the launch of the infamous Silk Road, the use of cryptomarkets - illicit markets for drugs on the dark web - has expanded rapidly around the world. Cryptomarkets: A Research Companion is an accessible, detailed guidebook which offers all the tools necessary to begin researching cryptomarket phenomena and the dark web trade in illicit drugs.Offering an in-depth historical account of the development of cryptomarkets up until the present day, the book goes on to examine key trends and findings regarding the contemporary operations of cryptomarkets. The principal methodologies used to conduct cryptomarket research, as well as questions regarding research ethics, are further explored. Finally, the authors outline underdeveloped areas of the field and pose key questions for future cryptomarket research.Whether an academic researcher, post-graduate student, law enforcement officer, or public health professional, this book is essential reading for those researching and working in the realm of



cryptomarkets.